Welcome to the wonderful world of public domain, where we’ll get not one, but two different Wizard of Oz projects from two different companies, based on L. Frank Baum’s 1900 children’s novel. New Line will tackle the source material itself with a feature adaptation of Baum’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while Warner Bros. will re-team with animation studio Animal Logic for an animated musical adaptation of
New Line’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz New Line has tapped Nicole Kassell to helm the feature film adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, following the studio’s extensive search to find a “visionary” filmmaker to “reimagine” Baum’s classic novel, according to Deadline. The outlet reports that New Line liked Kassell’s meticulous world-building in overseeing