Warner Bros. is developing an animated Wizard of Oz retelling.
They are adapting Toto, a children’s book by War Horse writer Michael Morpurgo, which tells the story of Dorothy’s trip through Oz from her faithful dog’s perspective.
Mark Burton, who is writing the screenplay, often works with the U.K.’s Aardman Studios, having written the studio’s last two features — Shaun the Sheep and Early Man. His other writing credits include Gnomeo & Juliet and Madagascar.
The Wizard of Oz was released in 1939, the same year that Gone With The Wind went on to clean up at the Oscars. The only Oscars that Oz won were Best Original Song (Over The Rainbow), and Best Original Score. The film catapulted Judy Garland to international fame, and the film has been one of the world’s most beloved for generations. Ironically, the film didn’t do well at the box office during its initial release. It found its audience at few years later when it debuted on television.
Animated Wizard of Oz Movie Coming To Theaters in 2020.
