Fanning Linked To Wizard Of Oz Sequel
Dakota Fanning is tipped to star in a sequel to The Wizard Of Oz, according to reports.
The 15 year old star of Charlotte's Web and War of the Worlds is set to take the lead in a follow-up to the classic 1939 movie that shot Judy Garland to fame.
The film's producer, Basil Iwanyk, says, "It will be set in the present day and feature Dorothy's granddaughter."
The original film - based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - won a number of awards including the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Co-producer Todd McFarlane adds, "You've still got Dorothy trapped in an odd place, but she's much closer to the Ripley character from Alien than a helpless singing girl."
The classic original already has one sequel - the 1985 film, Return to Oz, was based on Baum's novels Ozma of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz.
The 15 year old star of Charlotte's Web and War of the Worlds is set to take the lead in a follow-up to the classic 1939 movie that shot Judy Garland to fame.
The film's producer, Basil Iwanyk, says, "It will be set in the present day and feature Dorothy's granddaughter."
The original film - based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - won a number of awards including the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Co-producer Todd McFarlane adds, "You've still got Dorothy trapped in an odd place, but she's much closer to the Ripley character from Alien than a helpless singing girl."
The classic original already has one sequel - the 1985 film, Return to Oz, was based on Baum's novels Ozma of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz.
- 8/23/2009
- WENN
After visiting Camelot, director John Boorman (Excalibur) has decided to take a trip to see the Wizard. He has signed to direct a CGI-animated adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
The film is budgeted at $25 million, according to Variety, and marks Boorman’s first animated project. The script will be a collaboration between Boorman, Rom Mita and Jim McClain. The project is already in development and they anticipate inviting audiences along for the ride during the summer of 2010.
Adaptations of the children’s book series have been around since the first motion pictures, best known for the 1939 musical starring Judy Garland. The adventures of Dorothy Gale and her companions have been continued in countless novels, comic books, movies, and television. The most recent incarnation was Sci Fi’s celebrated Tinman miniseries last December.
A new comic book adaptation is coming in December from Marvel, written by Eric Shanower,...
The film is budgeted at $25 million, according to Variety, and marks Boorman’s first animated project. The script will be a collaboration between Boorman, Rom Mita and Jim McClain. The project is already in development and they anticipate inviting audiences along for the ride during the summer of 2010.
Adaptations of the children’s book series have been around since the first motion pictures, best known for the 1939 musical starring Judy Garland. The adventures of Dorothy Gale and her companions have been continued in countless novels, comic books, movies, and television. The most recent incarnation was Sci Fi’s celebrated Tinman miniseries last December.
A new comic book adaptation is coming in December from Marvel, written by Eric Shanower,...
- 11/7/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
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