Wizard Of Oz is back! The classic 1939 movie starring Judy Garland will be reimagined by director Kenya Barris for Warner Brothers
Fans of the 1939 classic film Wizard of Oz can rejoice.
A reimagined version of the beloved drama fantasy which starred Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton will be worked on by writer/director Kenya Barris, according to Deadline.
The pitch was picked up by Warner Brothers it was announced on Monday. Barris closed the deal with Warner Bros last week
More of this: Fans of the 1939 classic film Wizard of Oz can rejoice. A reimagined version of the beloved drama fantasy which starred Judy Garland will be worked on by writer/director Kenya Barris
Barris, 48, will be writing and directing the newest rendition of the cult classic.
Barris is an American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor best known for creating the ABC hit series Black-ish.
His writing credits include films such as Girls Trip, Soul, and Coming 2 America.
Witchy good time: The synopsis on the original film is: When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz
Out and about in California: Barris is seen 2019 in Los Angeles. Barris is an American film and television writer, producer, director, and actor best known for creating the ABC hit series Black-ish
Creative control: With a trackrecord of success, fans are curious how he will re-imagine the Wizard of Oz
In 2020, Barris made his acting debut in #BlackAF, a series he developed for Netflix, co-starring Rashida Jones, and Iman Benson.
The original Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland, is ranked as one of the most influential and greatest movies of all time.
The iconic picture by Metro Goldwyn Mayer has been the inspiration for many film and television and Broadway adaptations.
Notably, The Wiz which starred the likes of musical sensations Diana Ross and Michael Jackson was released on the big screen with much acclaim in 1975.
Behind every successful man is a partner: Barris and his wife Rainbow Edwards-Barris at the Cheaper by the Dozen premiere in Hollywood in March
Broadway scored big when it debuted the musical Wicked which played on the relationship of the good witch of the north and the bad witch as originally introduced in 1939.
Currently, the creative details of the new movie are not clear, all we know is this will be a modern reimagining of the legendary blockbuster.
The synopsis on the original film is:
When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy (Judy Garland) and her dog, Toto, are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. They follow the Yellow Brick Road toward the Emerald City to meet the Wizard, and en route they meet a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) that needs a brain, a Tin Man (Jack Haley) missing a heart, and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) who wants courage. The wizard asks the group to bring him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) to earn his help.