The Wizard of Oz - Remake.

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The Living Force
McFarlane, Olson to Reinvent Oz
Written by David Morgan

Todd McFarlane (Spawn) and Josh Olson (A History of Violence) have pitched an idea to Warner Brothers about a "revisionist" take on L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. Olson will write the screenplay and McFarlane will produce. Variety reports that they are still working out the tone. They want it to be "Harry Potter dark, not Se7en dark." The characters will all essentially be Baum's but Olson and McFarlane will be creating plots all their own. Olson also wants this new version to be more akin to Lord of the Rings and promises Dorothy will be more like "Ripley from Alien than some helpless singing girl." These are all very helpful illustrations as far as what they are trying to accomplish, but don't you just hate it when writers/people speak entirely in references?

http://www.filmwad.com/mcfarlane-olson-to-reinvent-i-oz-i--4201-p.html



Well, I really tried to write a fitting comment here but I couldn't come up with anything. What to say :)
 
Maybe an attempt to twist things:
Session 1994-11-02 said:
A: Think of The Wizard of Oz. It was inspired by us.
Q: (L) Does the witch represent the Lizzies?
A: Yes.
Q: (L) So, is there something we have or can do...
A: Glenda like us.
Q: (L) And who is the Wizard? Is that the Beast or the U.S. Govt.?
A: Close. Illuminati.
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Yeah, I remember reading about the inspiration from "above". I'm almost surprised that they left it alone for so long.
I think the original Wizard of Oz is still a whole different movie from any new remakes, and if they remake it then its just the same name.
 
BTW, have you noticed that the only reference to Wizard of Oz in Matrix (they used Alice in Wonderland theme) was made by Cypher:

"Buckle up Dorothy, ‘cos Kansas is going bye-bye"
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It's being released. I think it's called Straw Man. From the previews, it looks good, can't wait to see it.
 
Maybe you are talking about "Tin Man"?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910812/
It is probably not the same production because producer names are different.
Here the list of other Wizard of Oz adaptations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_%28adaptations%29
Also there is still no notion of the adaptation on IMDB site on both producers pages, so it is not even in "announced" stage.
 
Actually i don't think their remaking the original...

_http://movies.ign.com/articles/814/814542p1.html said:
There are no story details revealed, but Olson hinted that the movie will be more like a sequel than a remake.

"We still want to take advantage of the first film, which might be the most beloved of all time, and rely on its place in your cultural memory to bubble beneath the surface," Olson said. "A lot of the plot is mine, but the characters are all Baum."
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My interest is peaked.
 
Behind the Scenes
Watch interviews with the cast and creators of the new SCI FI minseries event, "Tin Man.

http://video.scifi.com/player/?id=128482
 
Yes, just checked out the intro video on the Tin Man site - for Sci Fi - pretty trippy, but I must admit that I think I'm going to try to catch this one ( and I never watch tv) - debuts on December 2nd on Sci Fi channel - at least that's the info for now. They've attracted some interesting talent, but most of all I'm interested in exactly where they intend to go with this idea. No Dorothy, though - just DG (Dorothy Gail) - how early twenty first century - 'DG' - makes me miss 'Dorothy' somehow....
 
Just a reminder that this 'Tin Man' miniseries debuts tonight, 9 EST - if anyone wants to catch it and critique it. =)
 
The wizard of Oz is one of my educational gaps. Haven`t even seen the original movie yet!
I also haven`t read "Wicked - The Life And Times Of The Wicked Witch Of The West" by Gregory Maguire.
I`ve bought secondhand it earlier this year. It has pretty good illustrations; the first chapter`s called "The
roots of evil". Updike called it "amazing" and the Los Angeles Times blubbed:"A staggering feat of wordcraft...
Maguire has created one of the great heroines in fantasy literature." I`m somewhat doubtful that this heroine
will be an accurate portrait of a lizzie?!
Thought it might interest Wizard Of Oz-fans.
 
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