Talk:Gigantic/@comment-26542216-20150913143949/@comment-26423071-20151028212022

The problemwith Disney, or anyone else, making a straightforward adaptation of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (as opposed to a sequel or a prequel, both of which Disney has done in live action form) is that the 1939 MGM movie casts an enormous shadow. For the vast majority of people, the 1939 movie is the definitive adaptation of the book. It's the adaptation they grew up with, it's the adaptation that made them want to read the book, and it's the one thing besides the book that people think about when they think of the Land of Oz.

Thus, a Disney Animated Canon adaptation of the book will be unfavorably compared to the 1939 movie, if not outright shunned for not being the 1939 movie.