The Polish Brothers Wizard of Oz Trailer
By Krystal Clark
A mysterious teaser trailer has appeared online for Michael and Mark Polish’s aptly titled “Oz,” as in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz series from author L. Frank Baum. Over the past year we’ve been hearing a lot about the property and various adaptations of the story including one based on the man himself starring Robert Downey Jr. Since that project is still in development, imagine our surprise when we saw this short but sweet teaser featuring what looks like Dorothy and a not so cowardly lion…
Some think that Oz might be a teaser for an upcoming prequel but I have to disagree. This could possibly be from an actual remake or different adaptation because Dorothy is a lot younger in the books than she is in the 1939 film with Judy Garland. Don’t be fooled by the movie magic, she was supposed to be a child not a teenager. There’s a reason the studio originally wanted Shirley Temple in that role.
I’m not sure how I feel about this trailer because it’s under a minute long and it’s just one shot. There’s not much to decipher. Besides this questionable piece, and Oz, The Great and Powerful, Drew Barrymore is said to be working on a Wizard of Oz sequel entitled Surrender Dorothy. Is the Wizard becoming the new vampire? Does everyone have to make one?
What do you think of the teaser trailer for Oz?
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 7:36PM
If this is faithful to the original book, then this scene would take place at the castle of the Wicked Witch of the West.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 7:39PM
I hope it's not a remake. Some things should just be left alone.
Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:33AM
[...] adaptations going on at the moment, we wonder if this will be overkill? Just yesterday we posted a teaser trailer for an upcoming Polish Brothers movie simply entitled, Oz. What’s next?What do you think of [...]
Monday, June 21, 2010 3:10PM
go to http://www.thepolishborhters.net for more information