miniseries “Inventing Anna,” also loved getting back to work, with one small caveat. “One of the roles, you know, the hot guy at the bar, Jake?” Castro said.
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Get ready for another trip down the yellow brick road.
On Monday, Variety reported that “Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris is set to write and direct a reimagining of the classic “The Wizard of Oz” for Warner Bros.
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Details about the new take on the L. Frank Baum book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz are still under wraps.
The project will follow Barris’s feature directorial debut, “You People”, which he wrote with Jonah Hill and will premiere on Netflix. That film, about a new couple reckoning with the clashing cultures of their families, will star Hill, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Nia Long.
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Barris is also writing a remake of the 1992 hit comedy “White Men Can’t Jump”. He had previously written the screenplay for “Girls Trip” and the 2019 “Shaft” film.
Another remake of “Wizard of Oz” is also in the works from New Line, which is also a part of Warner Bros, and is being helmed by “Watchmen” series director Nicole Kassell.
miniseries “Inventing Anna,” also loved getting back to work, with one small caveat. “One of the roles, you know, the hot guy at the bar, Jake?” Castro said.
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Zack Sharf Jonah Hill has released an open letter in which he announced that he will no longer promote his own movies for the foreseeable future in order to continue working on his mental health. Hill’s upcoming projects include a new documentary he directed titled “Sputz” and Netflix’s comedy movie “You People,” which Hill co-wrote with director Kenya Barris.
Robert De Niro will star in the Warner Bros. mob drama Wise Guys from director Barry Levinson, Deadline can confirm. The project reunites the duo following their collaborations on the Emmy-nominated HBO TV movie The Wizard of Lies, which had De Niro playing Bernie Madoff, and Magnolia Pictures’ 2008 dramedy, What Just Happened, as well as the director’s earlier films Wag the Dog and Sleepers.
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Black-ish creator Kenya Barris has been hired by Warner Bros. to remake The Wizard of Oz.According to Deadline, Barris will write, direct and produce the “modern reimagining” of the beloved 1939 musical film.Further details about the project, including the cast, are currently being kept under wraps.Barris has a busy schedule ahead, taking on two major Netflix projects: Entergalactic, his upcoming animated series with Kid Cudi (set for release in September) and You People, his feature-length directorial debut, which he wrote with Jonah Hill.
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterKenya Barris is taking the yellow brick road to Oz for Warner Bros.’ upcoming “Wizard of Oz” remake.The creator of “Black-ish” is set to write and direct the reimagining, which is completely separate from New Line’s previously announced retelling of “The Wizard of Oz.” New Line’s version will be directed by Nicole Kassell (“Watchmen”) and is described as “fresh take” on Dorothy and the Land of Oz. Any specifics about Barris’s version have been kept under wraps.Both projects are based on L.
It’s official – a new Wizard of Oz is in the works.
When remaking something as iconic as “The Wizard of Oz,” you have to make sure you get it right, otherwise, people are going to riot. The 1939 film is one of the most acclaimed and revered films to ever get made and clearly, Warner Bros.
announced to be in the works at New Line last year, will be a reimagining of the 1939 masterpiece starring Judy Garland and specifically Frank L. Baum’s original book, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” The “Black-ish” creator’s Khalabo Ink Society banner will also produce the film.
EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros just set Kenya Barris to write and direct Wizard of Oz, a reimaging of the fantasy classic, with his Khalabo Ink Society producing.
Carson Burton While “John Wick: Chapter 4” is reportedly the longest “John Wick” film yet, director Chad Stahelski ensures that the newest installment will use that extra runtime wisely.“I love mythology,” Stahelski told Variety at the red carpet for “Day Shift” on Wednesday night. “I love a good myth. I don’t really believe — at least for the ‘John Wick’ movies — in a three-act structure. I believe in storytelling and leaving it. You know, we’ve always seen John Wick as Odysseus. So we take the time we need to tell the story. As long as we don’t fall asleep watching it, we keep it going. But I guess there is a bathroom limit.”“John Wick: Chapter 4” finds Keanu Reeves back in the title role as the beloved head-smashing gun-fu action hero. While plot details for the fourth installment remain largely under wraps, an action-packed teaser that debuted at Comic-Con saw the title character once again brutalizing opponents with everything from handguns to nunchucks. Now, it seems that Stahelski is teasing that the fourth film will venture more into the mythology behind the Continental and the expansive world of assassins.