Cute little Dakota Fanning may take on a acting challenge. It’s rumored that she will be cast in a sequel to the Wizard Of Oz, but the new version will be dark and action packed than the classic musical.

TheGuardian.UK- The Wizard of Oz starred Judy Garland as Dorothy, a Kansas farm-girl who finds herself whisked to a technicolor world of munchkins and witches. By contrast, the Warner Bros remake will play out in the present day and chart the adventures of Dorothy’s feistier granddaughter.

“You’ve still got Dorothy trapped in an odd place,” explains co-producer Todd McFarlane. “But she’s much closer to the Ripley character from Alien, than a helpless singing girl.”

Fanning, 15, came to fame with roles opposite Robert De Niro in Hide and Seek and Tom Cruise in War of the Worlds, before going on to star in Charlotte’s Web and The Secret Life of Bees. She will next be seen in New Moon, the sequel to last year’s vampire romance Twilight.

Based on the 1900 children’s book by L Frank Baum, The Wizard of Oz stuttered on its initial release, before going on to be embraced by generations of film-goers. The US Library of Congress claims that it is now the most watched movie in cinema history. Source: The GuardianUK.

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