Now for something where I panic less...

[secondlina]

Except not really...

I just learned a few weeks ago about this upcoming movie called the "Witches of Oz".



The story is : Dorothy Gale discovers that her best selling novels are actually based on suppressed childhood memories of her time in Oz, and that she may be in danger of experiencing it all over again.

Christopher Lloyd ...  Is the Wizard of Oz . REALLY? NICE. I think my heart just stopped. DOCTOR BROWN!

You can visit the following website to see a teaser trailer of the movie.

My reaction to this movie is strange. Half of me is going "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, a potentially good Oz-themed film, oh my god!" while the other half of me is going "Great, something else with a really high budget Namesake has to compete against". But I think the "Oh my god" part of me is winning. Why? First off, that movie actually looks good, and the director actually seems to be a Oz-book-reading-and-loving dude. Second off, I picked popular fairy tales as a subject for Namesake. The fact that other things would come out was to be expected. Not to mention the adventures in Oz is just the first chapters of Namesake. Third, i'm a sucker for anything with the Oz witches. Fourth, interest in Oz from a lot a viewers might actually be good for Namesake. The only thing I don't like about this movie is how they made Dorothy the writer, editing out Baum completely. Kinda what Tim Burton did with his Alice movie.

But, hey. The special effects look rad. Amiright?

This was suppose to come out in 2010. Got pushed back to 2011. But it seems to be doing well, since they have the whole cast and actors listed.

Next post will have a drawing, I swear. Bad lazy panicking artist, bad!

- Isa

Comments

[neocloud9.livejournal.com]

...Why haven't I heard about this? :U

[torreadora.livejournal.com]

Holy shit -- Billy Boyd as our main man? Kit's going to fucking FLIP OUT. :D

Her love for him was no small thing. Oh man, I can't wait to see what she saaaaays...

[disembodied-cat.livejournal.com]

LOL you're silly!
Although something about the girl .. looks like something you'd draw. Is it just me? X)

[starmetal-oak.livejournal.com]

Looks good!

Have you ever read Wicked? Love that book. Not for everyone, though.

There's also the red riding hood movie coming out this year. Oh, and Beastly, based on the book by the same name which is a retelling of beauty and the beast.

So yeah - fairy tales are pretty popular ;)

[psychosongtress.livejournal.com]

It looks like it could be really good or really bad . . But yay DOC BROWN! GREAT SCOTT!

[earthstar-moon.livejournal.com]

Yay! I love Christopher Lloyd, I think it's been awhile since he's been in a movie. (I don't suppose it's possible that Frank Baum was just Dorothy's penname?)

I can understand you're mix reaction, but as you said, it's not like you're the only person to do a take on the Wizard of OZ. Worse case, you can just point to the date and show you did write it before the movie came out.

[ladyxmoonlight.livejournal.com]

DUDE I NEED TO WATCH THIS!

Also, Tin Man was amazing and based on Oz. :)

[snapdragon76.livejournal.com]

Christopher Lloyd as the Wizard of Oz?! This should prove to be very interesting indeed!!

And don't worry about Namesake competing with anything else Oz related. As proven, it seems anything Oz tends to be popular and timeless.

[kit-a-licious.livejournal.com]

Is that Billy Boyd clutching a raven-haired lass? MY HEAD WILL EXPLODE. GAH. Biiiiillllyyyyy!

[putri-nih.livejournal.com]

I vote for Namesake, and not this . Your designs are way more inspiring than theirs. :)

[amelia-seyroon.livejournal.com]

Looks better than the upcoming Red Riding Hood. >D

[jason-register.livejournal.com]

Looks fun.

[ozma914.livejournal.com]

Interesting! I was worried at first they'd stolen your idea completedly, but it looks to me like the stories are different enough that they could compliment each other. Look at it as free advertising!

[spankingfemme.livejournal.com]

Oh I think something like this would be good for Namesake! Since your comic came out before the movie, you won't have to worry about copyright infringements, and it should get more folks surfing for the genre once interested :)