{"id":165924,"date":"2021-01-12T21:52:48","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T21:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/willow-series-disney-plus-loses-director\/"},"modified":"2021-01-12T21:52:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T21:52:48","slug":"willow-series-at-disney-plus-loses-director-due-to-covid-19-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/12\/willow-series-at-disney-plus-loses-director-due-to-covid-19-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Willow Series At Disney Plus Loses Director Due To COVID-19 Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Disney<\/a> and Lucasfilm adjusted the production schedule of its upcoming Willow<\/em><\/strong> series as a result of the United Kingdom’s\u00a0latest lockdown. Consequently, Crazy Rich Asians<\/em>\u00a0helmer Jon M. Chu has announced he is stepping down as the director of the Disney Plus series.<\/p>\n

With\u00a0the number of reported COVID-19 cases surging at an alarming rate in the U.K., the country entered in third national lockdown in early January 2021\u00a0in hopes of containing the spread of the virus. While film and television productions, including Warner Bros. and DC’s The Batman<\/em><\/a>, were exempt from the lockdown measures, provided\u00a0cast and crew\u00a0adhered to strict health and safety protocols, Disney and Lucasfilm opted to postpone the production start date of its Willow<\/em> series until summer 2021.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, the summer start window for Disney Plus’\u00a0Willow<\/em>\u00a0series<\/a> will coincide with the birth of Chu’s new baby. In a letter posted to his official Twitter account, Chu stated that he is heartbroken to step away from directing the series but noted the timing just wouldn’t work for him and his family.\u00a0“As you may know, Willow<\/em> has been one of my favorite movies since I was a child, so I’m devastated that I won’t be able to work with some of my heroes old and new like Kathy [Kennedy], Ron [Howard], Jon [Kasdan], Wendy [Mericle], Michelle [Rejwan] and the amazing cast and crew they’ve put together,” Chu wrote. “Like a kid seeing Willow for the first time in the ’80s, I will look forward to watching this magical new world unfold as a very enthusiastic fan.” In the closing line of his message, Chu sent love to readers and urged everyone to take care of each other during these ever-changing times.<\/p>\n