Warwick Davis says Bowie stuffed a number of socks down his pants for Labyrinth

You remind me of the babe. What babe? The babe with a number of socks stuffed down the entrance of his pants. Essentially the most compelling side of 1986’s Labyrinth isn’t the Jim Henson puppets or the fantastical world Jennifer Connelly wanders by, however quite the quite distracting, uh, bundle in David Bowie’s drawers.

Whereas selling his newest enterprise, the upcoming Disney+ sequence Willow–a continuation of the beloved 1988 movie–Warwick Davis mentioned probably the most essential side of engaged on Labyrinth. And sure, it includes Jareth, the Goblin King. “These tights have been a bit too tight, weren’t they?…He was very, very all the way down to earth on the set, by the best way. Wished to go by Dave, regardless of this large wig and 7 pairs of socks down his tights.” Yeah, appears fairly all the way down to earth. Davis is credited as one of many Goblin Corps.

Warwick Davis additionally spoke of any potential sequel. One other extra query raised throughout the interview, by Davis himself, was, “Has a Labyrinth TV sequence been mooted wherever?…They did Darkish Crystal, however I haven’t heard any discuss Labyrinth.” The most recent information put Physician Unusual director Scott Derrickson in talks to helm the undertaking.

Sadly, David Bowie handed away in 2016, it’s unlikely Jareth–or his large bulge–would return, until in fact the following installment can be a prequel.

Davis additionally famously performed Ewok Wicket W. Warrick in quite a lot of Star Wars properties, the titular Leprechaun within the horror sequence and Professor Filius Flitcwick within the Harry Potter franchise.

Davis beforehand reprised the Wicket W. Warrick character for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. His return as Willow Ufgood for Willow will carry the character again for the primary time since 1988. On the undertaking, Davis mentioned, “His life hasn’t panned out the best way he anticipated…He’s nonetheless stressed, nonetheless worries. He has the burden of this quest on his shoulders. He didn’t need to do that. He desires to be again with the villagers within the village.”

Willow arrives on Disney+ on November thirtieth.