The Wizard of Oz (Remake) (2026) (2 Viewers)

[darkrock17]

Pretty sure the book wasn’t a musical and that worked out fine.

Oz was turn into a stage production in 1902 with lyrics written by Baum himself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1902_musical)

 

[Tino]

Oz was turn into a stage production in 1902 with lyrics written by Baum himself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1902_musical)

I know that. My point still stands. The original book was not a musical.

 

[darkrock17]

I know that. My point still stands. The original book was not a musical.

Books aren't usually musicals, they get adapted into them.

 

[Tino]

You said

Oz doesn't really work without songs though, it is a musical to begin with.

It does and it wasn’t.

 

[darkrock17]

You said

It does and it wasn’t.

Most Oz adaptations are musical to an extent though, they don't all have the songs and dances of the 1939 classic, but there is usually a few songs throughout them.

 

[Tino]

Most Oz adaptations are musical to an extent though, they don't all have the songs and dances of the 1939 classic, but there is usually a few songs throughout them.

I’m talking about the source novel. Not adaptations.

 

[darkrock17]

I’m talking about the source novel. Not adaptations.

That's how some musicals are made from the source materials.

 

[Tino]

That's how some musicals are made from the source materials.

Yeah. We all know that. You’re obviously missing my point so I suggest we move on.

 

[darkrock17]

Yeah. We all know that. You’re obviously missing my point so I suggest we move on.

You're losing this argument just like you did a few years back with what was a better earthquake film, the original 1974 film or San Andreas.

 

[Tino]

You're losing this argument just like you did a few years back with what was a better earthquake film, the original 1974 film or San Andreas

What a silly and absurd comment. I could say the same about you not knowing the difference between the theatrical version of IAMMW and the extended version arguing that deleted scenes were in the theatrical version. Move on dude. You’re embarrassing yourself. Again.

 

[Jake Lipson]

We all know that it is possible to make a musical based on The Wizard of Oz. We've all seen the original film. There's also The Wiz and (sigh) Wicked and The Muppets Wizard of Oz. If Kenya Barris wants to make this film a musical, he can. I don't think @Tino is disputing that.

The point is that it would also be possible to adapt the story without songs if the filmmakers want to go that route. They are not required to make this a musical.

 

[Tino]

We all know that it is possible to make a musical based on The Wizard of Oz. We've all seen the original film. There's also The Wiz and (sigh) Wicked and The Muppets Wizard of Oz. If Kenya Barris wants to make this film a musical, he can. I don't think @Tino is disputing that.

The point is that it would also be possible to adapt the story without songs if the filmmakers want to go that route. They are not required to make this a musical.

Exactly. Thanks for getting the point Jake. It wasn’t that hard was it?

 

[Chip_HT]

My question is what makes a project a remake of the 1939 movie as opposed to just being another adaptation/interpretation of the original book?

 

[Tino]

My question is what makes a project a remake of the 1939 movie as opposed to just being another adaptation/interpretation of the original book?

Agreed. It’s not a remake if it’s based on the source material.

Just like the Coen Bros True Grit is not a remake of the John Wayne film.

 

[darkrock17]

My question is what makes a project a remake of the 1939 movie as opposed to just being another adaptation/interpretation of the original book?

It would be a remake if it was shot by shot, word for word, just like Gus Van Sant did with his Psycho in 1998.

 

[Tino]

That is not the definition of a remake. There are plenty of remakes that are not shot for shot and word for word.

“A remake is a film, television series, video game, song or similar form of entertainment that is based upon and retells the story of an earlier production in the same medium—e.g., a "new version of an existing film". Wikipedia”

 

[Tino]

My friend is actually a screenwriter and has also written a script based on the book. It’s been in development hell for over 10 years. It’s a sore subject for him.

 

[jayembee]

Pretty sure the book wasn’t a musical and that worked out fine.

The 1925 silent film wasn't a musical, either.

 

[jayembee]

There have been so many riffs on It's a Wonderful Life over the past 75 years that a literal remake seems superfluous at this point. Also, there hasn't been a good movie based on or inspired by The Wizard of Oz since 1939, but it's inspirational, I guess, that people keep trying.

Depends on what you mean by "based on or inspired by". Jake mentioned Oz the Great and Powerful. I'd add the 1985 film Return to Oz. While it's technically a sequel that uses material from other Oz novels, it did have Dorothy's ruby slippers, which makes a direct inspiration from the 1939 film.

 

[jayembee]

My question is what makes a project a remake of the 1939 movie as opposed to just being another adaptation/interpretation of the original book?

That would depend on whether it used material that was specific to the 1939 film. Like, as I mentioned above, Dorothy's ruby slippers appear in Return to Oz. In the original novel, the slippers were silver.