Director Jonathan Entwistle Reportedly Exits Lucasfilm's "Willow" Series, Stephen Woolfenden Steps In

Jonathan Entwistle is reportedly the second director to exit Lucasfilm’s Willow series planned for Disney+, according to Deadline.

Lucasfilm’s fantasy series Willow, based on the 1988 film of the same name, has changed its pilot director for the second time.
Entwistle signed on to direct the series back in January after Jon M. Chu stepped down due to scheduling conflicts.
At the time, Entwistle had referred to the directing job as a “dream come true.”
According to Deadline, he actually left the project all the way back in April and Stephen Woolfenden, a producing director on the series, stepped in to shoot the first two episodes.
Entwistle’s departure from the series comes as a result of a production delay cause by a recasting, which then pushed the schedule to conflict with production of the director’s Apple TV+ series Hello Tomorrow.
The first two episodes for Willow have now reportedly been completed.
The new series will see the return of Warwick Davis to the titular role of Willow Ufgood, with the addition of newer cast members like Erin Kellyman Ellie Bamber.
Jonathan Kasdan wrote the pilot for Willow and serves as co-showrunner alongside Wendy Mericle, Ron Howard and Bob Dolman.
The Willow series was announced at the Walt Disney Company Investors Day.