One of the most beloved books of all time will be adapted for a series to a major streaming platform
Books in a library, including a copy of the novel “Wizard of Oz”, whose pages were easily cut to illustrate the characters, photo: @Readmemarie / Caters News / Profimedia Images
He sold tens of millions of copies around the world, was the subject of a film that entered the history of cinema, the American Congress declared a US national treasure, and now the children's novel “Wizard from Oz” will be adapted to a series commanded by the Amazon Prime Video platform, along with the other books of the series written by the American. L. Frank Baum, Deadline announces.
The creator of the series that will be called Dorothy It will be American meal Gina Matthews, better known for her work as a producer and screenwriter in movies and serials as 13 Going on 30, Isn't it romanticand The Mountain (for which it was also co-creators).
“I am in love with books The wizard of Oz From childhood, “said Matthews.” The story reminds us of the qualities we need to go through difficult times, and Dorothy is a symbol of the force that shows us that, with little kindness and much perseverance, not only we can do great things, but we can raise those around us.
Matthews' reference to “books” The wizard of Oz It is due to the fact that the series will not focus only around the main novel, known to everyone. Instead, he will be inspired by the other 13 further books written by Baum to expand the story, after the initial novel has enjoyed a huge success since the first edition.
The same as the classic film The wizard of Oz since 1939 with Judy Garland in the lead role, the future series Dorothy It will be one with musical accents. For this reason, among the producers taken on board are the American pop singer Gwen Stefani and the Interpreter of Country Patrick Moran.
The film well-known with Garland was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the legendary film studio that was bought in 2021 by Amazon for over $ 8 billion. Amazon MGM, the official name subsequently adopted by the film division of the company founded by Jeff Bezos, is a reference to the studio that has produced numerous classic films.
The series “The Wizard of Oz” will be a modern adaptation of Baum's stories
But the parallels between the 1939 film and the series now could stop here. Gina Matthews explained that the production commanded for the Amazon streaming platform will be a contemporary reinterpretation for young people The wizard of Ozwhich will use the emblematic yellow brick road in Roman as a metaphor for the challenges and choices that young people are facing.
“It is a creative and modern approach to a classic, and to be part of something that combines Dorothy's music, emotion and character is a source of inspiration,” said Gwen Stefani.
Winning of three Grammy Awards and Multiplatin artist, she was also a long -term coach in the show The Voice broadcast by NBC American television.
Shelton is nine times nominated at Grammy and COUNTRY singer with platinum disks, who was director of the Christmas Filmy Franchise Time for… to come home for Christmasbroadcast by Hallmark television.
Amazon MGM, which took over this year and the creative control over the franchise James Bondhas not yet disclosed a possible launch date for its new series Dorothy. As the project is only at the beginning of the road, and other details like the actors who will play in it will be announced only later.
