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LOS ANGELES — Hollywood is once again off to see the wizard.
As Tim Burton’s interpretation of “Alice in Wonderland” packs theaters, film-world power brokers are looking to jump-start a number of remakes of “The Wizard of Oz” — an adaptation of the original novel, a prequel about the wizard and a darker tale about Dorothy’s granddaughter in Oz. Two are, like “Alice,” stories about an identity-forging series of adventures.
But the remakes again raise questions about whether Hollywood is turning too often to its past — and whether a new version will expand on the rich mythology of “Oz” or simply trade on it. Los Angeles Times
