Dakota Fanning in ‘Wizard of Oz’ Remake?

Unbelievable that I had to type this  out, much less read about, a ‘Wizard of Oz’ remake.  It gets much worse in yesterday’s Guardian.co.uk article….weep. How ’bout we rent “The Wiz” and call it a day?

Dakota Fanning could be poised to don the ruby slippers for a sequel to The Wizard of Oz. But be warned, the studio is claiming this new version will be “darker and more action-packed” than the original 1939 musical. The Wizard of Oz starred Judy Garland as Dorothy, a Kansas farm-girl who finds herself whisked to a technicolor world of munchkins and witches. By contrast, the Warner Bros remake will play out in the present day and chart the adventures of Dorothy’s feistier granddaughter. “You’ve still got Dorothy trapped in an odd place,” explains co-producer Todd McFarlane. “But she’s much closer to the Ripley character from Alien, than a helpless singing girl.”

Oh yeah…cuz Dorothy’s gonna whip out a semi automatic weapon on the The Wicked Witch’s ass. Are they kidding??? The same Todd McFarlane of the, and I  use this loosely, classic ‘Spawn’ series.  Oh for chrissakes….and thats pretty much all he’s done. How the hell does that qualify him to touch Wizard of Oz? I love the character of Ripley as much as anyone, but to compare her to Dorothy is insane…nevermind unfathomable. Add to the fact that we’ve seen enough of Dakota Fanning to last the rest of our lives.