A couple of recent posts on AICN have started to point to a new Oz project by John Boorman (Deliverance, Excalibur). This is supposed to be a more faithful-to-the-source than the MGM classic and the little bit I am seeing is intriguing. I'll be keeping my eye out for this one.
Tin Man
<img src="http://www.aintitcool.com/images2008/tinman3.jpg">
<img src="http://www.aintitcool.com/images2008/tinman4.jpg">
The Emerald City
<img src="http://www.aintitcool.com/images2008/emerald2.jpg">
http://www.aintitcool.com/images2008/emerald3.jpg
The Witch's Castle (word it it "grows" when she's angry)
<img src="http://www.aintitcool.com/images2008/witchcastle.jpg">
Giles
11-12-08, 03:14 PM
love the artwork/character design - I had to peek!
Goat3001
11-12-08, 03:28 PM
The artwork is great. I'm a fan of the original film so I'm intrigued by this.
NoirFan
11-12-08, 03:35 PM
This could be interesting. I'm a bit surprised John Boorman is directing - didn't even know he was still around.
chris_sc77
11-12-08, 04:30 PM
This is not needed. Nothing looks or sounds good about this but I'm sure it'll make a couple hundred millions of dollars.
Sean O'Hara
11-12-08, 04:32 PM
Well it has to be better than Tin-Man.
Or the Wiz.
But in the original novel, the Emerald City wasn't actually green -- the Wizard made everyone wear tinted glasses.
Groucho
11-12-08, 04:35 PM
But in the original novel, the Emerald City wasn't actually green -- the Wizard made everyone wear tinted glasses.This is correct, but the outside walls are green -- so the pictures still fit within the context of the story.
I'm very excited by this concept, but Boorman seems like an odd name to be behind all this.
Sean O'Hara
11-12-08, 04:40 PM
This is not needed.
An accurate adaptation most certainly is needed -- drop Professor Marvel and the "It was all a dream" ending, and add back the Quadlings.
Then do the sequels.
Rated_R_Outlaw
11-12-08, 06:42 PM
When i seen the pick of The Tin Man I thought Wall*E
chris_sc77
11-12-08, 06:48 PM
An accurate adaptation most certainly is needed -- drop Professor Marvel and the "It was all a dream" ending, and add back the Quadlings.
Then do the sequels.
They need to make it live action then if they are doing this. I'm not gonna watch some terrible CGI thing that looks like Beowulf or something. Whats the point of watching this if its a cartoon?
Sonic
11-12-08, 06:51 PM
The artwork is sweeeet!
I think there is lots of potential for this.
Sean O'Hara
11-12-08, 07:01 PM
They need to make it live action then if they are doing this. I'm not gonna watch some terrible CGI thing that looks like Beowulf or something. Whats the point of watching this if its a cartoon?
Beowulf was crappy motion capture. The concept art here looks more cartoony, which is fine for the Oz series.
A good movie is a good movie regardless of whether it's live action or animated.
The Valeyard
11-12-08, 07:24 PM
Awesome news! I've been waiting for a more faithful adaptation of the Oz books. Can't wait to see it.
Charlie Goose
11-13-08, 08:56 AM
Weren't there quite a few Oz books?
Chew
11-13-08, 09:22 AM
Weren't there quite a few Oz books?
Baum wrote 14 in total, but there were a ton more from other writers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Oz_books
The movie Return to Oz was based on the second and third books.
Giles
11-13-08, 09:39 AM
When i seen the pick of The Tin Man I thought Wall*E
and similarily when I first saw Wall-E, I thought Johnny 5.
Solid Snake PAC
11-13-08, 11:59 AM
which had to be an obvious homage...
Chrisedge
11-13-08, 12:37 PM
Shots look terrific. Love the idea of a more accurate/faithful version.
MaxMFP
11-13-08, 01:00 PM
I hope John Boorman dies of liver cancer. It is supposed to be the most painful type of cancer.
Sean O'Hara
11-13-08, 01:07 PM
I hope John Boorman dies of liver cancer. It is supposed to be the most painful type of cancer.
Thanks for sharing. 'kay, bye!
Solid Snake PAC
11-13-08, 01:49 PM
I hope John Boorman dies of liver cancer. It is supposed to be the most painful type of cancer.
why all the hate? *checking Wikipedia*....
Groucho
11-13-08, 01:55 PM
I hope John Boorman dies of liver cancer. It is supposed to be the most painful type of cancer.What the fuck, man? What did he do to you?
Giles
11-13-08, 02:24 PM
I agree MaxMFP what a completely unneccesary MEAN comment... that aint cool.
GreenVulture
11-13-08, 03:57 PM
This could be interesting. I'm a bit surprised John Boorman is directing - didn't even know he was still around.
I'm very excited by this concept, but Boorman seems like an odd name to be behind all this.
Clearly, neither of you have seen Boorman's Zardoz!
(And really, if you haven't, you should keep it that way.)
wendersfan
11-13-08, 03:59 PM
I hope John Boorman dies of liver cancer. It is supposed to be the most painful type of cancer.<i>Mod note: There's no reason at all to post with this sort of vitriol. If you have to resort to this sort of boorish posting perhaps it's best you not post at all.</i>
mike7162
11-13-08, 04:05 PM
Judging from the pics, I could actually see this working. Remaking the '39 version live action would be foolhardy, but Boorman has shown that he could make a definitive adaption of a literary classic before; I'm looking forward to it.
Arietta_Moon
01-25-09, 07:48 PM
When i seen the pick of The Tin Man I thought Wall*E
I was thinking more like Marvin the paranoid android from the movie remake of Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy!
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