Toto, we’re not in the 1930s anymore.
will be tasked with writing, directing, and producing the upcoming film, which will serve as a “modern reimagining” of the original.
The planned Warner Bros. film is separate from a previously-planned retelling by New Line. The original film, starring Judy Garland as a Kansas girl who is swept away by a tornado and finds herself in the mythical Land of Oz, was based on the 1900 bookThe new film from Barris comes as he closes off post-production on his film directorial debut, titledfor Netflix.
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