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Warwick Davis Articles

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Leprechaun Articles are in a separate section.
Onsite Articles

Xbox 360: Warwick Davis - A September 2006 interview discussing Warwick's interest in video games.

The Dandy #3383 - A discussion of Ewoks, probably from September 2006.

Mugglecast #47 - a transcript from a podcast on July 9, 2006, primarily on the subject of Harry Potter

ArtsEast: The Paranoid Android Revealed - a November 2005 profile discussing Warwick's career.

Cinefex #102: Mostly Harmless - a Marvin-related excerpt from a July 2005 article about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Starlog #336: The Paranoid Android - a July 2005 interview about Warwick's role as Marvin.

Starburst #324: Paranoid Mettle - a June 2005 interview about the difficulties of playing Marvin.

Excerpts from the 2005 book Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy - The Filming of the Douglas Adams Classic edited by Robbie Stamp.

Excerpt of the Marvin-related portions of the 2005 digital press kit for The Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy.

Blockbuster.co.uk: All Good Things Come in Small Packages - a May 2005 interview discussing various movies that used to appear on the Blockbuster website.

Fangoria #242: Serving Plates - an interview from the April 2005 issue that talks about Skinned Deep.

The Weekly News Insider: Even Robots Get the Blues - an April 2005 interview about Marvin the Paranoid Android.

The Salt Lake Tribune: To Portray a Paranoid Android, Actor Gets Inside the Character - an April 2005 interview about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

This Is Essex Evening Echo: Don't Panic, Warwick's Here - a March 2005 interview that deals mainly with Hitchhiker but includes some information on other projects.

Hullywood - Not your typical reprinted article! This is an exclusive story about Warwick's appearance at a May 2004 event in Hull, England. A report on the event is presented, but the main attraction is the great one-of-a-kind pictures that Nick, the event organizer, sent me. You've gotta see them!

The Guardian Unlimited - a December 2003 article about restrictions placed on the airing of Warwick's gremlin commercials for the UK adult literacy campaign. It seems they were frightening small children!

Star Wars Insider #67: Beyond the Valley of the Ewoks - a great interview from the May 2003 issue with fabulous behind the scenes pictures from Return of the Jedi.

Celluloid Shockers - a March 2003 interview focusing on the Leprechaun series from this now-defunct site.

Star Wars Insider #62: Return to Endor - part of an October 2002 article about the Ewok TV movies, with profiles of many of the actors and information on what they're doing now. The introduction and the section on Warwick Davis are presented here.

People.com: Star Wars Where Are They Now - Warwick Davis - part of a May 9, 2002 article.

Artexposure.com: Warwick Davis - an interview from sometime around April 2002 about Skinned Deep. It originally appeared on the movie's first official website, which is now defunct.

Cambridge News: Short Story - a March 30, 2002 article discussing Star Wars, Harry Potter, and personal experiences.

Lansing State Journal: Little People Get Big Movie Opportunities - a February 4, 2002 article about the opportunities for little people in sci fi/fantasy movies, with comments from Warwick and other actors.

BBC Cambridgeshire: A Star Wars Role to Jedi For - an interview that appears to have been written around January 2002, describing Warwick's entire career.

Total Movie & Entertainment #6: The Big Interview - Warwick Davis - a freespirited 2001 interview discussing Willow and Leprechaun.

Total Movie & Entertainment #6: Creating Movie Magic - a 2001 article about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, with comments from Warwick Davis and Ian Hart.

Starlog #293: Our Favorite Ewok - a 2001 interview covering multiple topics, including the Willow DVD release and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

The Houston Chronicle: Movie Magic Transforms Actor Warwick Davis - a 2001 interview discussing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

GoMemphis.com: Slight Size Can't Slow Tiny Actor - a 2001 interview covering multiple topics, including Willow and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

BBC Southern Counties Theatre: From Snow White to Star Wars - an article on the 2001-02 Snow White pantomime.

Excerpt from Lucasfan.com's April 2000 interview with The Ewok Adventure star Eric Walker. You can read the full interview here.

IGN for Men: Warwick Davis Part One and Part Two of a March 2000 interview with Warwick Davis that originally appeared on the IGN website.

Coming Up Short - a 1999 newspaper article involving Willow Personal Management, Warwick's talent agency.

Star Wars Insider #46: Return of the Ewok - a 1999 article about Warwick's adventures, both real and imagined, behind the scenes of Return of the Jedi.

Canoe Jam! Movies: Ewok on the Wild Side - an April 1999 article written in connection with a Star Wars convention in Edmonton.

Star Wars Insider #39: When Artoo Met Wicket - a 1998 interview focusing on The Phantom Menace.

Cinefantastique: Prince Valiant - this 1998 article barely mentions Warwick, but it does provide an upbeat description of the movie and has pictures of some of the other stars.

People Magazine: Ewokin' Tall - a brief article that appears to have been written around 1997.

Film Review Special #18: Wicket's Keeper - a 1997 interview marking the 20th anniversary of Star Wars.

Star Wars Insider #31: Wicket Unleashed - a 1996 interview.

Starburst #208 Return of the Empire - a brief 1995 interview.

Starburst Willow Interview - from the 1989 Starburst Winter Special.

Willow Official Movie Magazine: Willow Ufgood - a 1988 interview.

Willow Official Poster Magazine: Willow Ufgood - a 1988 interview.

Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine #4 and #5: Part I and Part II of a 1988 interview. This publication was later renamed Star Wars Insider.

Starlog #133: Wandering with Willow - a 1988 interview.

People Magazine: Former Ewok Warwick Davis, England's Little Big Man, Takes a Giant Step From Wicket to Willow - Long title, eh? A May 1988 article.

Starlog #101: Warwick Davis Return of the Ewok - despite the title, this 1985 interview focuses primarily on Return of the Jedi, the Ewok TV movies and Labyrinth.

Bantha Tracks #23: Warwick Ashley Davis - a 1984 letter/article written by Warwick Davis himself when he was fourteen years old.

Caravan of Courage (An Ewok Adventure): Warwick Davis - from the 1984 UK press kit for Caravan of Courage, which included 48 pages of typed material, with sections on production information, locations, Ewok culture, the challenges faced by the Ewok actors, and this special feature about Warwick's behind the scenes adventures. Some pictures were probably included originally, but I didn't get any with my copy of the press kit.

Us: Little Lord of the Ewoks - a 1984 magazine article about Warwick's adventures in the first Ewok TV movie.

Starlog #89: The Ewok Adventure - a 1984 article about the first of the Ewok TV movies.

Excerpt from a Starlog interview with Kenny Baker of undetermined date, with statements on Ewoks in general and Wicket in particular.

Excerpts from the book George Lucas Companion by Howard Maxford, dealing with the Lucasfilm movies that Warwick appeared in.

Introducing the Ewoks - a 1983 Return of the Jedi press kit dealing specifically with the Ewoks.

A 1988 biography from the Willow press kit. You can read the entire press kit in the Archives section of The Crossroads Willow Website.

Offsite Articles

BBC.co.uk has a '13 Questions' interview from November 2007.

Jedi News has an October 2007 interview with subjects including Star Wars, Harry Potter, Prince Caspian, Shortfellas, and Celebrity Scissorhands.

EmpireOnline has a May 2007(?) interview that's primarily about Star Wars. Warwick also gives a bit more information than usual on how he became an actor.

Top Up Your Freeview has an undated (2007?) article on one way to stand out from the crowd if you're meeting Warwick at one of his personal appearances.

There are September 2006 articles related to the DVD release of the Star Wars classic trilogy at YourMovies.com.au, Empire Online, TimeOut, Sheffield Today (later renamed The Star), and a 20-minute audio interview on IGN. The Warwick Davis Official Website has a BBC Radio 1 interview here.

Peterborough Today has a September 2006 interview about Warwick's guest appearance on the comedy series Extras.

The Sun Online has a September 2006 interview discussing Star Wars, Willow, and Harry Potter.

Sci-Fi Online has an interview from July 2006 discussing assorted topics including Warwick's desire to appear on Doctor Who and his appearance on Ricky Gervais' Extras.

FilmFocus has a series of interviews from the November 6, 2005 London Premiere of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, including an interview with Warwick at the bottom of the page.

Cambridge Evening News has a brief September 2005 article about Warwick's appearance at at store.

Horror Asylum has a brief August 2005 interview.

BBC Cambridgeshire has a Goblet of Fire-related interview from July 2005.

The Dictionary of Unfortunate Ideas has a July 2005 article about a fictitious play called Waiting for Warwick.

Empire Online has a brief May 2005 interview discussing Harry Potter 4.

The Boston Channel has a May 2005 article confirming Val Kilmer's role in Agent One-Half and providing information about a possible Willow TV series.

The Brownsville Herald has an April 2005 article in which Warwick and Hitchhiker director Garth Jennings talk about Marvin the Paranoid Android.

Sci Fi Wire has April 2005 articles about Agent One-Half and Marvin the Paranoid Android.

Cinema Review has April 2005 production notes from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy that mention Warwick and his role as Marvin the Paranoid Android.

The Official Star Wars website has an April 2005 article about Warwick's participation in Celebration 3.

The Boston Channel also has an April 2005 interview about the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Wizard News has an April 2005 article discussing Professor Flitwick's ancestry. It seems he's part goblin!

Peterborough Today has an April 2005 article about Warwick's participation in a cheese rolling festival. And the official Village of Stilton website has pictures of the event.

Coolwaters Productions has a Warwick Davis biography and pictures. This company represents Warwick for personal appearances in the U.S. It represents other actors as well including David Steinberg, who played Meegosh in Willow.

YourMovies has an undated (best guess 2004) interview that's primarily about Star Wars. It reveals that Warwick's appearance in the pod race scene was called 'the Willow shot' by ILM because the character Weazel looked somewhat similar to Willow. The interview also provides some details about playing Yoda, which hasn't been discussed much in print.

Peterborough Today has a June 2004 interview discussing The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It also includes links to three older Warwick interviews.

Peterborough Today has this March 11, 2004 story. It's sort of a two-parter; the first page is an interview with a young Englishman who suffered employment discrimination because of his height, and the second page is an interview with Warwick getting his reaction to the situation.

Exclusive Magazine has an interview from January 2004. It covers many movies and is nice and long, plus it includes some unique information that is quite entertaining.

Horror.com has a January 2004 interview covering several topics but focusing mainly on the Leprechaun series and Lep 6 in particular.

Bloody-Disgusting has a January 2004 interview covering a wide variety of topics, including Leprechaun 6 and Skinned Deep.

BBC News has an August 2003 article Warwick's appearance with cricket star Phil Tufnell in a gremlin commercial for the UK adult literacy campaign.

BBC Cambridgeshire has a June 2003 article about a Harry Potter contest that was judged by Warwick. It includes some interesting pictures.

J.W.'s LOTR Fansite has a June 2003 interview asking some rather awkward questions about Lord of the Rings.

Disability Now has a November 2002 interview discussing issues affecting short actors.

The Peterborough City Council has a July 9, 2002 press release about Warwick's appearance at the launching of a new mobile library.

Xan Phillips has a 23-minute audio interview in MP3 format that was apparently recorded sometime between November 2001 and May 2002.

Barnes and Noble has a November 29, 2001 interview about the making of Willow.

JS Online has a November 26, 2001 interview.

SciFi.com has two brief November 19, 2001 articles about Harry Potter 2 and Willow.

Entertainment Rewired has a November 15, 2001 Harry Potter fan Q&A session with Warwick.

The Onion A.V. Club has a November 7, 2001 interview with Warwick.

Science Fiction Weekly has an interview with Warwick focusing on the making of Willow in their September 17, 2001 issue.

Dutch Star Wars Fanclub/Echo Base had this 2001 interview. It's no longer available on the original site but is viewable on Archive.org, minus the pictures.

theforce.net has a 1998 interview with Warwick in the Jedi Council section. They also have a report on some convention-related activities that took place in 1998.

Ficky's Leprechaun Page has a 1997 article on Willow Personal Management.

The Crossroads has a large library of Willow-related articles in their Archives.