More than 80 years after its premiere, the Wizard of Oz universe will make its return to dark rooms. According to US media. Termthe creator of the series BlackishKenya Barris prepares a remake of the film The Wizard of Oz, released in 1939 and adapted from the children’s book by L. Frank Baum.
Kenya Barris will direct and write the script for this project, details of which have yet to be revealed.
A second adaptation in process
In parallel, a second Wizard of Oz remake has also been in the works since February. Directed by Nicole Kassell (Watchmen, Westworld), this revisited version is described as a “new reading” of the story of Dorothy and the land of Oz and is not linked to the Kenya Barris project, as the medium clarifies. variety.
The book The Wizard of Oz has been adapted many times, the most famous being the 1939 version with judy garland. In 1978 it premiered the magician, a musical film with Diana Ross as Dorothy and Michael Jackson as the scarecrow. In 2013, Disney had proposed its version, The fantastic world of Oz.
Source: BFM TV
