Okay, the Wicked Witch of the West was pretty scary, and the flying monkeys were definitely scary, but the Frank L. Baum book series upon which the movie The Wizard of Oz was based is creepier and definitely more brutal [...]
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Info and Featurette on The Wizard of Oz 75th Anniversary Special Edition 3D Blu-ray Release
75 years is so hard to imagine because The Wizard of Oz was introduced to all of us at one point or another as something new, but in honor of their major milestone, The Wizard of Oz will be releasing [...]
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Robert Downey Jr. Will No Longer Be OZ: The Great and Powerful, Will Voice Mr. Peabody In DreamWorks’ Mr. Peabody & Sherman
Back in April of last year, we brought you the report about Robert Downey Jr. (Untitled Sherlock Holmes Sequel, The Avengers) signing on to take the lead role in Walt Disney Pictures' Wizard Of Oz prequel, Oz: The Great And [...]
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Sam Raimi Commits To Direct OZ: The Great and Powerful Next
Director Sam Raimi is attached to a few projects right now, including the Worlds of Warcraft adaptation entitled, Warcraft. Now, Walt Disney Pictures is ramping up production on Oz: The Great and Powerful, which will definitely be Raimi's next project. [...]
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Will Drew Barrymore Direct A Sequel To The Wizard Of Oz?
Drew Barrymore (Whip It) is reportedly attached to direct a long-delayed sequel to The Wizard of Oz, titled Surrender Dorothy for Warner Bros. and Flower Films. The original script by Zach Helm (Stranger Than Fiction) was about the great, great [...]
Read moreRobert Downey Jr. To Play OZ: The Great And Powerful
The plethora of Wizard of Oz based films currently in some state of production is getting confusing but, Walt Disney Pictures' project seems to have the most teeth. First, it's being produced by Joe Roth (Alice In Wonderland) and now, [...]
Read moreFollow The Yellow Brick Road To A New WIZARD OF OZ
There has been talk over the years about various Wizard of Oz remakes, reboots etc. Now, Warner Bros is said to be considering two different treatments for a remake of The Wizard of Oz. The first is based on a [...]
Read moreNetflix To Stream Digitally Re-Mastered Wizard of Oz Online ‘Free’
Netflix has announced that they will present a free and commercially uninterrupted online screening of the newly restored 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz, on Saturday, October 3, 2009. Check the press release and details after the jump. Netflix Invites America to [...]
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Todd McFarlane Talks About The Current State of His ‘Wizard of Oz’
There has been a lot going on in Todd McFarlane's world lately, about his new Spawn film, a new Spawn animated series and about Dakota Fanning being cast as Dorothy in his incarnation of 'The Wizard of Oz' and a [...]
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Dakota Fanning Is “Off To See The Wizard”
Dakota Fanning is to star in the sequel to The Wizard Of Oz. According to Teen Hollywood, the 15-year-old actress is speculated to land the lead role in the follow-up to the classic 1939 film. Producer Basil Iwanyk said: "It will be set [...]
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