The Wizard of Oz is back! Director Kenya Barris reimagines the classic 1939 film starring Judy Garland for Warner Brothers
Fans of the classic 1939 film, Wizard of Oz, rejoice.
A reimagined version of the hit fantasy drama starring Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton is being adapted by writer/director Kenya Barris, according to Deadline.
The pitch was taken over by Warner Brothers, as announced on Monday. Barris finalized the deal with Warner Bros last week
More of the same: Fans of the classic 1939 film, Wizard of Oz, rejoice. A reimagined version of the hit fantasy drama starring Judy Garland is being adapted by writer/director Kenya Barris
Barris, 48, will write and direct the latest version of the cult classic.
Barris is an American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor best known for creating the ABC hit series Black-ish.
His screenwriters include films such as Girls Trip, Soul and Coming 2 America.
Crazy Good Time: The synopsis of the original film reads: When a tornado sweeps through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog Toto are abducted at their home to the magical Land of Oz
Out and about in California: Barris can be seen in Los Angeles in 2019. Barris is an American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor best known for creating the ABC hit series Black-ish
Creative Control: With a track record of success, fans are excited to see how he will reinvent the Wizard of Oz
In 2020, Barris made his acting debut in #BlackAF, a series he developed for Netflix, starring Rashida Jones and Iman Benson.
The original Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland, is considered one of the most influential and greatest films of all time.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s iconic image has been the inspiration for many film, television and Broadway adaptations.
Remarkably, starring the likes of Diana Ross and Michael Jackson, The Wiz was released to critical acclaim on the big screen in 1975.
Behind every successful man there is a partner: Barris and his wife Rainbow Edwards-Barris at the Hollywood premiere of Cheaper by the Dozen in March
Broadway achieved great success when it debuted the musical Wicked, which explored the relationship between the Good Witch of the North and the Wicked Witch as originally introduced in 1939.
At the moment the creative details of the new film are not clear, we only know that this will be a modern reinterpretation of the legendary blockbuster.
The synopsis for the original film reads:
When a tornado sweeps through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away from their home to the magical Land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road towards the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and along the way they meet a scarecrow (Ray Bolger) who needs a brain, a tin man (Jack Haley) who is missing a heart, and a cowardly lion ( Bert Lahr). who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the Wicked Witch of the West’s (Margaret Hamilton) broomstick to earn his help.