The Oscars will celebrate the 75th anniversary of 'Wizard Of Oz'.
The iconic musical adventure film starring the late Judy Garland - which received six nominations in 1939 - will be given a special tribute at the 86th Academy Awards which will take place on March 2 in Los Angeles.

Show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said: ''We are delighted to celebrate the birthday of one of the most beloved movies of all time at this year's Oscars.''
'Wizard Of Oz' - based on L. Frank Baum's classic children's novel - won two Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Song at the 12th Academy Awards but narrowly missed out on Best Picture to civil war love story, 'Gone With the Wind'.

The fantasy tale, tells the story of Dorothy a young girl who finds herself in the mystical world of Oz where she embarks on an adventure with her new pals The Lion, The Scarecrow and The Tin Man in hopes of returning home to Kansas.

Over the years the story has seen numerous reincarnations in the form of a Broadway musical and 'The Wiz' an African American adaptation of the Broadway show, which later starred Michael Jackson and Diana Ross in the 1978 film remake.

What a timeless film

I've always wanted them to do a remake, a legit one with a giant ass budget.

A remake with today's special effects would be pretty cool. Although I wonder if the James Franco film (and the sequel of that) will put filmmakers off doing one for a while? You know, not wanting to do a Wizard of Oz film whilst there's these other films set there being made?

I think a remake would do it wonders. It's a great story but not too many people care for it nowadays.

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Nah, people would care for it. It's an all time classic, so it's got fans right there. Plus kids would latch onto it a lot too.

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I swear I read somewhere that one day they might do a remake where they all tie in together, but it is way off right now. But it's an interesting point.

That's not what I meant. I meant like, it's a great film, a classic, but people are starting to forget about it because it's only really been told via theatre and the original old movie. A remake would do it wonders.

Ah, I see xD

The Wizard of Oz is a movie that should NOT be remade. They can continue to retell the story in different ways and create sequels and what not, but a modern version may be watered down and TBH, it would be shat all over.

The original film is on the telly all the time and at Christmas, it doesn't need to be remade