Phileas Fogg bet his fellow club members that he could circle the globein eighty days. That may not be impressive today, but in 1872, it wasnearly impossible.
Even film executives know there are some titles that shouldn’t be touched. For many movie fans, “The Wizard of Oz” falls into that category. Yes, we’ve had a musical spin on the tale (1978’s “The Wiz”) and various prequels and spinoffs (1985’s “Return to Oz,” 2013’s “Oz the Great and Powerful”).