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‘Wizard of Oz’ CG Remake Coming in 2010

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Sometimes you gotta sit back and look at some of the golden geese of films, films that you never think will be remade. Â  I can’t imagine anyone thinking they are going to remake ‘The Godfather’. Â  ‘Jaws’ seems like a pretty safe property. Â  I thought the same about ‘The Wizard of Oz’. Â  That is, until today.

John Boorman, the director behind such lighthearted classics as ‘Deliverance’, ‘Exorcist II’, and ‘The Tailor of Panama’ is set to direct a CG-animated update called ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’. Â  Needless to say, this will be Boorman’s first animated film.

The screenplay was written by Boorman along with Ron Mita and Jim McClain of ‘Robots’ fame. Â  Right, ’cause ‘Robots’ was the end-all be-all of great animation.

The film is scheduled for a summer 2010 release.

Source: Variety