1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:02,210 --> 00:00:04,546 DIRECTOR: Three, two, one, action! 3 00:00:04,546 --> 00:00:06,047 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 4 00:00:06,047 --> 00:00:07,340 (GRUNTS) 5 00:00:07,340 --> 00:00:08,842 (LAUGHTER) 6 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 7 00:00:08,842 --> 00:00:09,968 JADE: Kit! 8 00:00:09,968 --> 00:00:11,052 (LAUGHS) 9 00:00:13,888 --> 00:00:15,724 (CRACKLING) 10 00:00:15,724 --> 00:00:17,475 - (MEN GRUNTING) - (GASPS) 11 00:00:17,475 --> 00:00:19,978 - (GRUNTING) - (AIR HISSING) 12 00:00:22,564 --> 00:00:24,441 - Hi, I'm Erin Kellyman. - I'm Ruby Cruz. 13 00:00:24,441 --> 00:00:26,526 - I'm Tony Revolori. - I'm Ellie Bamber. 14 00:00:26,526 --> 00:00:28,486 - I'm Dempsey Bryk. - I am Amar Chadha-Patel 15 00:00:28,486 --> 00:00:29,571 and this is your look at 16 00:00:29,571 --> 00:00:31,281 the behind the scenes of the making of... 17 00:00:31,406 --> 00:00:33,825 ALL: Willow. 18 00:00:33,950 --> 00:00:39,164 (WILLOW THEME PLAYING) 19 00:00:43,543 --> 00:00:48,173 {\an8}Starting about, I don't know, ten years after the movie was released, 20 00:00:48,173 --> 00:00:52,177 a week would not go by without somebody wanting to talk about Willow. 21 00:01:04,773 --> 00:01:06,733 {\an8}(INTERVIEWER SPEAKING) 22 00:01:06,733 --> 00:01:09,569 {\an8}Mm-hmm. First thing I did with George was Return of the Jedi. 23 00:01:09,569 --> 00:01:13,239 And then, I'd done the Caravan of Courage and Battle for Endor. 24 00:01:13,239 --> 00:01:16,868 And then, I went on to do Labyrinth which George was involved in (LAUGHS) again. 25 00:01:16,868 --> 00:01:19,120 AMAR CHADHA-PATEL: I read an interview about Willow, 26 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:20,914 where George Lucas had said that 27 00:01:20,914 --> 00:01:22,916 when he'd met Warwick on the set of Star Wars 28 00:01:22,916 --> 00:01:26,294 {\an8}that he wanted to make a story where the hero was unlikely 29 00:01:26,294 --> 00:01:28,213 {\an8}and not what you would expect a hero to be. 30 00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:32,467 SARAH YOUNG: So I watched the original to refresh my memory of everything 31 00:01:32,467 --> 00:01:36,805 {\an8}and all the characters and kind of, to remember how fun it was and how... 32 00:01:36,805 --> 00:01:38,932 {\an8}I mean, how iconic it was, actually. 33 00:01:38,932 --> 00:01:40,892 {\an8}INTERVIEWER: How many times have you worked with George? 34 00:01:40,892 --> 00:01:42,936 {\an8}- It's my third one. - INTERVIEWER: What were the other two? 35 00:01:42,936 --> 00:01:44,771 Uh, I did Raiders of the Lost Ark. 36 00:01:44,771 --> 00:01:46,481 And, um, Indiana Jones. 37 00:01:46,481 --> 00:01:47,857 And, of course, this one. 38 00:01:47,857 --> 00:01:51,152 He's killed me four times in three films. He doesn't like me. 39 00:01:52,612 --> 00:01:55,448 {\an8}I feel like it's a movie that doesn't take itself too seriously. 40 00:01:55,448 --> 00:01:57,826 (BOTH SCREAMING) 41 00:02:01,454 --> 00:02:03,248 Excuse me, are we having a party? 42 00:02:03,248 --> 00:02:04,332 - (CHUCKLES) - Huh? 43 00:02:04,332 --> 00:02:06,626 {\an8}You have this incredible experience, which I did, 44 00:02:06,626 --> 00:02:09,879 {\an8}on the film and Ron Howard, directing, George Lucas, producing. 45 00:02:09,879 --> 00:02:13,424 It's my first real movie and it's this giant, epic production. 46 00:02:13,424 --> 00:02:16,010 It was out-of-this-world and extraordinary. 47 00:02:16,010 --> 00:02:17,887 {\an8}I was captivated by it. 48 00:02:17,887 --> 00:02:23,685 I was captivated by Warwick, and by Joanne, and by Val Kilmer. 49 00:02:23,685 --> 00:02:25,436 Obviously. 50 00:02:25,436 --> 00:02:28,064 We were all just absolutely obsessed with it. 51 00:02:28,064 --> 00:02:31,484 You know, it was successful when it came out, it was well-regarded. 52 00:02:31,484 --> 00:02:35,738 But it, you know, it didn't have this, sort of, place in pop culture. 53 00:02:35,738 --> 00:02:39,200 {\an8}I sort of tended to gravitate toward the idea that, 54 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:43,872 while, like, Indiana Jones and Star Wars were the biggest things ever, 55 00:02:43,872 --> 00:02:46,875 there was this other thing. There was Willow. 56 00:02:47,542 --> 00:02:52,463 HOWARD: George Lucas had always wanted, not so much to do a sequel, 57 00:02:52,463 --> 00:02:54,591 but to develop it further on television. 58 00:02:55,258 --> 00:02:58,553 And when Disney Plus came along, suddenly we felt like, 59 00:02:58,553 --> 00:03:00,513 well, there's a real home for this. 60 00:03:00,513 --> 00:03:04,017 {\an8}To all the fans who've waited over 30 years, the wait is over. 61 00:03:04,017 --> 00:03:08,438 {\an8}Kasdan from his original conversations with Ron Howard, 62 00:03:08,438 --> 00:03:10,440 he's been kind of building this world up 63 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:14,652 and bringing his own kind of sensibility, humor, and heart. 64 00:03:14,652 --> 00:03:15,945 {\an8}It has nostalgia, of course, 65 00:03:15,945 --> 00:03:17,947 {\an8}for those of us that love the original movie. 66 00:03:17,947 --> 00:03:20,033 But it feels so fresh and modern 67 00:03:20,033 --> 00:03:23,786 and he has managed to bring it into a brand new moment in time. 68 00:03:23,786 --> 00:03:29,125 So there's this specificity to Willow and to the Lucasfilm brand. 69 00:03:29,125 --> 00:03:31,502 And so, my mind kept going to this, like, 70 00:03:31,502 --> 00:03:34,380 dusty volume sitting on a shelf somewhere 71 00:03:34,380 --> 00:03:36,382 with "Willow" on its spine. 72 00:03:36,382 --> 00:03:38,468 And like, I wanted to write more of that book. 73 00:03:38,468 --> 00:03:42,013 {\an8}Jon Kasdan encourages a very inventive and bold approach. 74 00:03:42,013 --> 00:03:46,935 But he also respects the skills and the different qualities 75 00:03:46,935 --> 00:03:48,645 each cast member brings. 76 00:03:48,645 --> 00:03:50,188 BAMBER: I think as a new cast, 77 00:03:50,188 --> 00:03:54,943 {\an8}there is pressure stepping in and taking over, like, such a beloved story. 78 00:03:54,943 --> 00:03:57,570 (LAUGHTER) 79 00:03:58,238 --> 00:03:59,572 PATERSON: Reading the scripts 80 00:03:59,572 --> 00:04:01,908 and getting a sense of the premise for the show, 81 00:04:01,908 --> 00:04:06,412 this thing was gonna live or die according to the cast. 82 00:04:06,412 --> 00:04:11,209 So I was kinda nervous about meeting the new team, as it were. 83 00:04:11,209 --> 00:04:13,503 And they're so brilliant, they're so brilliant. 84 00:04:13,503 --> 00:04:16,798 It's been a joy, a genuine joy working with them. 85 00:04:16,798 --> 00:04:18,424 The repartee that is between them, 86 00:04:18,424 --> 00:04:20,426 that isn't something anyone needs to direct. 87 00:04:20,426 --> 00:04:22,637 Uh, it's been a crazy day. We've had a lot of... 88 00:04:22,637 --> 00:04:24,639 - KELLYMAN: Where? - REVOLORI: It's that way. 89 00:04:24,639 --> 00:04:26,516 - KELLYMAN: What? - Lot of horse work going on today. 90 00:04:26,516 --> 00:04:27,642 - Uh... - I think... No. 91 00:04:27,642 --> 00:04:30,270 - Amar, you gettin' on? Ruby? - CHADHA-PATEL: No, I'll get the next one. 92 00:04:30,270 --> 00:04:31,437 - Oh. - Okay. 93 00:04:31,437 --> 00:04:33,564 (INHALES) As you can see, a lot of horse work going on. 94 00:04:33,564 --> 00:04:38,528 BRYK: I met Ruby, who plays Kit, who's my twin, on a FaceTime. 95 00:04:38,528 --> 00:04:40,280 - Oh, hey there. What's up? - CAMERAMAN: Hey. 96 00:04:40,280 --> 00:04:43,616 {\an8}And within two seconds I said, "I think I know you." 97 00:04:43,616 --> 00:04:46,577 And then, progressively person, by person, by person 98 00:04:46,577 --> 00:04:49,455 who I met, we all kinda said the same thing. 99 00:04:49,455 --> 00:04:50,623 (LAUGHS) 100 00:04:50,623 --> 00:04:53,376 {\an8}These people are my family. I've been with them for so long. (LAUGHS) 101 00:04:53,376 --> 00:04:57,839 When we're all six of us are together, like, that's always very fun, you know. 102 00:04:57,839 --> 00:04:59,882 (LAUGHS) 103 00:04:59,882 --> 00:05:02,677 Um, we can never get anything shot, but it's very fun. 104 00:05:03,011 --> 00:05:04,637 WILLOW: (ECHOING) Reach out to me. 105 00:05:06,681 --> 00:05:09,559 INTERVIEWER: What was it like working with Warwick Davis? 106 00:05:11,019 --> 00:05:12,020 Um... 107 00:05:12,687 --> 00:05:14,647 (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING) 108 00:05:14,647 --> 00:05:16,899 Warwick has a lot of passion. 109 00:05:17,608 --> 00:05:20,236 Like, well, like a, like a lot of passion. (CHUCKLES) 110 00:05:20,236 --> 00:05:21,321 Really passionate. 111 00:05:25,742 --> 00:05:30,747 He has so many great ideas. (BREATHES DEEPLY) 112 00:05:33,249 --> 00:05:35,501 Warwick is, uh... 113 00:05:35,626 --> 00:05:40,006 (CHUCKLES) He's very... intense. 114 00:05:47,347 --> 00:05:49,807 Can we get this thing towed at owner's expense, please? 115 00:05:49,807 --> 00:05:53,353 He just has ideas. He has a lot of ideas. Um... 116 00:05:53,353 --> 00:05:56,272 For everyone about everything. 117 00:05:57,940 --> 00:05:59,400 Whether you want them or not. 118 00:06:01,944 --> 00:06:03,279 How's that? 119 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:06,157 {\an8}He likes to remind people he's number one on the call sheet 120 00:06:06,157 --> 00:06:09,369 {\an8}which is... which is helpful, I think. 121 00:06:10,787 --> 00:06:11,788 {\an8}Quiet, please. 122 00:06:12,497 --> 00:06:14,123 {\an8}Don't wanna do this twice. 123 00:06:14,123 --> 00:06:17,168 And three, two, one. 124 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:20,421 I'm Warwick Davis and I play Willow. 125 00:06:21,839 --> 00:06:24,384 (GRUNTS) Hang on. No, do it again. That was rubbish. 126 00:06:28,930 --> 00:06:30,556 CHRISTIAN SLATER: We have some of the best 127 00:06:30,556 --> 00:06:33,684 hair people, makeup people, set designer people 128 00:06:34,268 --> 00:06:36,854 {\an8}who have put such a show together 129 00:06:36,854 --> 00:06:43,903 {\an8}that I have come in here and I'm just blown away at the level of detail. 130 00:06:44,028 --> 00:06:45,947 KELLYMAN: I really liked the troll set. 131 00:06:45,947 --> 00:06:49,617 It was cool to walk around in there, it's very easy to actually get lost. 132 00:06:49,617 --> 00:06:51,953 It's a whole thing as well. It's a real maze. 133 00:06:51,953 --> 00:06:55,623 It's not just one tiny, little corner that everyone squeezes into. 134 00:06:55,623 --> 00:06:57,500 They built a whole thing. 135 00:06:58,167 --> 00:06:59,502 ROB BREDOW: This is a great crew. 136 00:06:59,502 --> 00:07:03,005 Everybody from art department, um, who've been looking at creative ways 137 00:07:03,005 --> 00:07:04,841 to accomplish everything you see behind us. 138 00:07:04,841 --> 00:07:08,136 {\an8}And then the things you can't see is what visual effects is gonna do later. 139 00:07:08,136 --> 00:07:10,096 We have Industrial Light & Magic on 140 00:07:10,096 --> 00:07:12,306 to supervise all the visual effects for this work. 141 00:07:12,306 --> 00:07:15,435 Um, this is gonna be epic, even though this is already an epic location. 142 00:07:15,435 --> 00:07:18,604 Instead of being this height, it's gonna be five or ten times taller 143 00:07:18,604 --> 00:07:20,481 when we get into visual effects world. 144 00:07:20,481 --> 00:07:24,485 MARK BAKOWSKI: So we're in Bavmorda's chamber or High Tower, 145 00:07:24,485 --> 00:07:27,280 {\an8}That's where the climax of Willow 1988 happens. 146 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,031 We see our characters from 1988 147 00:07:29,031 --> 00:07:31,742 and they interact with our characters from 2021. 148 00:07:31,742 --> 00:07:33,870 We looked in the archives to try and find out 149 00:07:33,870 --> 00:07:36,914 um, what suitable angles would help tell the story. 150 00:07:36,914 --> 00:07:40,251 So try to line up whatever footage we had with the POVs 151 00:07:40,251 --> 00:07:44,380 and made sure that our characters from 2021 were in the right position, 152 00:07:44,380 --> 00:07:47,717 so they would line up with the footage that we have to hand. 153 00:07:47,717 --> 00:07:50,636 So I'd imagine it'll take our team about three or four months 154 00:07:50,636 --> 00:07:53,389 to pull this together and see 'em in this environment. 155 00:07:53,389 --> 00:07:56,017 DAVIS: And seeing these sets reconstructed for the series 156 00:07:56,017 --> 00:07:58,019 has been quite somethin' as well. 157 00:07:58,019 --> 00:08:00,771 'Cause I believe that most of this location 158 00:08:00,771 --> 00:08:02,440 in the movie was a painting. 159 00:08:03,191 --> 00:08:07,236 In the original movie, this dais part was the only thing that existed. 160 00:08:07,236 --> 00:08:09,280 The rest of it was a matte painting. 161 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:11,449 Kristian and his team did an incredible job. 162 00:08:11,449 --> 00:08:15,703 {\an8}We wanted to have it very similar to what it looked like in the movie. 163 00:08:15,703 --> 00:08:17,914 - (LAUGHS) - WOOLFENDEN: And Neal Scanlan 164 00:08:17,914 --> 00:08:20,917 and the creatures department are legendary. 165 00:08:20,917 --> 00:08:26,756 They've worked with Lucasfilm and ILM a lot on various Star Wars projects. 166 00:08:26,756 --> 00:08:31,344 The attention to detail is wonderful within the creature department. 167 00:08:31,344 --> 00:08:36,140 You get a drawing, you get a maquette, you get a full size sculpt. 168 00:08:36,807 --> 00:08:39,060 You're given a chance to give notes 169 00:08:39,060 --> 00:08:42,730 to discuss possibilities of how it'll look for real. 170 00:08:42,730 --> 00:08:46,025 {\an8}Uh, to me, workin' on Willow has been really demanding, actually. 171 00:08:46,025 --> 00:08:50,112 Creating new characters and starting afresh was amazing 172 00:08:50,112 --> 00:08:53,866 and to find solution to what Jon was writing was really fun. 173 00:08:53,866 --> 00:08:56,202 SCANLAN: Three, two, one, action! 174 00:08:56,202 --> 00:08:57,286 MAN: Going down. 175 00:08:57,286 --> 00:08:58,371 (SPLASHES) 176 00:08:58,371 --> 00:09:00,164 CHADHA-PATEL: Yeah, the creatures are amazing. 177 00:09:00,164 --> 00:09:03,543 Actually, my favorite creatures were the, um, the wererats. 178 00:09:03,543 --> 00:09:05,461 - Okay, look out for the wererats. - KIT: What? 179 00:09:05,461 --> 00:09:06,587 See ya. 180 00:09:07,171 --> 00:09:10,049 CHADHA-PATEL: Kit and Boorman go on a little side quest in episode three 181 00:09:10,049 --> 00:09:11,467 and we get attacked by wererats 182 00:09:11,467 --> 00:09:14,637 and there was this crazy, two-headed rat that attacks Kit 183 00:09:14,637 --> 00:09:17,473 while I'm down a well, and just doing my own thing. Um... 184 00:09:17,473 --> 00:09:20,977 And the puppetry was, I mean, it's classic CFX. 185 00:09:20,977 --> 00:09:25,106 Like, fully armatured puppets with moving parts 186 00:09:25,106 --> 00:09:28,734 and fingers and eyes and it looked so creepy and real. 187 00:09:28,734 --> 00:09:30,820 It was covered in slime and gross. I loved it. 188 00:09:30,820 --> 00:09:35,032 {\an8}When I met my first troll, I was totally gob smacked. (CHUCKLES) 189 00:09:35,700 --> 00:09:41,038 Uh, the detail that Neal had put into the face, the wrinkles, everything. 190 00:09:41,038 --> 00:09:44,125 Even the little warty things that they had on their bodies. 191 00:09:44,125 --> 00:09:48,546 {\an8}Uh, people always ask me, you know, do I use Stanislavski or Meisner. 192 00:09:48,546 --> 00:09:50,506 Which I always tell them is a trick question 193 00:09:50,506 --> 00:09:53,467 because there would be no Meisner without Stanislavski. 194 00:09:53,467 --> 00:09:55,970 LOWTHORPE: And, Pippa, the makeup designer, as well, 195 00:09:55,970 --> 00:09:58,180 I think her work is awe-inspiring. 196 00:09:58,180 --> 00:10:02,226 I think she brings a wonderful naturalism to everything she does. 197 00:10:02,226 --> 00:10:05,313 {\an8}We thought we'd bring the world to life with all of our backgrounds. 198 00:10:05,313 --> 00:10:08,608 Backgrounds have got all the interesting hair and everything like that. 199 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:10,818 Like our Tir Asleeners we could go quite far with. 200 00:10:10,818 --> 00:10:12,778 We needed our heroes to be really relatable. 201 00:10:12,778 --> 00:10:15,031 We needed everyone that watches it to kinda go, 202 00:10:15,031 --> 00:10:18,367 "Oh, that... I kinda... I could be that person, that could be me," you know? 203 00:10:18,367 --> 00:10:20,453 {\an8}(DAVIS SPEAKING) 204 00:10:24,081 --> 00:10:26,208 {\an8}- (MAN LAUGHS) - KASDAN: Oh. Yeah. 205 00:10:26,208 --> 00:10:30,379 I was telling the crew how you do everyone's makeup except your own, 206 00:10:30,379 --> 00:10:32,632 - which is virtually impossible. - DAVIS: Mmm. 207 00:10:32,632 --> 00:10:35,509 {\an8}I'd say Warwick is very hands-on. 208 00:10:37,595 --> 00:10:43,517 Yeah. I think... hands-on is a good way of describing it. 209 00:10:43,517 --> 00:10:44,644 DAVIS: I'm a perfectionist. 210 00:10:45,436 --> 00:10:48,189 Every tiny detail on the film set matters. 211 00:10:48,189 --> 00:10:49,732 And I wanna be part of that. 212 00:10:50,316 --> 00:10:51,817 (MACHINE WHIRRING) 213 00:10:51,817 --> 00:10:55,029 KASDAN: I mean, the guy has an incredible work ethic. 214 00:10:55,029 --> 00:11:00,826 He's involved in wardrobe, makeup, production design. 215 00:11:01,410 --> 00:11:03,245 {\an8}He's our on-set medic, 216 00:11:03,245 --> 00:11:07,041 {\an8}which is weird because he doesn't really have 217 00:11:07,041 --> 00:11:10,670 any medical background or training at all. 218 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:13,589 Part of me thinks it is very irresponsible 219 00:11:13,589 --> 00:11:17,009 and also weird that he's chosen to be the medic. 220 00:11:17,009 --> 00:11:20,012 But then, on the other hand, I was chokin' on a chicken bone. 221 00:11:20,012 --> 00:11:21,681 And he did save my life, so. 222 00:11:22,765 --> 00:11:25,184 And then, you know, there's the transportation thing 223 00:11:25,184 --> 00:11:30,314 which is that he insists on picking up all of the actors at their homes. 224 00:11:30,314 --> 00:11:34,860 The actors appreciate it but, weirdly, like, he'll do it for all of them. 225 00:11:34,860 --> 00:11:36,404 Except for Ellie. 226 00:11:40,282 --> 00:11:44,662 Seems to be like actively sabotaging her call sheet. 227 00:11:46,997 --> 00:11:48,332 AMANDA: Yeah. Lovely. 228 00:11:49,125 --> 00:11:50,251 {\an8}Thanks, Warwick. That's great. 229 00:11:50,251 --> 00:11:51,335 {\an8}Thanks, Amanda. 230 00:11:51,335 --> 00:11:54,380 {\an8}Um, so we're gonna do a few now with Ellie, if that's okay. 231 00:11:54,380 --> 00:11:56,966 - Oh, yeah. - So, yeah, where is she? Where's Ellie? 232 00:11:56,966 --> 00:11:58,050 No idea. 233 00:11:58,551 --> 00:12:00,094 - (DOOR THUDDING) - BAMBER: Hello? 234 00:12:00,094 --> 00:12:03,597 It's locked from the outside. Hello? 235 00:12:03,597 --> 00:12:05,099 We got some great ones of me, didn't we? 236 00:12:05,099 --> 00:12:06,642 - AYARU: Yes. Yours was... - Yeah. 237 00:12:06,642 --> 00:12:08,310 AYARU: Thank you. Yeah, no, they were great. 238 00:12:08,310 --> 00:12:11,272 Well, this is Willow, after all. So, uh, that's all you need. 239 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,024 - AYARU: Absolutely, yes. - Good. 240 00:12:14,024 --> 00:12:18,362 {\an8}I think we were most excited about continuing the story of Elora Danan 241 00:12:18,362 --> 00:12:20,448 who, of course, we only saw as a baby 242 00:12:20,448 --> 00:12:24,201 and is now moved into the central role of this series. 243 00:12:24,869 --> 00:12:26,537 WOOLFENDEN: This is the baby that he saved. 244 00:12:26,537 --> 00:12:29,707 This is the person that he, sort of, lost. 245 00:12:29,707 --> 00:12:30,791 She's back. 246 00:12:30,791 --> 00:12:33,627 REJWAN: I remember we sat down with Warwick and told him 247 00:12:33,627 --> 00:12:36,172 that Elora Danan would finally be in this story 248 00:12:36,172 --> 00:12:38,507 and become the central character. 249 00:12:38,507 --> 00:12:41,761 And his response immediately was, "Why?" 250 00:12:42,344 --> 00:12:48,017 I genuinely, actually think Warwick is a bit like, intimidated by Ellie? 251 00:12:48,768 --> 00:12:52,688 I don't wanna say (GULPS) that it's sabotage. 252 00:12:55,065 --> 00:12:58,527 But, but it is. It's sabotage, I think. 253 00:12:58,527 --> 00:13:01,572 {\an8}(CHUCKLES) No, that's ridiculous. Are you kidding? 254 00:13:01,572 --> 00:13:03,365 Warwick really likes me. 255 00:13:03,365 --> 00:13:06,076 I think, maybe, at one point, he got the idea that... 256 00:13:06,076 --> 00:13:07,161 Oh. 257 00:13:07,161 --> 00:13:10,289 I wanted to call the show Elora Danan 258 00:13:10,289 --> 00:13:12,249 - and he heard about that... - Oh. 259 00:13:12,249 --> 00:13:14,210 Okay, Ellie. We're ready for you on set now. 260 00:13:14,210 --> 00:13:15,336 Thank you, Alec. 261 00:13:16,629 --> 00:13:18,172 MAX TAYLOR: A major through line in season one 262 00:13:18,172 --> 00:13:22,760 is Elora Danan learning to become more powerful than Willow as a sorcerer. 263 00:13:23,385 --> 00:13:27,348 Uh, so the fact that her wands kept disappearing from set 264 00:13:27,348 --> 00:13:30,392 {\an8}was unsubtle and problematic. 265 00:13:30,392 --> 00:13:32,603 {\an8}I think Warwick's been snappin' Ellie's wands. 266 00:13:32,603 --> 00:13:34,313 In fact, I know he has. 267 00:13:34,313 --> 00:13:36,565 We've got security cameras. (CHUCKLES) 268 00:13:37,399 --> 00:13:38,400 Wait for it. 269 00:13:39,485 --> 00:13:40,611 Okay. 270 00:13:40,611 --> 00:13:42,530 Look, look, look. Okay, look! 271 00:13:42,530 --> 00:13:43,781 There's the snatch. 272 00:13:44,949 --> 00:13:46,408 There's the snap. See? 273 00:13:47,034 --> 00:13:48,994 Do you know how many wands we've gone through? 274 00:13:48,994 --> 00:13:50,579 Must be like, 37. 275 00:13:51,914 --> 00:13:52,915 What the (BLEEP)? 276 00:13:53,374 --> 00:13:55,376 - Right. Okay. - CC SMIFF: Then we get to the jump. 277 00:13:55,376 --> 00:13:57,711 The horse is blind, he doesn't know where he's going. 278 00:13:57,711 --> 00:14:00,339 - He doesn't know where he's going. - SMIFF: And here we go, three, two, one. 279 00:14:00,339 --> 00:14:02,007 BOTH: Hsu-gala! 280 00:14:02,007 --> 00:14:04,134 SMIFF: Thank you so much. You did a great job today. 281 00:14:04,134 --> 00:14:05,219 Thank you very much. 282 00:14:06,512 --> 00:14:07,596 Hi, are you all right? 283 00:14:07,721 --> 00:14:09,181 {\an8}(INTERVIEWER SPEAKING) 284 00:14:09,181 --> 00:14:11,058 {\an8}Yeah, definitely. 285 00:14:11,058 --> 00:14:12,393 {\an8}Hi, how do you do? 286 00:14:12,393 --> 00:14:14,979 SMIFF: We're gonna have a body land, 287 00:14:14,979 --> 00:14:16,939 - boom, on the floor! - MAN: Bang! 288 00:14:16,939 --> 00:14:20,192 PATERSON: CC and his team did a fantastic job, 289 00:14:20,192 --> 00:14:22,945 you know, all of the actors were doing all of their own work 290 00:14:22,945 --> 00:14:25,239 in there which is sensational. 291 00:14:25,239 --> 00:14:28,784 We put the cast through an awful lot of, um, 292 00:14:28,784 --> 00:14:30,911 {\an8}physical rigor (CHUCKLES) on this shoot. 293 00:14:30,911 --> 00:14:32,538 KELLYMAN: Oh, (BLEEP). 294 00:14:32,538 --> 00:14:34,248 - Are you okay? - Yeah. All good. 295 00:14:34,248 --> 00:14:36,208 - These actors, I gotta say. - They're so great. 296 00:14:36,208 --> 00:14:38,085 - I mean, it's been incredible - And so game. 297 00:14:38,085 --> 00:14:40,254 to watch them grow. 298 00:14:40,254 --> 00:14:41,964 Seeing them fight so well. 299 00:14:41,964 --> 00:14:43,841 DAVIS: Yeah, we have a great young cast. 300 00:14:43,966 --> 00:14:48,971 {\an8}Ellen, Mario, Dennis... 301 00:14:48,971 --> 00:14:55,185 And there's Tommy. Arianna. And Robin. 302 00:14:55,185 --> 00:14:57,646 And they're all relatively, uh, good in the show. 303 00:14:58,689 --> 00:15:00,816 The big fellow is a bit of a klutz, though. 304 00:15:01,942 --> 00:15:03,736 CHADHA-PATEL: We have an amazing stunt team, obviously. 305 00:15:03,736 --> 00:15:06,280 Luke, my stunt double, he's an incredible sword fighter, 306 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,032 and he teaches me how to sword fight. 307 00:15:08,032 --> 00:15:10,284 The beauty of it is that he'll teach me these moves 308 00:15:10,284 --> 00:15:11,994 that are incredible but when I do them, 309 00:15:11,994 --> 00:15:14,872 I make 'em look bad 'cause I'm, I'm like a grasshopper. 310 00:15:14,872 --> 00:15:17,666 From my side of it, we've got horses in there, 311 00:15:17,666 --> 00:15:22,296 we've got trolls, we've got falls, we've got fights everywhere. 312 00:15:22,296 --> 00:15:25,090 There's sword fights everywhere. And I'm havin' a great time. 313 00:15:25,090 --> 00:15:28,344 (WHISTLES) Amazing! 314 00:15:28,928 --> 00:15:32,264 CC and the team, I mean, these guys are the best in the biz. 315 00:15:32,264 --> 00:15:34,516 And they're doing a great job. 316 00:15:34,516 --> 00:15:37,144 BRYK: They, essentially, design the fights in a way 317 00:15:37,144 --> 00:15:39,897 where it's everything that we're capable of. 318 00:15:39,897 --> 00:15:43,275 They don't really put anything in that us as actors can't do. 319 00:15:43,275 --> 00:15:46,445 So we're able to really do it and get into it 'cause they're incredible. 320 00:15:46,445 --> 00:15:49,365 I can't speak highly enough about them. So, we're really just lucky. 321 00:15:49,365 --> 00:15:50,991 CHADHA-PATEL: Dempsey Bryk as Airk. 322 00:15:50,991 --> 00:15:54,411 "Bryk" by name, "brick" by nature. He's been my rock. 323 00:15:54,995 --> 00:15:57,998 He and I have been gym partners. (LAUGHS) 324 00:15:57,998 --> 00:15:59,583 REVOLORI: We've all had to train. 325 00:15:59,583 --> 00:16:01,460 We did a, a month of boot camp. 326 00:16:01,460 --> 00:16:07,591 {\an8}I'm very grateful for the month-long boot camp that we got to do (CHUCKLES) 327 00:16:07,591 --> 00:16:09,635 {\an8}because I would've... Oh. 328 00:16:09,635 --> 00:16:13,222 {\an8}It would've been tragic if I wasn't training. 329 00:16:13,222 --> 00:16:15,099 But it was really physically demanding. 330 00:16:15,099 --> 00:16:17,768 Probably the most physically demanding thing I've ever done. 331 00:16:17,768 --> 00:16:18,852 But so paying off. 332 00:16:18,852 --> 00:16:21,021 Like, I can't believe I know how to sword fight now. 333 00:16:21,021 --> 00:16:22,856 It is the coolest thing. 334 00:16:22,856 --> 00:16:25,109 {\an8}Joanne, who plays Sorsha, 335 00:16:25,109 --> 00:16:28,570 loved coming out and playing in the Gales fight. 336 00:16:29,571 --> 00:16:33,742 And she absolutely has to front it out with the Doom. 337 00:16:33,742 --> 00:16:35,619 (HORSE WHINNIES) 338 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:38,831 (SNARLING) 339 00:16:38,831 --> 00:16:39,915 (MAN YELLS) 340 00:16:39,915 --> 00:16:43,460 WOOLFENDEN: With these magical whips, whipping back and forth at her. 341 00:16:43,460 --> 00:16:46,547 (THE DOOM GROWLS) 342 00:16:46,547 --> 00:16:49,842 {\an8}Sorsha has the weight of the world on her shoulders 343 00:16:49,842 --> 00:16:52,761 because she's starting to see things and hear things. 344 00:16:52,761 --> 00:16:56,223 - And then, the Death Dogs appear... - (DEATH DOGS BARKING, GROWLING) 345 00:16:56,223 --> 00:17:00,310 and she knows that if the Death Dogs are around then it's all gonna kick off. 346 00:17:00,310 --> 00:17:01,812 Death Dogs. 347 00:17:02,479 --> 00:17:05,858 And I have to get my sword out that I have put away. 348 00:17:05,858 --> 00:17:07,901 It's really fun doing a fight again. 349 00:17:08,986 --> 00:17:11,822 I haven't had a fight for ages. (CHUCKLES) It's really fun. 350 00:17:12,781 --> 00:17:14,366 MAN: I can assure you, whatever's out there, 351 00:17:14,366 --> 00:17:17,161 my knights are, are more than capable... 352 00:17:17,161 --> 00:17:18,620 SMIFF: You were a bit early there, Martin. 353 00:17:18,620 --> 00:17:20,998 - MARTIN: Yep. I'm sorry about that. - SMIFF: Let's just reset Martin. 354 00:17:20,998 --> 00:17:22,916 - You can do it separately. - (WHALLEY LAUGHS) 355 00:17:22,916 --> 00:17:24,376 It was so fun. 356 00:17:28,964 --> 00:17:30,758 Now, people watching this may think 357 00:17:30,758 --> 00:17:32,843 that this was all shot against a green screen. 358 00:17:32,843 --> 00:17:35,095 In fact, we are actually out here on the beach, 359 00:17:35,095 --> 00:17:37,681 in the elements, shooting this for real. 360 00:17:37,681 --> 00:17:39,975 {\an8}We really wanted to create our own world. 361 00:17:39,975 --> 00:17:41,852 It needs to be fantastical 362 00:17:41,852 --> 00:17:45,397 and have that kinda slightly other-worldly feel to it. 363 00:17:45,397 --> 00:17:47,483 {\an8}Welcome to the Bone Reaver encampment. 364 00:17:47,483 --> 00:17:50,694 {\an8}We're in the Forest of Dean. Very special place. 365 00:17:50,694 --> 00:17:53,197 {\an8}SIMON BIGGS: It's basically an area that was a woodland once 366 00:17:53,197 --> 00:17:55,949 {\an8}and it's collapsed, it's mines underneath and, a cave system. 367 00:17:55,949 --> 00:17:57,659 And it's all collapsed. 368 00:17:57,659 --> 00:18:01,163 A lot of it is not us, it's all natural, but we've put in the doors. 369 00:18:01,163 --> 00:18:02,247 All the timber work. 370 00:18:03,123 --> 00:18:06,376 If you look carefully, there's a load of skulls and just hidden around. 371 00:18:06,376 --> 00:18:09,379 So, as we're goin' around, you can just see all the details. 372 00:18:10,297 --> 00:18:14,343 We tried to stay clear of using real Medieval architecture. 373 00:18:14,343 --> 00:18:16,386 We didn't use any real castles. 374 00:18:16,386 --> 00:18:21,225 We do have one or two ruins, uh, one of them being Neath Abbey 375 00:18:21,225 --> 00:18:25,771 which, uh, the heroes run through in the beginning of episode five. 376 00:18:25,771 --> 00:18:26,855 (GRUNTS) 377 00:18:26,980 --> 00:18:30,025 We're not in Europe and we're not even in the Medieval times. 378 00:18:30,025 --> 00:18:31,652 We are in a fantasy world. 379 00:18:31,652 --> 00:18:36,907 So the Willow production being based entirely in Wales has been great for us. 380 00:18:36,907 --> 00:18:39,827 PATERSON: There's something mythic about the Welsh countryside 381 00:18:39,827 --> 00:18:42,204 that isn't the same as anywhere else. 382 00:18:42,204 --> 00:18:44,456 You know, we're making a road movie, obviously. 383 00:18:44,456 --> 00:18:46,750 So, we need to find a lot of places that feel, 384 00:18:46,750 --> 00:18:51,255 kind of, distinctly different and can progress in a distinct way. 385 00:18:51,255 --> 00:18:54,174 {\an8}I think the biggest benefit is the diversity of locations. 386 00:18:54,174 --> 00:18:59,471 And having wide-open space, so close to the studio. 387 00:18:59,471 --> 00:19:01,431 Within one hour of Cardiff, 388 00:19:01,431 --> 00:19:04,893 you can shoot on beaches, in forests, 389 00:19:05,894 --> 00:19:09,523 by lakes, up valleys, in mountains. 390 00:19:10,858 --> 00:19:14,027 It's been an awesome experience to get the camera, 391 00:19:14,027 --> 00:19:18,073 the crew, the cast into the most amazing places. 392 00:19:18,740 --> 00:19:22,035 DAVIS: I've got many fond memories of filming in Wales on the first film. 393 00:19:22,035 --> 00:19:25,122 So I think it was great that we went back to Wales for the series. 394 00:19:25,122 --> 00:19:27,291 Basically, we had to go back there again. 395 00:19:27,291 --> 00:19:28,542 {\an8}(BOTH GRUNTING) 396 00:19:31,670 --> 00:19:32,671 MADMARTIGAN: Willow... 397 00:19:34,548 --> 00:19:35,841 Let's ride. 398 00:19:35,841 --> 00:19:37,593 (SHUDDERS) 399 00:19:40,012 --> 00:19:43,307 You know, after the first Willow came out, I was on fire. 400 00:19:43,307 --> 00:19:45,893 KASDAN: The first movie went to his head a little bit. 401 00:19:45,893 --> 00:19:48,020 I mean, to be totally honest, 402 00:19:48,020 --> 00:19:53,192 I think he perceives it as more successful than it actually was. 403 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:56,695 I had big ideas. Big ideas, I'm tellin' ya. 404 00:19:56,695 --> 00:20:01,116 He pitched me maybe, 20 ideas for Willow sequels. 405 00:20:01,116 --> 00:20:03,452 None of them really made any sense. 406 00:20:03,452 --> 00:20:04,828 I invented the colon. 407 00:20:06,330 --> 00:20:07,331 {\an8}(INTERVIEWER SPEAKING) 408 00:20:08,290 --> 00:20:09,458 Yeah, the colon. 409 00:20:09,458 --> 00:20:12,920 Basically allows you to make the same movie over and over again. 410 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,088 You take the title, put a colon after it, 411 00:20:15,088 --> 00:20:16,506 give it another title. 412 00:20:16,506 --> 00:20:17,799 I wrote loads of them. 413 00:20:17,799 --> 00:20:20,844 {\an8}Willow, colon, Bavmorda's Revenge. 414 00:20:21,386 --> 00:20:23,972 {\an8}Willow, colon, Lost in New York. 415 00:20:23,972 --> 00:20:27,392 {\an8}Willow, colon, Spring Break, colon, Miami Beach. 416 00:20:27,392 --> 00:20:28,977 {\an8}That's a double colon, that one. 417 00:20:29,394 --> 00:20:31,813 {\an8}Willow, colon, Willow's Colon. 418 00:20:31,813 --> 00:20:35,525 {\an8}which was a public service film about gastrointestinal health. 419 00:20:36,318 --> 00:20:37,527 Very important. 420 00:20:37,527 --> 00:20:41,365 In his mind, he thought he was creating the world's first mega franchise. 421 00:20:41,365 --> 00:20:42,741 That wasn't a thing. 422 00:20:43,325 --> 00:20:45,786 DAVIS: There was a lot of opportunity for me in those days. 423 00:20:46,662 --> 00:20:48,830 I was getting offered some exciting roles 424 00:20:48,830 --> 00:20:51,166 up against some of the biggest actors in Hollywood. 425 00:20:51,166 --> 00:20:55,087 And that's, uh, that's when I met him. 426 00:20:57,089 --> 00:20:58,548 The weasel. 427 00:20:58,548 --> 00:21:01,593 What can I say, I'm just thrilled to be a part of it. 428 00:21:01,593 --> 00:21:04,930 The coup and the ultimate score for our show 429 00:21:04,930 --> 00:21:07,766 was getting Christian Slater to come in and play Allagash. 430 00:21:08,725 --> 00:21:10,769 And the cast was excited. 431 00:21:11,436 --> 00:21:12,729 Disney was excited. 432 00:21:13,397 --> 00:21:15,482 Warwick was less excited. 433 00:21:15,482 --> 00:21:20,612 It turned out, they had a long and complicated history. 434 00:21:21,321 --> 00:21:24,574 The Warwick Davis-Christian Slater rivalry. 435 00:21:25,450 --> 00:21:28,370 That... That was the stuff of Hollywood legend. 436 00:21:28,954 --> 00:21:30,664 He stole my idea. 437 00:21:30,664 --> 00:21:31,999 We were mates. 438 00:21:32,624 --> 00:21:33,667 I took him out to lunch, 439 00:21:33,667 --> 00:21:37,254 told him about this passion project I'd been working on between Willows. 440 00:21:37,254 --> 00:21:39,965 It was about this sexy DJ in Brixton, London, 441 00:21:39,965 --> 00:21:42,801 called Would You Mind Turning Up The Music, Please? 442 00:21:42,801 --> 00:21:46,221 And six months later, saw a movie poster for a film, 443 00:21:46,221 --> 00:21:49,766 rather rudely entitled, Pump Up The Volume. 444 00:21:49,766 --> 00:21:52,144 He basically accused me of plagiarism. 445 00:21:52,144 --> 00:21:54,479 In his version of events I, what, 446 00:21:55,063 --> 00:21:57,649 uh, stole his idea, hired a writer and director, 447 00:21:57,649 --> 00:22:00,861 made the movie and released it in theaters in like six months? 448 00:22:00,861 --> 00:22:02,654 I mean, how would that even work? (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) 449 00:22:02,654 --> 00:22:06,491 But, uh, man, he was pissed. He, uh, he came at me, hard. 450 00:22:06,491 --> 00:22:08,118 What? That's what he said? 451 00:22:08,118 --> 00:22:10,287 I came at him hard? Can you imagine that? 452 00:22:10,287 --> 00:22:11,705 I'm British. 453 00:22:11,705 --> 00:22:14,333 I don't do things like that. I'm a gentleman. 454 00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:15,584 (CLICKS) 455 00:22:15,584 --> 00:22:19,713 {\an8}(DAVIS SPEAKING ON RECORDING) 456 00:22:28,221 --> 00:22:31,516 Yeah, he threatened to sue me in the most English way possible. 457 00:22:31,516 --> 00:22:36,229 And sadly, we never spoke again after that until this. 458 00:22:37,064 --> 00:22:40,317 The Disney team have been looking at the dailies 459 00:22:40,317 --> 00:22:42,778 and they're so excited about Christian 460 00:22:42,778 --> 00:22:46,198 and what season two could be like if you guys are like, 461 00:22:47,157 --> 00:22:49,910 you know, like, buddies and, like, on an adventure. 462 00:22:49,910 --> 00:22:52,496 - You seem like you're shaking your head. - Whoa. Wait a minute. 463 00:22:52,996 --> 00:22:55,290 If they put Christian Slater on Disney Plus, 464 00:22:55,290 --> 00:22:57,834 they're gonna have to change the name to Disney Minus. 465 00:22:58,627 --> 00:23:00,045 (GRUNTS) Hey, guys. Yeah. 466 00:23:00,045 --> 00:23:01,755 - Good to see you. - (KASDAN CHUCKLES) 467 00:23:01,755 --> 00:23:03,131 - It's good to have you here. - Yeah. 468 00:23:03,131 --> 00:23:05,300 Thanks, man. No, it's great to be here. 469 00:23:05,300 --> 00:23:08,720 They finally arrive at the silent, burnt-out ruins. 470 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:12,724 {\an8}REVOLORI: The beauty of the series is that it really walks this fine line 471 00:23:12,724 --> 00:23:16,853 {\an8}between being funny as it should be 472 00:23:16,853 --> 00:23:19,856 and this kind of dramatic fantasy 473 00:23:19,856 --> 00:23:23,235 {\an8}that we've kind of grown accustomed to with Game of Thrones and such, 474 00:23:24,444 --> 00:23:28,115 while also keepin' it contemporary in a way that's fresh and new. 475 00:23:28,115 --> 00:23:31,076 And it really all just kind of stems from the mind of Jon Kasdan 476 00:23:31,076 --> 00:23:32,619 who is our show runner and writer. 477 00:23:32,619 --> 00:23:35,872 Jon Kasdan is a very special man. 478 00:23:35,872 --> 00:23:40,210 I think Jon is one of the most creative individuals I've ever met. 479 00:23:40,877 --> 00:23:42,629 The way he sees this world as something 480 00:23:42,629 --> 00:23:45,966 that is just as valuable now as when it was created. 481 00:23:45,966 --> 00:23:49,803 SLATER: You know, Jon has been wonderful in allowing us to come in, 482 00:23:49,803 --> 00:23:54,099 you know, and to have some fun with it and be loose with it, 483 00:23:54,099 --> 00:23:57,436 and I think that is the right energy for this type of story. 484 00:23:57,436 --> 00:23:58,520 ALLAGASH: (SINGING) I'm free... 485 00:23:58,520 --> 00:23:59,980 - KIT: This guy's insane. - (ALLAGASH GROANS) 486 00:24:00,355 --> 00:24:03,316 This must be like a dream come true to Jon. 487 00:24:03,316 --> 00:24:08,655 To have eight hours to explore your childhood adventures 488 00:24:08,655 --> 00:24:11,533 with this massive great team and this wonderful cast. 489 00:24:11,533 --> 00:24:13,285 Willow! 490 00:24:13,285 --> 00:24:15,203 {\an8}I said yes and came aboard 491 00:24:15,203 --> 00:24:18,415 {\an8}'cause I didn't wanna shatter his childhood dreams 492 00:24:18,415 --> 00:24:20,625 which clearly this represents. 493 00:24:21,293 --> 00:24:22,919 This is not nostalgia. 494 00:24:22,919 --> 00:24:27,257 It's using the fundamentals of this world, these characters 495 00:24:27,257 --> 00:24:31,052 but it's very forward thinking in terms of its sensibilities, 496 00:24:31,052 --> 00:24:34,931 uh, and also, the adventure that it creates. 497 00:24:34,931 --> 00:24:38,018 CRUZ: I feel like there's something for everyone in this series. 498 00:24:38,018 --> 00:24:43,273 There are just so many storylines and characters all weaved together. 499 00:24:43,273 --> 00:24:45,442 (LAUGHS) There's definitely been days 500 00:24:45,442 --> 00:24:48,612 where I am laughing and crying and screaming all in one day 501 00:24:48,612 --> 00:24:53,783 and (CHUCKLES) I mean, it's crazy for my emotional health 502 00:24:53,783 --> 00:24:56,161 but it, (LAUGHS) you know, gets it all out. 503 00:24:56,161 --> 00:24:59,164 I mean, the beauty of fantasy and sci-fi is that it's not Earth 504 00:24:59,164 --> 00:25:02,000 so you can put anyone of any diverse background 505 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:04,711 in what essentially is a world full of dragons and giants. 506 00:25:05,295 --> 00:25:11,009 Um, if you can have giants and trolls, why can't you have brown people? (LAUGHS) 507 00:25:11,009 --> 00:25:14,804 We talk about the impact that these little moments are gonna have on children 508 00:25:14,804 --> 00:25:18,058 and being able to see themselves and think, "Yeah, I wanna be that." 509 00:25:18,058 --> 00:25:21,269 I mean, I said this to Jon Kasdan when I first had my meeting, 510 00:25:21,269 --> 00:25:22,521 my first meeting with him. 511 00:25:22,521 --> 00:25:24,731 You know, Indiana Jones, Han Solo, 512 00:25:24,731 --> 00:25:26,650 characters that every kid wanted to be, 513 00:25:26,650 --> 00:25:30,654 but as an Asian man, I never saw myself reflected in that way. 514 00:25:30,654 --> 00:25:34,199 The comedic rogue with a heart of gold character played by an Asian person 515 00:25:34,199 --> 00:25:35,825 so for me it's a huge honor 516 00:25:35,825 --> 00:25:38,161 and I'm very excited and hope to bring it to life, 517 00:25:38,161 --> 00:25:39,746 and not ruin it and get fired. 518 00:25:40,747 --> 00:25:41,915 Which is a possibility. 519 00:25:42,582 --> 00:25:44,834 And in about ten seconds, I'm gonna kiss you. 520 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:46,294 So, if you don't want that... 521 00:25:46,294 --> 00:25:50,131 Yes, I would... (INHALES) I mean, I would be very into that. 522 00:25:50,131 --> 00:25:51,591 (SHUDDERS) 523 00:25:51,591 --> 00:25:55,845 So absolutely excited to be able to represent the LGBTQ plus community 524 00:25:55,845 --> 00:25:59,307 on screen especially something as wide scale as Disney. 525 00:25:59,307 --> 00:26:01,601 I think this is huge. That is... 526 00:26:03,061 --> 00:26:06,523 Ah! (CHUCKLES) That makes me so excited. That makes me so happy. 527 00:26:06,523 --> 00:26:10,485 I honestly never thought I'd be playing a queer character in a Disney show. 528 00:26:10,485 --> 00:26:16,449 I think it's so important for young people to see queer characters on shows. 529 00:26:16,449 --> 00:26:17,701 Like, to see it on Disney, too. 530 00:26:17,701 --> 00:26:20,412 It's such a big platform and it's gonna reach so many people 531 00:26:20,412 --> 00:26:24,249 and if I had that when I was younger I think I'd feel a lot less scared 532 00:26:24,249 --> 00:26:27,961 and a lot less intimidated by the thoughts and feelings I was having. 533 00:26:27,961 --> 00:26:30,880 And being a queer woman, and playing a queer character on a Disney show 534 00:26:30,880 --> 00:26:33,883 (CHUCKLES) is honestly the most insane, 535 00:26:33,883 --> 00:26:37,137 it's the most insane thing. I never thought I'd be able to do that. 536 00:26:37,137 --> 00:26:41,224 We're Thraxus and you're watching the Disney Plus. 537 00:26:42,058 --> 00:26:44,019 {\an8}(MEN GRUNTING) 538 00:26:49,482 --> 00:26:50,525 MAN: That was good. 539 00:26:51,234 --> 00:26:52,235 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 540 00:26:54,404 --> 00:26:55,405 CHADHA-PATEL: Okay, Jamie? 541 00:26:55,405 --> 00:26:56,948 JAMIE CHILDS: That's the last shot on Willow. 542 00:26:56,948 --> 00:26:58,325 KASDAN: Well done, everybody! 543 00:26:58,325 --> 00:26:59,784 (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 544 00:27:02,037 --> 00:27:04,623 LOWTHORPE: It has been a joyous experience 545 00:27:04,623 --> 00:27:07,876 and I've loved working with such talented people. 546 00:27:07,876 --> 00:27:12,881 CRUZ: To become a part of something that is so beloved by so many people 547 00:27:12,881 --> 00:27:16,301 and to be able to just extend that world even further 548 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:18,345 into something that even more people can love, 549 00:27:18,345 --> 00:27:20,096 I think is a really cool thing. 550 00:27:20,096 --> 00:27:23,558 {\an8}BAMBER: There's lots of comedic moments, there's lots of really tender moments 551 00:27:23,558 --> 00:27:25,685 {\an8}and there's a real journey to go on. 552 00:27:25,685 --> 00:27:28,480 {\an8}It's just not typical, it's not what you would expect, 553 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,441 {\an8}and I think that that is something that is so exciting. 554 00:27:31,441 --> 00:27:32,901 {\an8}You guys are the best! See you. 555 00:27:32,901 --> 00:27:33,985 {\an8}(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) 556 00:27:33,985 --> 00:27:35,111 {\an8}SLATER: See you next year! 557 00:27:35,111 --> 00:27:38,448 It's turned into like one of the greatest experiences of my career 558 00:27:38,448 --> 00:27:41,284 so I, I'm very happy to have said yes. 559 00:27:41,284 --> 00:27:43,703 KELLYMAN: I don't wanna leave for real. 560 00:27:43,703 --> 00:27:45,163 - INTERVIEWER: I know. - It's not even, like, 561 00:27:45,163 --> 00:27:48,458 I know this is an interview but I'm actually so sad. 562 00:27:48,458 --> 00:27:53,046 {\an8}The overriding thing I'll take away is a set that is full of warmth, 563 00:27:53,046 --> 00:27:56,841 fun, great characters, lovely people. 564 00:27:56,841 --> 00:28:01,721 And a real energy to try and do something a little bit different. 565 00:28:03,139 --> 00:28:07,143 The truth is, people thought Warwick was crazy. 566 00:28:07,936 --> 00:28:09,979 But the reality is he was just ahead of his time. 567 00:28:10,730 --> 00:28:14,734 I mean, yes, he can be difficult, he can be challenging. 568 00:28:14,734 --> 00:28:17,529 And he's got a big ego but you know what? 569 00:28:17,529 --> 00:28:20,281 {\an8}He's got an even bigger heart 570 00:28:20,281 --> 00:28:23,827 {\an8}and he brings out the very best in people 571 00:28:23,827 --> 00:28:26,830 and they bring out the best in him. 572 00:28:26,830 --> 00:28:28,665 And that's what Willow is all about. 573 00:28:28,665 --> 00:28:30,875 It's about heart, and it's about friendship, 574 00:28:30,875 --> 00:28:32,460 it's about coming together. 575 00:28:33,044 --> 00:28:35,672 And magic, it's also about magic. 576 00:28:36,256 --> 00:28:37,966 Ellie, this is from Warwick. 577 00:28:37,966 --> 00:28:39,259 From Warwick? For me? 578 00:28:40,176 --> 00:28:42,178 Are you kidding? Look at the box. 579 00:28:44,264 --> 00:28:45,473 Oh. (CHUCKLES, GASPS) 580 00:28:45,473 --> 00:28:46,975 A new wand. 581 00:28:48,727 --> 00:28:50,228 (LAUGHS) Aw. 582 00:28:50,228 --> 00:28:52,147 Aw, he shouldn't have. 583 00:28:52,147 --> 00:28:56,609 {\an8}For me, this has been a dream that I've had for, probably, about 30 years. 584 00:28:56,609 --> 00:28:58,111 Every fan of the movie said, 585 00:28:58,111 --> 00:29:00,572 "When will you make another Willow? We want a sequel." 586 00:29:00,572 --> 00:29:03,491 And Jon here has realized that dream for many millions of people 587 00:29:03,491 --> 00:29:05,160 around the world who loved the movie. 588 00:29:05,160 --> 00:29:09,038 He always tells us to take in every moment and appreciate all of the little things 589 00:29:09,038 --> 00:29:11,708 which I think is why he does all these little things. 590 00:29:11,708 --> 00:29:13,418 Like pick us up in the mornin'. 591 00:29:13,418 --> 00:29:16,337 He always reminds us that everything can go by in a flash. 592 00:29:16,337 --> 00:29:20,175 So to appreciate and love every moment of every day with each other. 593 00:29:21,050 --> 00:29:23,678 I mean, Warwick might have been a bit hard on me 594 00:29:23,678 --> 00:29:27,348 but at the end of the day I think it's because he believed in me. 595 00:29:28,558 --> 00:29:31,227 And now I'm very grateful for that. 596 00:29:33,062 --> 00:29:36,566 Look, I may be Warwick Davis, titular character of Willow, 597 00:29:36,566 --> 00:29:38,610 massive international movie star 598 00:29:38,610 --> 00:29:43,531 with over $14.5 billion in box office revenue and counting. 599 00:29:43,531 --> 00:29:47,952 King of the Ewoks, polo buddy to Prince William, yada, yada, yada. 600 00:29:47,952 --> 00:29:50,789 But the truth is none of that really matters. 601 00:29:50,789 --> 00:29:52,373 What matters is this. 602 00:29:53,374 --> 00:29:57,462 What we've created here together is just so much bigger than me. 603 00:29:58,546 --> 00:30:00,590 Maybe Willow isn't just one man. 604 00:30:01,508 --> 00:30:04,052 Maybe there's a little Willow in all of us. 605 00:30:04,052 --> 00:30:11,476 I am Willow. 606 00:30:11,476 --> 00:30:13,144 I am Willow? 607 00:30:13,144 --> 00:30:15,313 I am Willow. 608 00:30:15,313 --> 00:30:16,523 I'm Willow. 609 00:30:16,523 --> 00:30:17,941 I am Willow. 610 00:30:17,941 --> 00:30:20,568 This has been the greatest adventure of my life. 611 00:30:21,110 --> 00:30:22,320 (SIGHS) 612 00:30:22,320 --> 00:30:26,032 But, uh, just to be clear, contractually speaking, 613 00:30:26,032 --> 00:30:27,826 there is only one Willow. 614 00:30:27,826 --> 00:30:28,993 And that's me. 615 00:30:31,246 --> 00:30:32,914 (INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING) 616 00:30:36,501 --> 00:30:38,211 KELLYMAN: Have you seen when he sits on a chair? 617 00:30:39,420 --> 00:30:41,381 Like, we've tried to talk about it 618 00:30:41,381 --> 00:30:43,383 - and he doesn't want to. - He didn't want to. 619 00:30:43,383 --> 00:30:46,094 INTERVIEWER: You have a reputation as a bit of a klutz. 620 00:30:46,094 --> 00:30:48,680 (CHUCKLES) No. No, I'm pretty coordinated. 621 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:51,224 I've been doing lot of stunt training for this mother... 622 00:30:51,224 --> 00:30:52,934 Very complex fight sequences so... 623 00:30:53,977 --> 00:30:55,728 There's a lot of broken chairs on set. 624 00:30:55,728 --> 00:30:58,648 - There's a giant easter egg and if you... - CRUZ: Oh! (CHUCKLES) 625 00:30:58,648 --> 00:31:00,859 Oh, my... It's okay, he has a problem. 626 00:31:00,859 --> 00:31:02,819 Don't draw attention to it. 627 00:31:02,819 --> 00:31:03,987 It's a huge problem. 628 00:31:03,987 --> 00:31:07,490 He's gonna hurt himself and more than anything he's gonna hurt someone else. 629 00:31:07,490 --> 00:31:09,075 Have you seen Warwick? 630 00:31:09,075 --> 00:31:11,661 CHADHA-PATEL: What? (LAUGHS) 631 00:31:11,661 --> 00:31:13,413 I don't have a problem sitting down. 632 00:31:13,413 --> 00:31:14,956 You guys are making this up. Making me... 633 00:31:14,956 --> 00:31:16,541 - I feel like you're gaslighting me. - MAN: Okay.