If, in fact, we are going to get a Wizard of Oz movie, can the Scissor Sisters sign on as creative consultants?
I'm not saying the movie should literally be an allegory about crystal meth, but the imagery and emotional resonance as powerful. I'm increasingly convinced by the idea that if we're going to resurrect old franchises, like Alice in Wonderland, studios shouldn't try to reintroduce these worlds entirely. Having an audience that's generally familiar with the material is an advantage, an opportunity to deepen our engagement with those worlds and those themes. And it's a chance to avoid pandering and slavish faithfulness to a sacred text, freeing up writers and directors to show respect for their source material while moving beyond it. Instead of having Dorothy come back to Oz six months later, make it ten years. Have her stumble back into that lost world after leaving Kansas for, say, Chicago. Oz is different when we see it as children and as adults: Dorothy could be a conduit for that vision. And unlike Susan Pevensie, so cruelly shut out of Narnia simply for growing up, Dorothy ought to get to go back--as all of us should.