More than 80 years after the original film premiered, Hollywood is planning a remake of “The Wizard of Oz.” Nicole Kassell, who’ll direct the New Line Cinema film, appeared well aware that she’ll be dealing with a classic story that’s beloved by millions. “While the 1939 musical...
"The Wizard of Oz" was based on the L. Frank Baum children’s story, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," and the classic 1939 film starred Judy Garland as Dorothy, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch, and others. Efforts to remake or reimagine the story have...
Is Kenya Barris planning a remake of ‘The Wizard of Oz?’ Wizard of Oz/Everett Kenya Barris has shared that “this is the perfect time to reimagine the characters and explore what someone envisions for their life.” Although, the full plot has not been publicly disclosed, Barris aims to...
Kenya Barris tells me that LGBTQ representation will be featured in his “Wizard of Oz” remake. “The original was an allegory and a reflection of the way the world was at the time with things like the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl,” says Barris, who will write and direct the ...
While there has never been an exact 1:1 remake of the 1939 Judy Garland version ofThe Wizard of Oz, Hollywood has never gone too long without an attempt to recreate the original movie’s success in some way. A few years ago, Sam Raimi directedOz: The Great and Powerful, a prequel fi...
While there has never been an exact 1:1 remake of the 1939 Judy Garland version ofThe Wizard of Oz, Hollywood has never gone too long without an attempt to recreate the original movie’s success in some way. A few years ago, Sam Raimi directedOz: The Great and Powerful, a prequel fi...
2010alongside another majorOzblockbuster at the studio. At the end of the year,rumors emerged thatRobert Zemeckiswould be helming a straightforward remake ofThe Wizard of Ozat the studio.Warner Bros. had an iconic title in its library and the studio was eager to exploit it in some fashion....
These are profoundly iconic shoes to fill, and I am eager to dance alongside these heroes of my childhood as we pave a newly minted yellow brick road.” So far details on the remake are scarce but we do know that this film will not be connected to the upcoming animated Oz musical. ...