The Wizard of Oz* is an upcoming film presumed to be a remake or at least reimagining of The Wizard of Oz (1939) authorized by Warner Brothers that is to be directed by Kenya Barris. Not much is known about it yet aside from the first announcement on August 15th, 2022 but that it is a separate project than what New Line Cinema has been developing with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (film).
Credits[]
Directed by[]
- Kenya Barris
Written by[]
- TBA
Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by[]
Cast[]
- TBA
Production[]
The IMDb placeholder for that previous project appears to now reflect this one but this might be erroneously attributed. Unless they merged or producers are on both projects, the IMDbPro page implies that Marty Bowen and Wynck Godfrey are under contract to work with Barris when the original page noted them as working with Nicole Kassell. None of the listed producers or directors named have any info related to either project on their own IMDb pages.
On September 21st, 2022, Barris told Variety that his version will: "take disparate characters from the LGBTQ community, from different cultural communities and socioeconomic communities, and tell a story that reflects the world". He said noted that he’s nervous as "hopefully, my movie can last as long as the original does. Hopefully my movie comes out."
It is expected to be a co-production with The Hideaway Entertainment and Temple Hill Entertainment.
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*This is a presumed title based on Wikipedia listings