Dorothy of Oz animated musical coming

[Raph's Girl]

http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=21184 and http://news.awn.com/index.php?ltype=top&newsitem_no=22068

Alpine Pictures will produce Dorothy of Oz, an animated musical based on work by the great-grandson of L. Frank Baum, AWN reports. It is planned to be the first in a series of films based on material by Roger S. Baum.

[Time Mistress]

SWEET! I've always been a huge Oz fan. I got to meet Baum's grandson once at a book signing at the MGM Grand Hotel in Vegas. Haven't got around to his Dororthy of Oz yet but I will now. His Lion of Oz and the Badge of Courage (my fave of his and the one I got at the book signing) was already made into an animated musical back in 1998 ans distributed by Sony-Warner. I wonder if this is the same animation company or if they will do a new version since they plan to do a series of movies. It would also be nice to see them animate L. Frank Baum's later Oz books as well, if they could. Anything beyond Ozma of Oz hasn't been made into a movie in any form yet (except the silent Scarecrow of Oz). Between this and the recent Tin Man mini series (which could become a full series if the writers' strike ever ends), this is great Oz news.

[Raph's Girl]

There was also a Lion Of Oz animated film that came out in 2000 that starred Jason Priestly as the voice of the cowardly lion. Also starred Lynn Redgrave as the Wicked Witch as well as Dom Delouise, Scott McNiel, Bobcat Goldwait, Kathy Griffin, and Tim Curry.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120733/

[Raph's Girl]

Wow... over 2 years of no news about this film. *lol* Some casting news!

Lea Michele (Rachel on Glee) has been cast as Dorothy
Jim Belushi is The Lion
Dan Aykroid is Scarecrow
Kelsey Grammer is Tin Man

The Songs are to be written by Bryan Adams, who's last animated soundtrack was Spirit, Stallion of the Cimmeron (Sound the Bugle is such a moving and sad song! ), and Jim Vallance.

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The film should be out by next year...

http://www.toonzone.net/news/articles/33885/glee-star-to-voice-dorothy-of-oz-in-new-animated-film

[Raph's Girl]

More casting for this Sequel to Wizard of Oz which finds Dorothy returning to Kansas to find the town is so destroyed by the twister that they're moving. But before she can say anything she's taken back to Oz, which is in trouble. She and her friends (old and new) must save Oz from the Joker er court Jester (Martin Short)!!

http://www.heyuguys.co.uk/images/2010/06/doroty-of-oz-characters.jpg

Patrick Stewart's character is a talking tree that was changed into a tugboat. :lol:

U can find more here: http://www.dorothyofoz.com/