THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ coming 2008

all hail 'the wonderful wizard of oz'

the classic book by Baum is to be made into a feature film.

the script has already been written and is causing waves in hollywood as producers rave.

this adaption is said to be the closest version to the book and will be very very dark. and you can forget the songs as this version is strictly non musical.

this will be a very dark, very sinister version of the book and will hopefully be a big hit with the fans.

now in pre production expect it to hit screens towards the end of 2008

WHAT DOES EVERYONE THINK. IS THIS A GOOD IDEA OR NOT?

As long as the scarecrow, tin man, and lion are massacred by those flying monkeys, fine with me.

I wonder how this remake will turn out

Doesn't look to be a remake, but more along the lines of the "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" re-invisioning. I don't think people will appreciate a darker version of one of the greatest films of all time, but, OK.

A darker version? Hm, this could get interesting. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.. the remake... it looks to be much less dark. I don't think I'm going to like that reinterpretation.

Is it the Todd McFarlene remake?

It would be hard to top the original. I don't think it will be as good. It might be interesting, different, but that is one of the greatest films ever made. And god, "Somewhere Over The Rainbow", you just can't beat film magic like that....

When will the misery end.............

This is gonna be awesome. Why do people automaticlly asume that a remake is going to suck? or that sequals are bad ideas? Wait until you at least see a preview before being so ignorant 🙄

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I agree with Kid Rock. Simply because it is a remake, does't mean it will suck. When you judge a movie, don't compare it to the orginal.

The movie sounds cool, definetly something I'll check out.

I hope so. . .

If they are keeping to the book i'm guessing Dorthy will be a little girl this time?

I'm wondering if Dorothy will even be in it...

natalie portman for dorthy tim burton for director

yeah I'd go for a darker version of Oz.... I liked return to oz for that reason

through reading the script it seems that

* the tin man will be a very sinister and frightening looking creature. he will be made of bloodstained and rusting tin combined with a fleshy interior. although scary looking he is the softest of the characters.

*the witch of the west will be a complex looking character also. in the book she only has one eye (like a cyclops) but the script suggests that she will have a dead eye. a missing eye thats shes lost somewhere in her life. she doesnt appear till the end of the film but is built in such a dark and mysterious way that as soon as dorothy enters her domain the tension is unbeleivable. her demise will be grusome (think along the lines tohts demise in raiders of the lost ark)

*dorothy is an 11 year old girl

*the munchkins are ugly and and sinister looking

Sounds like a grim version of it

Originally posted by enyafreak
through reading the script it seems that

* the tin man will be a very sinister and frightening looking creature. he will be made of bloodstained and rusting tin combined with a fleshy interior. although scary looking he is the softest of the characters.

*the witch of the west will be a complex looking character also. in the book she only has one eye (like a cyclops) but the script suggests that she will have a dead eye. a missing eye thats shes lost somewhere in her life. she doesnt appear till the end of the film but is built in such a dark and mysterious way that as soon as dorothy enters her domain the tension is unbeleivable. her demise will be grusome (think along the lines tohts demise in raiders of the lost ark)

*dorothy is an 11 year old girl

*the munchkins are ugly and and sinister looking

I highly doubt the script is fully done and cut and dry..

It IS the Todd McFarlene version. They have a toy line. It looke REALLY cool. Go google it.

Originally posted by KidRock
I highly doubt the script is fully done and cut and dry..

Yeah. If the script is finished and it's still going to be 2008 before it's released then it had better be a $500 million dollar blockbuster.