Get Ready for a Horrific Journey Through the Land of Oz
I have always maintained that The Wizard of Oz is a scary friggin’ film. Nightmarish, even! Its sequel, Return to Oz, was even more horrifying; and I’ve long wondered if someone would ever truly indulge in the horrors of Oz. That time is now.
THR is reporting that New Line Cinema has scooped up a pitch from writer Mike Van Waes for an original horror film set in the world of The Wizard of Oz.
The project, which is in the early development stages, will have ties to the universe created in the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum that was adapted into the classic 1939 film starring Judy Garland.
Baum’s story — about a young girl and her dog who are swept away to a magical world where she teams up with the Lion, the Tinman, and the Scarecrow to face off against the Wicked Witch of the West — has been adapted numerous times over the years and also used as inspiration for various film, TV, and stage stories.
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