Robert Zemeckis has entered talks to direct a Wizard Of Oz remake for Warner Bros.
The studio owns the rights to the Technicolor classic and is planning to use the original's script for a new live-action version, reports Deadline.
Judy Garland starred in the 1939 big screen adaptation, which featured an Oscar-winning soundtrack including 'Over The Rainbow' and 'We're Off to See the Wizard'.
Disney is also mounting a new version of the story, titled The Great And Powerful Oz, with Spider-Man director Sam Raimi at the helm. Robert Downey Jr. is attached to star in the rival project.
Forrest Gump director Zemeckis's next movie will be a performance-capture Yellow Submarine remake for Disney, due for release in 2012.
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