A young trooper finds himself fighting a deadly enemy force when the earth is threatened by regiments of giant insects from outer space. When the idealistic teenager enlists in the army, he is put through a brutal training programme to prepare him for the horrors of war and sent to the distant planet Klendaathu.
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”).