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savafan

11-17-2010 09:05 PM

Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

...The Wizard of Oz. Direct from the original script. Have they no souls?

http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/warn...iginal-script/

Unassisted

11-17-2010 09:31 PM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

I thought for sure you were going to say "A Christmas Story." Whew!

Honestly, I have little emotional attachment to the Wizard of Oz. It's been re-imagined at least 3 times in my lifetime that I know of. I'm sure Hollywood types have grand visions of what the original could be if it incorporated modern CGI and motion-capture techniques.

KronoRed

11-18-2010 12:09 AM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

This movie has been done at least 8 times, why not another? Zemeckis is a pretty good director if he has a good story.

RBA	11-18-2010 06:24 PM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

Robin Williams as the Wizard? Is my guess.

pedro

11-18-2010 06:58 PM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

Phillip Seymour Hoffman as the Lion.

Jackie Chan as the Scarecrow

Crispin Glover as the Tin Man.

paintmered

11-18-2010 07:22 PM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

Shoot, give the script to Michael Bay and tell him to have at it. The original didn't have enough gratuitous explosions.

redsfandan

11-19-2010 05:22 AM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

Quote:

Originally Posted by savafan (Post 2297947)

...The Wizard of Oz. Direct from the original script. Have they no souls?

http://www.deadline.com/2010/11/warn...iginal-script/

Is it going to be called 'The Wiz'? :p:

Quote:

Originally Posted by paintmered (Post 2298279)

Shoot, give the script to Michael Bay and tell him to have at it. The original didn't have enough gratuitous explosions.

I bet Tim Burton and Jonny Depp would like a shot.

BuckWild03

11-19-2010 10:46 AM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

Not that I'm at all for a remake of Wizard of Oz but I'm not sure I can think of anyone better suited for the role than Zemeckis. 10-15 years ago, I would have said Tim Burton but after seeing Alice in Wonderland, no thanks.

I think Zemeckis' resume speaks for itself when it comes to the tone and imagination that comes with the territory of re-imagining Oz.

klw	11-19-2010 11:51 AM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

Will Miley Cyrus play Dorothy or could Lindsey Lohan sneak into the role?

RBA	11-23-2010 10:15 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by klw (Post 2298397)

Will Miley Cyrus play Dorothy or could Lindsey Lohan sneak into the role?

Could be Justin Beiber.

savafan

11-23-2010 11:31 PM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

Quote:

Originally Posted by RBA (Post 2299475)

Could be Justin Beiber.

As Toto

Matt700wlw

11-24-2010 11:00 AM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

"Dark Side of the Moon" as the soundtrack

Kingspoint

11-28-2010 07:22 PM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

Why not redo the "Mona Lisa"?

Captain13

11-29-2010 11:51 AM

Re: Warner Brothers wants Zemeckis to helm remake of...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingspoint (Post 2300301)

Why not redo the "Mona Lisa"?

Many have tried. This will probably be just as successful as those attempts (at least it has to be better than the The Wiz).

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