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DiCaprio-Backed 'Oz' Documentary on 'The Wizard of Oz' Begins Production for 2026 Release

The film uses previously unseen archival material to revisit the 1939 classic’s fraught creation.

Overview

  • Appian Way, Verdi Productions and Danny Strong Productions are producing the feature, with Tom Donahue directing.
  • Donahue will incorporate never-before-seen or heard footage and audio to probe how the film was made during the studio era.
  • Reenactment filming is currently underway in Rhode Island.
  • CreativeChaos vmg’s Ilan Arboleda is producing alongside Jennifer Davisson, Phillip Watson, Michelle Verdi, Chad Verdi Jr. and Paul Luba, with Taylor DiGilio and Sera Verdi as executive producers.
  • The project is slated for a 2026 release as interest in Oz grows with an AI-enhanced Sphere screening and the release of Wicked: For Good.