Dakota Fanning is tipped to star in a sequel to The Wizard Of Oz, according to reports.

The 15 year old star of Charlotte's Web and War of the Worlds is set to take the lead in a follow-up to the classic 1939 movie that shot Judy Garland to fame.The film's producer, Basil Iwanyk, says, It will be set in the present day and feature Dorothy's granddaughter.The original film - based on L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - won a number of awards including the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Co-producer Todd McFarlane adds, You've still got Dorothy trapped in an odd place, but she's much closer to the Ripley character from Alien than a helpless singing girl.The classic original already has one sequel - the 1985 film, Return to Oz, was based on Baum's novels Ozma of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz.