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  • ‘Wizard of Oz’ remake in works at New Line Cinemas

    By Express News Service
    A Wizard of Oz remake is within the making at New Line Cinema. The Wizard of Oz is a retelling of L Frank Baum’s beloved e book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. After being tailored a number of instances to the display screen, with the preferred one being the 1939 musical starring Judy Garland, yet one more adaptation is on playing cards now. This time, Nicole Kassell (Watchmen) shall be directing the movie.

    According to Variety, New Line has promised that the upcoming movie shall be a “fresh take” on Dorothy and the Land of Oz, including that it will possibly “draw on other elements” from Judy Garland’s Wizard of Oz-like the prized ruby-red slippers.

    “I am incredibly honored to join Temple Hill and New Line in bringing this beloved classic to the screen,” Kassell stated in a press release to Variety. “While 1939 musical is a part of my DNA, I’m exhilarated and humbled by the accountability of re-imagining such a legendary story.

    The alternative to look at the unique themes — the hunt for braveness, love, knowledge and residential — feels extra well timed and pressing than ever. These are profoundly iconic footwear to fill, and I’m keen to bop alongside these heroes of my childhood as we pave a newly minted yellow brick street!”

    Darren Lemke and the duo of Neil Widener and Gavin James wrote the earlier screenplay drafts. Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey from Temple Hill and Marc Platt shall be producing the movie with Isaac Klausner executively producing it.

    Notably, Kassell lately gained an Emmy and a DGA award for HBO’s Watchmen. Her first characteristic The Woodsman premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2004. Her upcoming tasks embrace directing the HBO pilot The Baby and Participant Media’s Silver Seas.

  • 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.