“I thought he was really interesting, and it wasn’t the expected approach, certainly.”
“I thought he was really interesting, and it wasn’t the expected approach, certainly.
He came at it from quite a different angle, and I also did the same.
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker; Warwick Davis as Willow Ufgood.Lucasfilm ; Lucasfilm
I noticed that Mark didn’t make a run at play the character younger.
He just leaned into his more mature years, and that’s really what I did as Willow.”
“So I thought, ‘Well, let’s not deny the fact that you’re 52.
Joanne Whalley as Sorsha in ‘Willow’ series.Lucasfilm
Let’s use that to make this character more interesting, more grounded and more well-rounded as well.’
He’s quite troubled.
So it was relatively easy to step back into those shoes.
It’s been 34 years, but it feels like only yesterday.”
(The actor damaged his vocal cords following surgery for throat cancer.)
“We started building out the first season with the intent of having him appear,” Kasdan said.
We were prepping in the spring of the year that it was most happening.
And Val reluctantly didn’t feel he could come out.
But don’t fret, Madmartigan fans: there’s still a chance for Kilmer’s return.
