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The Director Of EXCALIBUR And DELIVERANCE Brings You...THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ!?!?
Merrick here...
John Boorman is attached to direct a CGI adaptation of L. Frank Baum's THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ.
The English-language adaptation maintains the tale's main characters and settings. Unlike the MGM classic, however, it's not a musical.
...says THIS WRITE-UP in Variety.
While MGM's WIZARD OF OZ is one of my top three most favoriotest films of all time & I get jittery whenever another OZ adaptation/re-imagining launches, I can actually see Boorman's sensibilities working for this project. The original book's tone was quite different than MGM's musical adaptation & has never been faithfully realized on screen. Also, THE WIZARD OF OZ featured prominently in Boorman's ZARDOZ, so the story is clearly close to his heart. This could be interesting...maybe.
Of course, God knows how I'll feel should those backwoodsy Munchkins go DELIVERANCE on The Cowardly Lion. Or if that creepy balloon guy gives poor Dorothy the Igraine treatment...
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Reader Talkback
First by mvckalel | Nov 6th, 2008 10:17:46 AM | OK by mvckalel | Nov 6th, 2008 10:18:05 AM | interesting by jamestewart007 | Nov 6th, 2008 10:19:02 AM | Meow like a cat! by MisterE | Nov 6th, 2008 10:20:14 AM | well by massolit | Nov 6th, 2008 10:21:51 AM | The Exorcist II : Reloaded by CyberVishnu | Nov 6th, 2008 10:25:15 AM | Wait...CGI? by Gozu | Nov 6th, 2008 10:25:47 AM | ZARDOZ by Darthkrusty | Nov 6th, 2008 10:25:54 AM | CGI adaptation...why? by skimn | Nov 6th, 2008 10:30:33 AM | ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO, HIS CHOSEN
ONES! by IamZardoz | Nov 6th, 2008 10:32:04 AM | Actually, ZARDOZ SPEAKS TO
YOU, HIS CHOSEN ONES! by IamZardoz | Nov 6th, 2008 10:32:49 AM | Family Animation and Genre
Films by Archive | Nov 6th, 2008 10:33:16 AM | Happy Feet. by Archive | Nov 6th, 2008 10:33:35 AM | HECK yeah! by Admonisher | Nov 6th, 2008 10:34:53 AM | Zardoz 2 by Mr.Krinkle | Nov 6th, 2008 10:35:02 AM | If John Carter goes
live-action... by Archive | Nov 6th, 2008 10:35:15 AM | Sure, you mention those
films... by TheBigDogg | Nov 6th, 2008 10:35:24 AM | Boorman's still alive? by rev_skarekroe | Nov 6th, 2008 10:35:31 AM | Boorman does not exist in this
dojo by Cobra--Kai | Nov 6th, 2008 10:39:07 AM | Return to Oz... by StrokerX | Nov 6th, 2008 10:39:12 AM | So is like a CGI cartoon or a
300 CGI cartoon with people? by Stereotypical Evil Archer | Nov 6th, 2008 10:41:52 AM | Just read the books by GunterMonkey | Nov 6th, 2008 10:42:55 AM | I'd rather see Tim Burton pick
this up after Alice by KryptonOne | Nov 6th, 2008 10:44:56 AM | Boorman is great by Mr Gorilla | Nov 6th, 2008 10:47:06 AM | Re: Boormans kids by skimn | Nov 6th, 2008 10:49:11 AM | Tim Burton Sux! by FILMFUNK | Nov 6th, 2008 11:06:34 AM | Re: Boormans kids by Prometeo | Nov 6th, 2008 11:07:11 AM | Re: Boormans Kids by Roland_The_Gunslinger | Nov 6th, 2008 11:12:37 AM | They should do a CGI 'The Wiz' by Baron Karza | Nov 6th, 2008 11:14:12 AM | Oz? This road don't go to Oz. by Dr Lizardo | Nov 6th, 2008 11:22:09 AM | Shame it's not 70's Boorman... by TroutMaskReplicant | Nov 6th, 2008 11:25:15 AM | THE GUN IS GOOD. by Fawst | Nov 6th, 2008 11:42:03 AM | If the film was made today,
how would the trailer look
like? by Koji_Kabuto | Nov 6th, 2008 11:45:08 AM | Can't be worse that Tin Man by Rando Calrisian | Nov 6th, 2008 11:48:56 AM | Wasn't "Return to Oz"
faithfull to the book? by BenBraddock | Nov 6th, 2008 11:49:54 AM | Even though it will always be
unfairly compared by TimBenzedrine | Nov 6th, 2008 11:52:53 AM | zardoz! by reckni | Nov 6th, 2008 11:53:31 AM | Zardoz quotes by Subtlety | Nov 6th, 2008 12:03:21 PM | KryptonOne ive been saying
that... by GavinVanDraven | Nov 6th, 2008 12:14:48 PM | Is this the 'darker' LOTR
style script that was... by performingmonkey | Nov 6th, 2008 12:22:07 PM | Anyone seen any of the silent
Oz movies made by Baum
himself? by a goonie | Nov 6th, 2008 12:27:18 PM | Exaclibur is the best Arthur
adaptation by Grammaton Cleric Binks | Nov 6th, 2008 12:29:47 PM | I read the script for
Boorman's LOTR by ghost_matt | Nov 6th, 2008 12:34:49 PM | YES! by ufoclub1977 | Nov 6th, 2008 12:37:06 PM | We need this like we need
another... by hallmitchell | Nov 6th, 2008 12:44:13 PM | EXCALIBUR by Deus X Meshuga | Nov 6th, 2008 12:48:25 PM | Oz II: The Heretic by JackPumpkinhead | Nov 6th, 2008 01:07:37 PM | THE PENIS IS EVIL THE GUN IS
GOOD by picardsucks | Nov 6th, 2008 01:09:39 PM | Return to Oz by GQSioux | Nov 6th, 2008 01:15:30 PM | Why no Wicked? by beastie | Nov 6th, 2008 01:21:52 PM | This would be cool to see... by Maegnarval | Nov 6th, 2008 01:33:06 PM | Igraine was acted by Boorman's
daughter by ATARI | Nov 6th, 2008 01:38:27 PM | OZ movies It would actually
work due to LOTR and.... by Leafar the Lost | Nov 6th, 2008 01:45:45 PM | Igraine? by ViktorBC | Nov 6th, 2008 01:52:31 PM | Cool Idea, but.... by Charlie_Allnut | Nov 6th, 2008 02:15:10 PM | Fuck CGI by kwisatzhaderach | Nov 6th, 2008 02:31:26 PM | Damn You Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI | Nov 6th, 2008 02:47:35 PM | I second Fuck CGI. by Damien Chowder | Nov 6th, 2008 02:56:10 PM | Cool, cool, cool. by eggart | Nov 6th, 2008 03:12:46 PM | Right idea. by BiggusDickus | Nov 6th, 2008 03:21:07 PM | Where's the Love for Exorcist
II? by eck_iii | Nov 6th, 2008 03:26:37 PM | Does anyone remember MCMLXXVI
posting... by BiggusDickus | Nov 6th, 2008 03:26:46 PM | Why not a reboot of The Wiz? by Royston Lodge | Nov 6th, 2008 03:32:42 PM | Wicked by The Colonel | Nov 6th, 2008 03:35:33 PM | While we're at it, reboot The
Sound of Music... by Royston Lodge | Nov 6th, 2008 03:36:52 PM | Mary Poppins, reimagined... by Royston Lodge | Nov 6th, 2008 03:37:56 PM | The actual book 'Wizard of Oz'
was pretty darn dark by Dreamwriter | Nov 6th, 2008 03:42:05 PM | Return to Oz was close... by NivekJ | Nov 6th, 2008 03:50:26 PM | Return to OZ... by two fathoms deep | Nov 6th, 2008 04:00:26 PM | there's already concept art
up!! by BadMrWonka | Nov 6th, 2008 04:24:04 PM | Yeah, I heard the same about a
"Wicked" movie. by Kid Idioteque | Nov 6th, 2008 04:49:40 PM | I'm Torn... by KISSman24 | Nov 6th, 2008 05:00:16 PM | This is frickin awesome news. by Dragon Man | Nov 6th, 2008 05:02:52 PM | Great news. by Shoegeezer | Nov 6th, 2008 05:28:36 PM | If this is an adaptation of
the novel then it's about
time. by Uncle Stan | Nov 6th, 2008 05:31:25 PM | Old People & Computers by zekmoe | Nov 6th, 2008 05:39:26 PM | Here's some fun trivia... by Anna Valerious | Nov 6th, 2008 05:40:40 PM | Merrick's top 3 by Amy Chasing | Nov 6th, 2008 06:03:46 PM | Biggus Dickus by worldofwarcraft | Nov 6th, 2008 06:05:18 PM | Oh man, I hated Zardoz by Drath | Nov 6th, 2008 06:07:10 PM | I would be more psyched if it
would have been a live-action
vers by chien_sale | Nov 6th, 2008 06:13:55 PM | This won't be any good without
the music! by Snake Foreskin | Nov 6th, 2008 06:31:17 PM | wierd, just saw Deliverance
last night for 1st time by T 1000 xp professional | Nov 6th, 2008 06:34:04 PM | Make the characters like Todd
MacFairlane's designs...! by Logan_1973 | Nov 6th, 2008 06:52:10 PM | There by Drunken Rage | Nov 6th, 2008 07:20:17 PM | jesus. sorry. by Drunken Rage | Nov 6th, 2008 07:20:37 PM | There's love on this TB for
"Zardoz" by Drunken Rage | Nov 6th, 2008 07:23:05 PM | worldofwarcraft by Drunken Rage | Nov 6th, 2008 07:26:27 PM | Logan_1973 by Anna Valerious | Nov 6th, 2008 08:32:55 PM | Uh....a maybe at best by crankyoldguy | Nov 6th, 2008 09:06:34 PM | Dorothy to Wicked Witch... by crankyoldguy | Nov 6th, 2008 09:08:14 PM | All good men say, "Up with
silver!" by PotSmokinAlien | Nov 6th, 2008 09:48:11 PM | PS by PotSmokinAlien | Nov 6th, 2008 09:48:36 PM | Don't fuck with Zed by picardsucks | Nov 6th, 2008 10:06:42 PM | Snake Foreskin has an empty
Sarah Palin-skull. by Uncle Stan | Nov 7th, 2008 12:52:14 AM | Oz as an allegory for the
silver standard is a stupid
myth. by Uncle Stan | Nov 7th, 2008 12:54:45 AM | ZARDOZ is the WIZARD OF OZ by The Outlander | Nov 7th, 2008 02:18:52 AM | Long Way Round by The Brains | Nov 7th, 2008 02:19:20 AM | Zemekis and Pixar (Brad Bird
especially) by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo
king_for | Nov 7th, 2008 03:57:17 AM | Ramdom thought by Dazzler69 | Nov 7th, 2008 07:02:13 AM | MY PENIS IS EVIL!!! by spud mcspud | Nov 7th, 2008 07:26:30 AM | PotSmokinAlien by m2298 | Nov 7th, 2008 08:05:44 AM | Will Mark Valley be cast as
the Tin Man? by Leafar the Lost | Nov 7th, 2008 08:51:18 AM | Just ignore this... by Rupee88 | Nov 7th, 2008 08:54:26 AM | nicol williamson as dorothy! by duanejones | Nov 7th, 2008 09:50:21 AM | Leave it alone by Abominable Snowcone | Nov 7th, 2008 10:06:40 AM | As long as we get the Modred
silly/girlie laugh... by Darth Macchio | Nov 7th, 2008 10:41:18 AM | Mordred...! by Darth Macchio | Nov 7th, 2008 10:42:51 AM | I've been waiting for a live
action film though by eggart | Nov 7th, 2008 12:39:55 PM | shit pickle by Second Try | Nov 7th, 2008 02:14:27 PM | If he sticks to the story... by AnnoyYou | Nov 7th, 2008 10:34:06 PM | Uncle Stan by PotSmokinAlien | Nov 8th, 2008 10:36:10 PM | oddly enough this TB syncs up
with The Wall by The Amazing G | Nov 9th, 2008 09:37:30 PM |
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