Wizard of Oz remake

[DaKardii Joined: Jan 12th, 2018 Topics: 111 Posts: 1410 View Predictions]

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No. This isn’t a joke, nor is it a reference to the upcoming adaptation of Wicked.

This is really happening.

https://variety.com/2021/film/news/wonderful-wizard-of-oz-remake-1234904194/

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[Brayden Fitzsimmons Joined: May 3rd, 2015 Topics: 110 Posts: 7441 View Predictions]

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There’s so much Oz related material to adapt, why try to improve on perfection.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 292 Posts: 5456 View Predictions]

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Will Hollywood ever learn that the movies that should be remade (or rebooted) are the ones that didn’t even work the first time around that way they would have no where to go but up? Timeless classics like Beauty & the Beast, The Lion King, West Side Story, and The Wizard of Oz should be left alone.

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 23 Posts: 75905 View Predictions]

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Ok so if I recall correctly (it’s been awhile) the book didnt have the songs, and had a few things the og movie doesnt:
1)Dorothy is forced to become the witch’s personal slave (Could be interesting)
2)She had to go find Glinda again
3)Lion kills a giant spider who is terrorizing the animals in a forest
4)silver shoes (which I assume are going to be ruby anways)
5)The Winged Monkey was more helpful in the end for Dorothy

So just looking at that and assuming the songs won’t be used, we could potentially see an entirely different movie from what people are expecting.

SAYING THAT: if they try to do the original all over again without change I’m totally against that

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 23 Posts: 75905 View Predictions]

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braydenfitzsimmons wrote:

There’s so much Oz related material to adapt, why try to improve on perfection.

The Marvelous Land of Oz is easily the best of the bunch yet hasn’t been touched.

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[Monsoon 🌊 Joined: Aug 11th, 2020 Topics: 30 Posts: 2689 View Predictions]

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I mean as long as it’s not a direct remake of the 1939 classic and a more faithful retelling of the book series it should be OK.

Tim Burton would’ve been the perfect director for this before his movies started to suck.

👑Cicely Tyson (1924-2021)
👑Mary Wilson (1944-2021)

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[Eddy Q Joined: Oct 13th, 2012 Topics: 23 Posts: 4685 View Predictions]

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From my childhood memories, the witch dies in the book barely more than half way through, although I may be misremembering or exaggerating. However, I’m not sure if there’s much interesting material after that to justify a straight retelling. No one is asking for this.

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[galaxy98 Joined: Oct 21st, 2018 Topics: 11 Posts: 212 View Predictions]

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Jeffrey Kare wrote:

Will Hollywood ever learn that the movies that should be remade (or rebooted) are the ones that didn’t even work the first time around that way they would have no where to go but up? Timeless classics like Beauty & the Beast, The Lion King, West Side Story, and The Wizard of Oz should be left alone.

money honey. The sweet taste of money.

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[FairWeatherAffair Joined: May 11th, 2018 Topics: 7 Posts: 977 View Predictions]

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Not the biggest fan of the OG movie, but yeah, this is unnecessary. Thank you, late capitalism!

Wish they would adapt the Wicked Years for film/television already, sans music this time 😒.

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[Miles Joined: Oct 22nd, 2016 Topics: 22 Posts: 3865 View Predictions]

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Why would anybody touch this? The people who would want to see an Oz-related movie are the same people who hold up the original as sacred

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[RIDLEY SCOTT Joined: Feb 4th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 147 View Predictions]

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Francis Ford Coppola said Paramount is trying to remake The Godfather

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[Keth Joined: Dec 2nd, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 661 View Predictions]

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Jeffrey Kare wrote:

Will Hollywood ever learn that the movies that should be remade (or rebooted) are the ones that didn’t even work the first time around that way they would have no where to go but up? Timeless classics like Beauty & the Beast, The Lion King, West Side Story, and The Wizard of Oz should be left alone.

I don’t care how wonderful the remake might end up being, it will never have the heart of the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz. It truly is timeless.

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[Jeffrey Kare Joined: Jan 23rd, 2013 Topics: 292 Posts: 5456 View Predictions]

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RIDLEY SCOTT wrote:

Francis Ford Coppola said Paramount is trying to remake The Godfather.

As Matt Neglia said on Next Best Picture’s podcast review of the recent Rebecca reboot, he thinks any movie that won the Oscar for Best Picture should never be remade (or rebooted).

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[vinny Joined: May 20th, 2011 Topics: 23 Posts: 75905 View Predictions]

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Eddy Q wrote:

From my childhood memories, the witch dies in the book barely more than half way through, although I may be misremembering or exaggerating. However, I’m not sure if there’s much interesting material after that to justify a straight retelling. No one is asking for this.

. I’m still looking for my copy but will get back to u with an answer but I think u r right

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[RIDLEY SCOTT Joined: Feb 4th, 2017 Topics: 0 Posts: 147 View Predictions]

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Jeffrey Kare wrote:

As Matt Neglia said on Next Best Picture’s podcast review of the recent Rebecca reboot, he thinks any movie that won the Oscar for Best Picture should never be remade (or rebooted).

FFC was specific. He said All Directors(so far) said No to that job but Paramount is trying to remake The Godfather

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