RAMstar Studios has announced that they planning a Wizard of Oz prequel film, based on the 1991 novelization "How the Wizard Came To Oz", by author Donald Abbot, who is also penning the film's script. The film will be directed by Cole S. McKay, who has done work on films such as Cloverfield and Transformers: Dark Of The Moon. Similar to the 2013 Disney film, Oz the Great and Powerful, the film will explore how circus stuntman Oscar Diggs was whisked away to the land of Oz and how he became the "wizard" encountered by Dorothy in the famous story, The Wizard of Oz. You can check out a plot synopsis below, along with a few promotional posters and an interview with Abbot dicussing the film! The film is fully funded with a budget of $35M. They're currently working on casting and have reached out to Nathan Fillion to take up the role of the Wizard.
- 10/10/2016
- ComicBookMovie.com
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