'Wizard of Oz' for restoration re-release for 75th anniversary in 2014
Published Feb 15 2012, 21:17 GMT | By Tom Eames
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The classic 1939 movie starring Judy Garland will be given a restoration by Warner Bros Home Video, which currently owns the rights.
Warner Bros announced today that all DVDs and Blu-ray discs will stop being shipped from May 1 this year, with a relaunch scheduled for 2013.
"We expect 90-95% consumer awareness, with a kickoff event consistent with only a handful of titles that are considered the crown jewels of our library," theatrical catalogue chief Jeff Baker said in a statement.
It has currently not been confirmed whether the re-release will be limited to just home media, or whether the restored film will also be sent out to cinemas.
Robert Zemeckis was said to have entered talks with Warner Bros for a potential remake of The Wizard of Oz in late 2010.
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Watch the trailer for The Wizard of Oz below:
This time they should put back in the full scarecrow number, and try and find the footage that was shown in previews and put those back in the movie. we need a directors cut of the film.
February 19th 2012 at 9:57am
But they've already done this...a lot of times. The VHS release, the DVD release, the Blu Ray release...i'm just wondering how much more can they do to a film nearly 75 years old?
February 16th 2012 at 3:42pm
'' a remake in late 2010''.....how late? 5 years?
February 16th 2012 at 12:33pm
They go back to its original film negative and they can re-master it digitally frame by frame and depending on the amount of money they spend on the restoration it could look and sound better than it did for its originally theatrically release in 1939.
February 16th 2012 at 12:01pm
In a desperate attempt to extort more money from people who believe the moon is made of cheese, a major movie company claims to restore a classic film for the umpteenth time....stop the press.
February 16th 2012 at 11:37am