Willow: Episode 6 introduces the sequel film never made

In the latest episode of Willow, Prisoners of Skellin, appears Christian Slater and his presence caused showrunner Jon Kasdan to reveal that the character comes directly from the project to make a cinematic sequel to the fantasy focused on Madmartigan. In the aforementioned episode, he is the great absentee: the braggart swordsman who accompanied the young protagonist, played by Val Kilmer, a captivating guy who eventually won the love of the warrior Sorsha. In the sequel series set twenty years after the original, Madmartigan is not there and no one really knows what happened to him after embarking on a mysterious mission. When Willow and her companions, including Madmartigan’s daughter, clash with the treacherous trolls, a prisoner locked away for countless years introduces themselves to them as the fugitive paladin. However, he is an imposter and looks like Christian Slater.

Prisoners of Skellin not only does it star Slater, but it features him in a key role that connects the story of the original film with this new show. A few weeks ago, io9 spoke with Jon Kasdan, showrunner of Willow, who explained why Slater was cast and what this role means for the series. In the episode Slater, as Allagash, reveals that he had joined Madmartigan in a daring adventure to secure the legendary armor called the Kymerian Cuirass. The two, along with Boorman (Amar Chadha-Patel), searched for the Armor for three years, arriving at Wiggleheim’s tomb in the troll mountain of Skellin. After entering the tomb, Madmartigan had never returned and Allagash had told the trolls that he was his leader so that he could continue his search without being chased.