Wizard of Oz remake within the works

Are we off to see the wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz — once more?
New Line Cinema is making a brand new adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum youngsters’s novel, with Nicole Kassell, the visible architect of Watchmen, set to direct. Baum’s 1900 novel, now within the public area, has spawned many diversifications over time — most famously, after all, the 1939 MGM musical by Victor Fleming and starring Judy Garland.
Kassell’s model is not going to be a musical. New Line mentioned it is going to be a “fresh take” and a “reimagining” of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It could have some benefits, too, since Warner Bros. owns New Line and the 1939 movie. That means it will probably use some trademarked components just like the ruby slippers.
“While the 1939 musical is part of my DNA, I am exhilarated and humbled by the responsibility of re-imagining such a legendary tale,” mentioned Nicole Kassell in a press release. “The opportunity to examine the original themes — the quest for courage, love, wisdom and home — feels more timely and urgent than ever. 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!”
Kassell is an government producer of HBO’s Watchmen and directed three of its 9 episodes, together with the pilot. She has labored primarily in tv however directed the characteristic movies The Woodsman and A Little Bit of Heaven.

The most up-to-date Wizard of Oz movie got here from the Walt Disney Co.’s Oz the Great and Powerful in 2013. Directed by Sam Raimi and starring James Franco, it was set 20 years earlier than the occasions of the 1939 traditional.