When Free Willy hit theaters in 1993, audiences fell for the story of a boy who frees a captive orca. What many moviegoers didn’t know was that the whale playing Willy was living a far less triumphant ...

‘Free Willy’ star Keiko became the first captive orca to be fully released back into the ocean When Free Willy hit theaters in 1993, audiences fell for the story of a boy who frees a captive orca.

Free Willy Reboot in the Works at Warner Bros. A whale of a tale, 1993’s box-office hit, Free Willy, has been slated to get a reboot over at Warner Bros. Warner Bros. will be re-imagining the 1993 box ...