We're Off to See the CG-Animated Wizard of Oz

BuzzSugar — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:30:35 -0800

Just as we're getting a Three Stooges movie for a new generation of moviegoers, The Wizard of Oz will also be reappearing on the big screen - in CG animation. The $25 million project is backed by a French production company and will be based on Frank Baum's original novel.

The Variety article adds, "The English-language adaptation maintains the tale's main characters and settings. Unlike the MGM classic, however, it's not a musical."

On the one hand, with today's animation technology, the possibilities are limitless for what Oz might look like, and that could be awesome. On the other hand, do we need another Wizard of Oz movie? Is this messing with a classic? What do you think?

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Buzz News Roundup, 11/26

BuzzSugar — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:30:47 -0800

The Munchkins of Oz finally got their own Walk of Fame star in Hollywood after 68 years, Reuters reports.
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Ben Stiller will produce a TV pilot called Gods Behaving Badly, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
The Women in Film Foundation will accept film submissions for their Film Finishing Fund the first week in December, Variety reports.
Elizabeth Berkeley of Showgirls and Saved by the Bell fame has won a recurring role on CSI: Miami as Horatio Caine's ex-wife, Zap2it reports.
According to Billboard, Scottish rock group Jesus and Mary Chain is working on a new album.
Broadcasting & Cable wonders what a Webisode is worth.

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