‘Wizard of Oz’ Remakes Considered by Hollywood

With the new 3D “Alice in Wonderland” movie – which stars include Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman and Johnny Depp – doing so well at the box office, Hollywood has apparently decided that the time is now right, for remakes of the classic 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.”

According to usatoday.com, there have been numerous reports surfacing recently, about the possibilities of a few remakes. On Tuesday, the Times posted a report on Warner Bros. plans, which apparently includes one project that focuses on a granddaughter of Dorothy.

And another report in the Times, said that both Universal and Disney have their own Wizard of Oz-related projects in the pipeline. Universal has “Wicked,” which is the Broadway musical that is a prequel to the events in the film and the L. Frank Baum children’s books.

While Disney’s project on the other hand, is said to tackle the subject of how the wizard came to sit behind the curtain in the first place. What do you think of people doing “The Wizard of Oz” remakes? Do you think it would be good, or should it be left well alone?