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Katy Perry has to be Dorthy! 
Warners Plans Wizard of Oz Remake
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Katy Perry has to be Dorthy!
That works.
Katy Perry has to be Dorthy!
Which kind of works in parallel since Zooey was in Tin Man, and they kind of look alike...
yeah this is b/c of Burton's Alice's success. Lots of reimaginings/remakes of fairy tales with female protagonists aimed at the Twilight set coming down the pipeline. Its monkey see/monkey do in Hollywood as usual.
That, and Baum's original work is in the public domain. I'm sure the 1939 movie remains protected, though.
Who owns it these days? Could it be Warners? Didn't they wind up with a lot of MGM's properties when Turner and Warner merged?
Justin Beiber in full drag as Dorothy.
I just hope it's in 3D.
Seriously though, a remake reusing the same script? That's what I don't get. I'm not surprised that there's a remake. I'm surprised that it isn't getting and updated telling of the story.
Like, using Muppets or something.
Last I heard. Schwartz was in favor of the idea. But lets face it, for monetary concerns they won't even start to think about preproduction until the show starts winding down on Broadway. And they're still going strong today all over the globe. I know I love my German Cast CD. Willemijn Verkaik ist super toll.
Better yet: Roland Emmerich. All of earth and Oz are destroyed by the joint forces of killer tornadoes and witches.
BOOM!
Last I heard. Schwartz was in favor of the idea. But lets face it, for monetary concerns they won't even start to think about preproduction until the show starts winding down on Broadway. And they're still going strong today all over the globe. I know I love my German Cast CD. Willemijn Verkaik ist super toll.
I don't know why that would be a concern if they base the production on the books. Musicals are more or less different entities. The book was more or less a serious take on the world of Oz, even though it had many contradictions in it.
Yes, Warner Bros purchased it from Turner as part of the MGM library.
Dorothy - Chloe Moretz
Scarecrow - Robert Downey, Jr
Tin Man - Steve Carell
Cowardly Lion - Brad Garrett
Wicked Witch of the West - Sarah Palin
Glinda - Swoozie Kurtz or Kristin Chenowith
Auntie Em - Betty White
The Wizard - Alec Baldwin
Scarecrow - Robert Downey, Jr
Tin Man - Steve Carell
Cowardly Lion - Brad Garrett
Wicked Witch of the West - Sarah Palin
Glinda - Swoozie Kurtz or Kristin Chenowith
Auntie Em - Betty White
The Wizard - Alec Baldwin
Last I heard. Schwartz was in favor of the idea. But lets face it, for monetary concerns they won't even start to think about preproduction until the show starts winding down on Broadway. And they're still going strong today all over the globe. I know I love my German Cast CD. Willemijn Verkaik ist super toll.
I don't know why that would be a concern if they base the production on the books. Musicals are more or less different entities. The book was more or less a serious take on the world of Oz, even though it had many contradictions in it.
The musical has more mass appeal and marketability. Lets face it, they aren't gunning for an Oscar with it. The goal of Hollywood is to make popular films and money. Dark and rather depressing (though very good) books are less appealing for that than popular musicals.
So I think it will go that way for sure.
I'd like to add Christopher Walken to the list for The Wizard.
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Sounds good, I remember thinking they should re-do The Wiz-inator of Oz on the way home from seeing Alice on LSD. I also think it would be great if they stuck to the original script and shoot it entirely in 3-D.