{"id":1659784,"date":"2022-09-27T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1659784"},"modified":"2022-09-27T09:11:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T13:11:12","slug":"warner-bros-the-wizard-of-oz-remake-will-feature-lgbtq-representation-as-part-of-a-story-that-reflects-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warner-bros-the-wizard-of-oz-remake-will-feature-lgbtq-representation-as-part-of-a-story-that-reflects-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Warner Bros. &#8220;The Wizard of Oz&#8221; Remake Will Feature LGBTQ Representation as Part of \u201cA Story That Reflects the World\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwarner-bros-the-wizard-of-oz-remake-will-feature-lgbtq-representation-as-part-of-a-story-that-reflects-the-world%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1659784&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>When it <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/08\/wizard-of-oz-kenya-barris-warner-bros-new-movie-directing-writing-khalabo-ink-society-producing-1235092446\/\">was announced<\/a> that <em>Black-ish<\/em> creator Kenya Barris was creating yet another reboot of the classic film <em>Wizard of Oz<\/em>, audiences were puzzled, to say the least.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_182420\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-182420\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Wizard of Oz (1939), MGM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/04\/glaad-ceo-sarah-kate-ellis-wants-hollywood-to-increase-lgbtq-images-in-children-and-family-programming\/\">GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis Wants Hollywood To Increase LGBTQ Images In Children And Family Programming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After all, the original 1939 cinematic adaptation of L. Frank Baum\u2019s <em>Wizard of Oz <\/em>is not only a Hollywood classic, but still holds up to this day.<\/p>\n<p>So much so that despite numerous adaptations of the story having been done in the last roughly 80 years since its premiere, none of them have come close to having as much of a lasting impact as the MGM film.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_182417\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182417\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.03-boundingintocomics-633275f508967.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1488\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.03-boundingintocomics-633275f508967.png 1488w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.03-boundingintocomics-633275f508967-300x218-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.03-boundingintocomics-633275f508967-1340x973-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.03-boundingintocomics-633275f508967-768x557-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-182417\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Wizard of Oz (1939), MGM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, this reality hasn\u2019t stopped Barris from seeking to update the cinematic classic for modern audiences \u2013 specifically those of the LGBT community.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Barris, who will be writing and directing the new project through his Khaslabo Ink Society production studio, told Variety that his take on Dorothy\u2019s journey will give a whole new meaning to the phrase \u2018Somewhere over the rainbow.\u2019<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_182421\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182421\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182421\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.04-boundingintocomics-63327637f2949.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.04-boundingintocomics-63327637f2949.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.04-boundingintocomics-63327637f2949-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.04-boundingintocomics-63327637f2949-1340x754-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.04-boundingintocomics-63327637f2949-768x432-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-182421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Kenya Barris: \u201cI Took the Pigeonholing and Embraced It, I am \u2018The Black Guy&#8217;\u201d | Close Up With THR, The Hollywood Reporter YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Barris told the outlet that his version, titled simply\u00a0<em>Wizard of Oz,<\/em> will feature representation from both LGBTQ and other communities in an effort to tell a story that tackles modern-day issues.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe original was an allegory and a reflection of the way the world was at the time with things like the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl,\u201d said the director. \u201cNow we\u2019re going to turn a mirror on where we\u2019re at right now and take disparate characters from the LGBTQ community, from different cultural communities and socioeconomic communities, and tell a story that reflects the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_182425\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182425\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182425\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.09-boundingintocomics-63327778b91bd.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1488\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.09-boundingintocomics-63327778b91bd.png 1488w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.09-boundingintocomics-63327778b91bd-300x218-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.09-boundingintocomics-63327778b91bd-1340x973-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.09-boundingintocomics-63327778b91bd-768x557-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-182425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Wizard of Oz (1939), MGM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/04\/marvel-studios-executive-victoria-alonso-blasts-disney-ceo-bob-chapek-at-glaad-media-awards\/\"><strong>Marvel Studios Executive Victoria Alonso Blasts Disney CEO Bob Chapek At GLAAD Media Awards<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this is the best time to do that.\u201d Barris said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m nervous,\u201d he added. \u201cHopefully, my movie can last as long as the original does. [Laughs] Hopefully my movie comes out.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_182426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182426\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.11-boundingintocomics-633277dde8f61.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1488\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.11-boundingintocomics-633277dde8f61.png 1488w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.11-boundingintocomics-633277dde8f61-300x218-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.11-boundingintocomics-633277dde8f61-1340x973-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.11-boundingintocomics-633277dde8f61-768x557-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-182426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Wizard of Oz (1939), MGM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Over the last few years, Hollywood has made a strong push for LGBTQ characters in film and television.<\/p>\n<p>According to GLAAD\u2019s 2022 annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glaad.org\/blog\/glaads-2021-2022-where-we-are-tv-report-lgbtq-representation-reaches-new-record-highs\">Studio Responsibility Index<\/a>, an annual report which grades the efforts of the top eight major Hollywood studios in increasing the amount of LGBTQ representation in their productions, the industry set a record in 2021 with 12% of all characters appearing across broadcast, cable, and streaming television being depicted as a member of the community.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_182424\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182424\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182424\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.09-boundingintocomics-63327772eca2a.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1488\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.09-boundingintocomics-63327772eca2a.png 1488w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.09-boundingintocomics-63327772eca2a-300x218-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.09-boundingintocomics-63327772eca2a-1340x973-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.09-boundingintocomics-63327772eca2a-768x557-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-182424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Wizard of Oz (1939), MGM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/03\/14\/glaad-to-grade-film-studios-on-political-donations-lgbt-advocacy-in-wake-of-disney-florida-fallout\/\">GLAAD To Grade Film Studios On Political Donations &#038; LGBT Advocacy In Wake Of Disney\/Florida Fallout<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a a roughly 2.2% total increase since 2018, when the organization publicly chastised, \u201cNetworks and platforms must continue to prioritize telling LGBTQ stories that have been long overlooked, with a specific focus on the trans community, LGBTQ people of color, people living with HIV, and LGBTQ people with disabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glaad.org\/sri\/2018\">That year<\/a>, in response to what the organization felt was a \u201cdecline\u201d in LGBT representation compared to previous years, GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis also called for the major studios to include LGBTQ characters in 50% of their films by 2024.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_156236\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-156236\" class=\"size-full wp-image-156236\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.04.04-10.46-boundingintocomics-624b754a35fa3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.04.04-10.46-boundingintocomics-624b754a35fa3.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.04.04-10.46-boundingintocomics-624b754a35fa3-300x203-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.04.04-10.46-boundingintocomics-624b754a35fa3-1340x908-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.04.04-10.46-boundingintocomics-624b754a35fa3-768x520-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-156236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2 May 2017; Tyler Oakley, Creator &#038; Digital Entrepreneur, left, and Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD, at the Centre Stage during Collision 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Photo by Diarmuid Greene \/ Collision \/ Sportsfile<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Following the early March passing of Florida\u2019s s Parental Rights in Education Law, which bans the teaching of sexuality and transgenderism to children between kindergarten through third grade, Ellis made it clear that Hollywood needs to be on the front lines in the fight for LGBTQ rights and representation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[We will call on Hollywood] to take meaningful action and will soon convene the biggest brands, agencies, studios and streamers together with two goals: one, to commit to improving the quantity, quality and diversity of LGBTQ images, especially in kids and family programming,\u201d said Ellis in June at this year\u2019s GLAAD Media Awards in June. \u201cAnd, two, to speak out against anti-LGBTQ legislation in favor of rights like the Equality Act.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_182418\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182418\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.03-boundingintocomics-633275fe4ca82.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1488\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.03-boundingintocomics-633275fe4ca82.jpg 1488w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.03-boundingintocomics-633275fe4ca82-300x218-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.03-boundingintocomics-633275fe4ca82-1340x973-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.27-04.03-boundingintocomics-633275fe4ca82-768x557-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-182418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Wizard of Oz (1939), MGM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>As of this writing, there are no details regarding the cast or synopsis of <em>Wizard of Oz.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/07\/20\/glaad-criticizes-hollywood-for-zero-transgender-and-or-non-binary-characters-and-lack-of-lgbtq-characters-living-with-hiv-and-or-disability-across\/\">GLAAD Criticizes Hollywood For Zero \u201cTransgender And\/Or Non-Binary Characters\u201d And Lack Of \u201cLGBTQ Characters Living With HIV\u201d And\/Or \u201cDisability\u201d Across Major Studio Films in 2020<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it was announced that Black-ish creator Kenya Barris was creating yet another reboot of the classic film Wizard of Oz, audiences were puzzled, to say the least. 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