Watchmen's Nicole Kassell to Direct New Wizard of Oz Adaptation for New Line

[thatgum_youlike]

EXCLUSIVE: #Watchmen director Nicole Kassell has been set to direct New Line’s feature adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s beloved American children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz https://t.co/lg2YOuxmm9
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) February 9, 2021

• Nicole Kassell is set to direct a new adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for New Line

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[meetviolent]

I miss Emerald City.

[little_vienna]

Same!

[meetviolent]

Oop. Related to the actual post: I’m not familiar enough with the book to know what major differences there were between it and the Judy Garland movie. What would be in this new adaptation that wasn’t in the iconic movie? Is this intended to be epic???

[deeohaytch]

The books are insane and much more in tone with Return to Oz. There are man eating tiger beasts, hammerheads, just a bunch of body horrors. Lots of stuff they couldn’t adapt in the 1930s.

[thatgum_youlike]

I hadn't heard of this but just looked it up and tarsem singh directed every episode?! my interest is piqued lol

[tucker]

The only reason I watched lol

His aesthetic is so distinct I love it

[insecuredesign]

Adria Arjona is so gorgeous that I wish we had more episodes for that alone lol