Who is ready to travel down the Yellow Brick Road in a newly-imagined tale? The director behind HBO’s Watchmen television series, Nicole Kassell, has just been chosen to direct a remake of The Wizard of Oz.
According to Deadline, the Watchmen director was chosen due to her strong vision and attention to detail. “Her selection follows an extensive director search by New Line to find a visionary filmmaker to re-imagine The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. They liked what they saw in how Kassell acted as a meticulous world-builder in overseeing every step of the Watchmen production, setting the show’s striking visual tone with no detail overlooked…”
As of this writing, we know very little about The Wizard of Oz remake. However, Kassell has been given permission to pull from any and all elements of the original. So, for now, fans will just have to click their heels together and hope for more information in the future.
