We've known for awhile now that some sort of "Wizard of Oz" follow-up was percolating in the Warner Bros offices. Todd McFarlane told us a little bit about a film adaptation of his Twisted Land of Oz toy line back in September. In that same interview, McFarlane also mentioned a pitch from "A History of Violence" screenwriter Josh Olson. As the writer later clarified for us, this was a more family-friendly sequel idea, something more suitable to the legacy of L. Frank Baum's classic story than the (admittedly cool) S&M madness seen in McFarlane's Twisted line.
Now, Pajiba has the logline for a movie called "Oz: The Return to the Emerald City." It is a modern day tale that follows lawyer Dorothy Neil, granddaughter of former Oz visitor Dorothy Gale. As the story goes, Neil and a young child -- the daughter of her boss -- end up in the magical land, where they team up with the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion to bring down a new evil witch. We decided to go straight to the source and ask Olson if this sounded anything like what he wrote. And it does. Hit the jump to read it in Olson's own words, and to see the word-for-word logline that Pajiba has. Read More...
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