Concept Art for Boorman's 'Wizard of Oz'
Filed under: Animation, RumorMonger, Images
Well, I'm obviously all over this. The more I've thought about John Boorman's plans for a non-musical, CGI-animated Wizard of Oz -- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, to be more precise -- the more intriguing it has seemed. After all, it's a pretty damn good story, right? The 1939 musical is fine and all, but there's room in the world for a rendition of this story that does not involve anyone singing "Over the Rainbow" -- one that we can take a bit more seriously. Maybe one that's a little bit scary. In that respect, this update from Ain't It Cool News is heartening. Apparently, according to their tipster, Boorman really does have a vision that's serious and that sticks to the novel -- down to the little-known fact that Tin Man is diminutive in stature. They also have some fantastic-looking concept art, with a scarecrow that looks like a scarecrow and a witch's castle that's just a wonderful, timeless image.
So now this is making a bit more sense to me: The Wizard of Oz as straightforward, classic fairy tale. I've put a couple of the images below the fold here, but you're going to have to visit Ain't It Cool News for the rest.
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11-14-2008 @ 3:21PM
Herff said...
They already took them down so I looked them up on comicmix:
http://www.comicmix.com/news/2008/11/14/production-art-from-boormans-oz/
I don't know how it will turn out, but I like the direction they're headed. The concept art is beautiful.
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11-14-2008 @ 3:56PM
Petro1734 said...
Very cool : )
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11-14-2008 @ 4:16PM
Bill said...
I've been thinking, as good as the Pixar filmography is, we haven't seen computer animation tackle anything like the classic Pinocchio. Shrek skewered fairytales three times, but it would be cool to see a sincere one done in CGI. I think a slightly scary approach would be good as well. Pinocchio and Snow White had real moments of horror in them. Contemporary animation has gone for the cute jokey approach way too much.
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