Judy Garland Nicole Kassell Frank Baum film awards classical Judy Garland Nicole Kassell Frank Baum

Nicole Kassell to Direct ‘The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz’ for New Line

Reading now: 369
thewrap.com

Also Read: 'Black Adam': Quintessa Swindell to Play Cyclone in Dwayne Johnson Superhero Movie“The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” was published in 1900 and became an instant hit, inspiring thirteen additional “Oz” books.

Considered “America’s greatest and best-loved homegrown fairytale” by the Library of Congress, it has been adapted several times to different media including the classic 1939 musical film “The Wizard of Oz” starring Judy Garland.

The new film will be a fresh take on the L. Frank Baum children’s novel and, unlike other adaptations, can draw on elements from the 1939 Oscar-winning film.Kassell’s hiring follows a search by New Line to find a filmmaker to re-imagine “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Regarded as a meticulous world-builder,.

Read more on thewrap.com
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA