Members R!ck Posted November 25, 2006 Members Share Posted November 25, 2006 The Sci Fi Channel is off to see the wizard -- RHI Entertainment that is -- to create a six-hour miniseries based on L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz." "Tin Man" (working title) will begin production on its science fiction, psychedelic reimagining of the already bizarre tale in early 2007 in Vancouver, with a projected December 2007 premiere. In this updated epic tale, a young woman named DG somehow gets snatched up and thrust into the fantastical realm known as The Outer Zone (aka The O.Z) that's currently oppressed by dark magic. Along the way, she befriends the half-brained man Glitch, the wolverine-like Raw who seeks courage and the emotionally scarred, heroic Cain, who was once part of the police force known as Tin Men in the O.Z. DG is journeying along the Old Road to seek the Mystic Man, but in the end, has a showdown with the wicked Azkeadellia, who has curiously close ties to DG herself. Casting is currently underway. Robert Halmi, Sr. and Jr. will executive produce, along with Mitchell and Van Sickle ("The Pretender"). RHI Entertainment previously collaborated with Sci Fi for the 2004 miniseries "Legend of Earthsea," starring Shawn Ashmore, Kristin Kreuk, Danny Glover, and Isabella Rossellini. The best known version of "The Wizard of Oz" was released in theaters in 1939 and starred Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale. Several other versions, sequels and spinoffs followed, most notably the musical "The Wiz," which was adapted into a film starring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross in 1978, and the recent TV movie "Muppets' Wizard of Oz," starring Ashanti, Jeffrey Tambor and various muppets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JER Soaps Fan Posted November 25, 2006 Members Share Posted November 25, 2006 Lame. And shameful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMan101 Posted November 25, 2006 Members Share Posted November 25, 2006 I dunno. Nothing can beat the original (still one of my favorite movies ever), but this should be interesting to watch. Kinda OT, but I've always wanted to see a network or something take on Oz and do a miniseries of all the books Baum did, or at least most of them and make them a little more true to the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DruRocks Posted November 25, 2006 Members Share Posted November 25, 2006 Anybody see the Chef Boyarde(sp?) commercial with the Tin Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Keith Posted November 26, 2006 Members Share Posted November 26, 2006 Ooh. This excites the Wicked fan in me, which yearns for darkness as much as I love the '39 film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaysnPassionsFan Posted November 26, 2006 Members Share Posted November 26, 2006 This should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.