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Boorman to Helm CG-Animated Wizard of Oz

November 5, 2008

John Boorman is attached to direct the $25 million, CG-animated pic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

The adaptation of L. Frank Baum's original novel will be Boorman's first animated film.

Produced by Laurent Rodon and Claude Gorvsky at France's Films Actions and John Boorman's longtime associate Kieran Corrigan, and currently in pre-production, "Oz" is written by Boorman, Ron Mita and Jim McClain (Robots).

The film is scheduled for a summer 2010 release.

The English-language adaptation maintains the tale's main characters and settings. Unlike the MGM classic, however, it's not a musical.

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COMMENTS (42)

Posted by:

Doosh

November 6, 2008

Last.

Posted by:

Mike

November 6, 2008

I cannot believe this. You cannot do this. This is a CLASSIC that cannot be touched. Jesus Christ, Hollywood sucks.

Posted by:

christopher

November 6, 2008

i agree. you are butchering an american classic.

Posted by:

Hello Hollywood

November 6, 2008

Ok does any of these Hollywood film people go to the bookstore. There are tons of great books that could be great movies. Stop the remakes, the reinventing, the darker versions. Let's make new movies and if not new at least adapted from a book.

Posted by:

Hello Hollywood

November 6, 2008

Like "Twilight".

Posted by:

ico

November 6, 2008

I think they're re-adapting the book more than remaking the original.

I think, instead, they should adapt one of the sequels to the book.

Mike

You're post for some reason reminded me of Bulldog Brisco on the show Frasier whenever he loses something "Someone stole my (blank), This sucks, this is total B.S.! Oh there it is."

Posted by:

Naes422

November 6, 2008

no no no no no no no, they can't do this, please hollywood, remake any movie but this one, jesus next they'll remake "Gone With the Wind"!!!, can nobody think up any original movies anymore?

Posted by:

Ryan

November 6, 2008

Okay. 25 million dollars. that tells me this isn't going to be a lavish treatment that the story deserves and got with the original movie.

Posted by:

GK1

November 6, 2008

apparently most of you guys have never read the original books.

I welcome this idea and i hope they make it as surreal and ridiculous as the book.

YES the MGM Judy Garland is a classic, but its pretty much missing the meat of the book.
Return to OZ almost captured it, but it freaked the kids out back then because everyone wanted a musical "part 2"

Posted by:

Capnricky

November 6, 2008

Don't do this.. Do Wicked instead.. That is somewhat uncharted territory in the land of film..