Upon meeting the Wizard, Kermit, who takes on the role of the Scarecrow, asks him if he's related to Frank Oz, the co-founder of The Muppets and the brilliant talent behind Miss Piggy and Star ...

Which is to say that the filmmakers are doing what the Jim Henson Company did after Henson’s death in “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” “Muppet Treasure Island” and “The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz,” wherein ..

Their first theatrical release under Disney, “The Muppets,” was a critical box office success — even winning the franchise’s first Oscar. Following the ... “The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz,” which was ...

“The Muppets” which include and are not limited to: Kermit the Frog, Ms. Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Gonzo ... through their various adaptations of classic stories like “The Wizard of Oz” and “A Christmas ...

But the story of Oz dates back much further than that. For nearly 125 years, the fantasy world of writer L. Frank Baum’s children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), has continued to ...

The film, which is set 20 years before the events of that story, stars James Franco as the Wizard, telling the story of Oscar ... the Muppets can’t do? In 2005, The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz ...

Everyone loves "The Wizard of Oz," except the official arbiters of kid lit: critics and children's librarians. They hate the "Oz" books. Or at least they did. Cheap, commercial, poorly written ...

Ready to see the Wizard? Here's how to watch The Wizard of Oz online. By Lilian Gonzalez All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a ...

“Wicked,” as you likely know, is a prequel to the original “The Wizard of Oz” movie, which itself is based on L. Frank Baum’s expansive children’s book series. If you want to learn ...

Wicked’s characterization of Elphaba as a kindhearted activist stands in stark contrast to the evil witch seen in The Wizard of Oz. Glinda, meanwhile, can be vapid, selfish and downright mean at ...