Madmartigan’s presence will be felt, but in “spirit” only.
Madmartigan lives on just not onscreen.
Nevertheless, Madmartigan will be remembered somehow in the series.
Val Kilmer in the 1988 film version of ‘Willow’; Warwick Davis in Disney+’s upcoming ‘Willow’ series.MGM/courtesy Everett Collection; Lucasfilm Ltd.
“We wanted his character to be a part of the story.
We wanted him to be in the show.”
Davis added, “Val’s spirit is very much with the series.”
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Tony Revolori, Amer Chadha-Patel, Dempsey Bryk, Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, and Talisa Garcia also star.
“This isn’t a nostalgic throwback,” Howard said at the time.
“He kept my spirits up when conditions were really treacherous and difficult,” Davis said.
“I was cold, wet, tired.
He kept me laughing, kept the whole thing fun.
He’s a terrific guy.”
Kilmer makes a brief appearance as Tom “Iceman” Kazansky oppositeTom Cruise.
TheWillowseries is Lucasfilm’s first nonStar Warsproject since 2015.
It begins streaming November 30 on Disney+.
Watch the new teaser trailer below.
