The Wizard of Oz (2019 film)

The Wizard of Oz is a 2011 fantasy adventure film from Walt Disney Pictures. It will be a remake from the 1939 original film from MGM, starring Emma Roberts, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Jim Carrey, Emma Thompson, Mariah Carey, and Robin Williams. It will be directed by Tim Burton. The remake will be from Walt Disney Pictures rather than being from MGM like the original, because of the more popularity that it's better to be with. It is set to release worldwide in Disney Digital 3D, 3D and IMAX 3D theatres on April 1, 2011. Filming took place between March and June 2010.

Plot
Dorothy Gale (Emma Roberts), a farmhouse 17-year-old, who tries to runaway with her dog toto from being destroyed, eventually heads home because of Auntie Em (Jamie Lee Curtus) feeling sick. Thus, she is attacked in an tornado hurricane, and ended up into a strange world called Oz. She is struggling to get herself home with her new friends, Scarecrow (Brad Pitt), Tin Man (Tom Cruise) and Lion (Jim Carrey) by heading straight to the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, before the Wicked Witch (Emma Thompson) gets her.

Development
Tim Burton plans to release a 3D version remake of 1939 original version The Wizard of Oz, where he'll be directing like he did with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and even Alice in Wonderland. He describes: "this movie must be at least to be darker and edgier than the original one. Burton is also working on releasing to direct a remake for Frankieweenie, which is setting to release in November 2011. Burton also states about becoming black-and-white in the beginning of the film, but to be in color for the entire movie "I don't want the movie to be black-and-white, because it'll be too boring to watch it in 3D, making the movie in color will be interest for the audiences, and it will have to be in that way." The opening and closing credits will be made into color as well from according to Burton, to make this film much darker and epic than the 1939 original one. Originally going to be from MGM, it was instead to be taken from Disney instead, because it's much interesting that Disney is more care of Oz. Burton also states about making a sequel. He states: "If the movie makes more money than Alice in Wonderland, I will announce a sequel to the movie, to be about Dorothy returning to Oz. I'll plan it to come out in the next two years or so." In the sequel, Burton says that the sequel will be more darker than this one. Burton will have to work on the idea about releasing a sequel.

Filming
Filming for The Wizard of Oz begins on March 19, 2010 in Culver City, California, same place where 1939 film version was shot, 71 years ago. The Oz place is going to be filmed in a green screen room to put some effects of that place. Burton states: "we're be shooting it in 3D to make it look intersting." It scheduled to go on till May 28, 2010.

Casting
Several of actors are being replaced.
 * Emma Roberts as Dorothy Gale, a farmhouse 17-year-old, who is caught in a accident during a hurricane and into the Land of Oz. She must find her way home is to head to the Emerald city by wearing a red slippers. Roberts will be dressed in a blue dress, and to wear white slippers, as of will change red slippers for scene where she heads in the Land of Oz. Emma Watson is audition to star in the role of Dorothy Gale in the film. But Watson says she wasn't unable to, due to filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The crew than plans to find another actress to play the role of Dorothy including Demi Lovato, Kristen Stewart, Jojo, Megan Fox, and Vanessa Hudens, and wants to be the actress who were born between the late 1980s and early 1990s. Neither of these actress caught the role for Dorothy and begin search someone else such as Ashley Greene and Miley Cyrus, and neither weren't well enough. However, Emma Roberts won the role of Dorothy in the film after having an perfect audition for the role.


 * Brad Pitt as Scarecrow, with no brain, he must help Dorothy to get to the Emerald city and get his brain, and help her get home. Pitt will dressed in a Scarecrow suit. Johnny Depp is set to appear into another Tim Burton and Disney film to play as Scarecrow, but Depp is too busy to be in production of filming Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. Instead, Brad Pitt will replace Depp as the role of Scarecrew in the film. Pitt will also play as Hunk, a good looking farmer.
 * Tom Cruise as Tin Man, with no heart, he must help Dorothy to get to the Emerald city and get his heart, and help her get home. Cruise will dressed up in a Tin Man suit, and will paint his face silver. Tom Cruise caught the role of Tin-Man right before Matt Damon, Eric McCormack and Julian McMahon catch up the roles. Also, Cruise will play as Hickery.
 * Jim Carrey as Cowardly Lion, with no courage, he must help Dorothy to get the Emerald city, and get his courage, and help her get home. McCartney will dressed as a lion, within the technology of his face to look to himself as a lion. Also as Hickory, one of Dorothy's friend. The character is audtion to play by Mike Myers, with Jim Carrey won the role as Cowardly Lion, because of he states that he "acts awfully amazingly like him". Also, Carrey will play as Zeke.
 * Emma Thompson as The Wicked Witch, the evil and wicket witch of the west, who goes after Dorothy with the red slippers. Thompson will dressed in a black long dress within her face to be painted green.Helena Bomham Carter is set to star as that characters, but due to filming Deathly Hallows, she was yet to drop out and continue filming. With Bonham Carter dropped, she is set to be replaced by another actress to look old enough to play as this "old and ugly witch". However, Emma Thompson is yet to play as the role. *Robin Williams as The Wizard, the ruler of the Land of Oz, which Dorothy can track to him is by following the yellow brick road to the Emerald city and see him. George Clooney, George Jones and Max Ryan audition for the role of the Wizard. However, Robin Williams caught part of the role after having the "best audition".
 * Mariah Carey as Glinda, the good witch of the north, who can help Dorothy to find her way home is to follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald city. Mariah Carey wants to join the film as Glinda, because she thinks that she "looks exactually like her", and also says that she "sounds awfully like her". The crew than searches for the cast as the Wicked Witch of the West. Also,  The crew agreed with her and signed her up to play the role.
 * Jamie Lee Curtus as Autie Em, Dorothy's farmhouse aunt. Rosie O'Donnel was announced to play as Auntie Em, but says she don't want to, because she's busy with other things. Roseanne Barr will play as Auntie Em instead. But Jamie Lee Curtus has officially caught the role.
 * Willem Dafoe as Uncle Henry, Dorothy's farmhouse uncle. William Dafoe will play as Uncle Henry.
 * Hanson as the Munchkins, short creatures of the Land of Oz. The Hanson brothers will be dressed in blue, red and green, including stripped socks.

Release
The Wizard of Oz is set to release worldwide in cinemas in 3D, IMAX 3D and 2D on April 1, 2011, and to be expecting to play in more than 4,000 theaters. Disney claims that this film is expecting to make more money at the box office than Alice in Wonderland, because of a mich "Darker and edgier film". Disney also said that the film is expected to be released on DVD and Blue ray after for the next four to five months after it's release in cinemas. It was previous said that it's upset because of Alice came out on DVD just three months. Disney wants it not to release until four month after it's release in cinemas.

While Disney prepares for the film to break box office record, it was said that the film is expecting to reach over $100 million over it's first three days to take over Fast & Furious, which it will hit the same weekend with $70,950,500, where it's playing in 3,461 theaters. Oz is expecting to take over it and set to cross $1 billion worldwide like Alice. The film will again set to open in more than 8,000 screens over 4,000 theaters by April Fool's Day of April 1, 2011.

On July 13, 2010, a trailer is set to be released online. But on July 12, 2010, a trailer was shown at the Cinema Expo event in Amsterdam. It also plans to premiere a teaser trailer right in front of The Sorcerer's Apprentice. A teaser poster for the film was released on June 29, 2010, shown the film's logo, and a red ruby slippers lying on the yellow brick road.