“I’m thrilled to partner with Legendary TV and dj2 to adapt my take on Baum’s rich, complex OZ book series which has influenced me creatively since childhood,” said Ricourt.
Variety reports that Legendary Entertainment is teaming with Ed Ricourt, one of the minds behind the original hit heist thriller Now You See Me, to develop a series based on the classic Land of Oz novels from L. Frank Baum.
The untitled series is set to be executive produced by Dmitri M. Johnson and Stephan Bugaj for dj2 Entertainment and sources indicate Legendary is closing in on a director for the fantasy project.
A young servant girl may be Oz’s only hope to stop the witch, but may send her down the path to become the most dangerous and powerful woman in the land.