Saturday, August 20, 2011 4:08PM - By Damon Houx
Though The Odd Life of Timothy Green and the nature film Chimpanzee had trailers shown (and Jennifer Garner talked briefly about Green), the majority of attention for Disney’s live Actions films at D23 went to The Muppets and John Carter. The Muppets went over like gangbusters, while Carter just busted. There was also a brief presentation on Oz: The Great and Powerful, which just started shooting. Our report follows.
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Friday, March 25, 2011 3:04PM - By Damon Houx
Sam Raimi‘s Oz, The Great and Powerful is casting up and Mila Kunis has now signed on, according to Variety. She’ll be joining James Franco, who’s starring as the titular wizard. The film is a prequel to the classic L. Frank Baum novel and film The Wizard of Oz, and Kunis will play Theodora, a young witch who’s rebuffed by Oz and turns wicked. The film is at Walt Disney studios, and currently has no release date. Continue Reading
Friday, February 25, 2011 11:46AM - By Krystal Clark
It’s official. James “Man of the Hour” Franco has replaced Robert Downey Jr. as Oz, The Great and Powerful. The film is the latest feature from director Sam Raimi and Walt Disney Pictures. This marks the first tentpole Raimi has tackled since the demise of his Spider-Man 4 sequel with Sony. Deadline confirmed that Franco will play the title character in Oz, and he might be joined by Mila Kunis as the famous Wicked Witch of the West.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011 3:14PM - By Krystal Clark
Robert Downey Jr. may have jumped ship on Sam Raimi’s Oz, The Great and Powerful but Mila Kunis is just getting on board. The Black Swan star was slated to appear in Warner Bros live action Akira adaptation but she’s opted to tackle Oz instead. The actress will join forces with James Franco who’s set to play the title character.
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Friday, February 4, 2011 5:00PM - By Krystal Clark
James Franco’s career has experienced a serious surge over the past year. He has an Oscar nomination under his belt, he’s hosting this year’s ceremony, and new film roles are consistently being offered to him. The latest is from Sam Raimi and Disney for their Wizard of Oz prequel Oz The Great and Powerful. Robert Downey Jr. was originally set to play the title character, but he dropped out. Johnny Depp was then offered the role, but he declined, and now the studio’s trying their luck with Franco.
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Thursday, January 20, 2011 8:16AM - By Krystal Clark
Robert Downey Jr. must be a very busy man, because he’s dropping out of projects left and right. First, he left the Alfonso Cuaron sci-fi pic Gravity, and now he’s left Sam Raimi’s Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz the Great and Powerful. But before you get too depressed, THR claims that Disney’s golden goose Johnny Depp might pick up where Downey left off.
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Friday, October 15, 2010 5:31PM - By Krystal Clark
Now that it’s been pretty much confirmed that Sam Raimi will direct Oz The Great and Powerful, we’re interested in the specifics regarding the plot. So far, we’ve been told that it will be a prequel to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and it will center on the title character and his rise from a stranded traveler to a powerful wizard. Over at Pajiba, they’ve gotten the inside scoop on what the film’s about, so if you want to know, here it is…
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010 11:26AM - By Krystal Clark
After months of ‘will he or won’t he,’ Sam Raimi has finally committed to directing Disney’s upcoming feature, Oz the Great and Powerful. According to Deadline, the director will helm the spin-off/prequel based on L. Frank Baum’s classic book series, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
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Friday, June 25, 2010 5:22PM - By Krystal Clark
After the demise of Spider-Man 4, Sam Raimi has managed to keep himself busy with several high profile films including the live action adaptation of the popular video game World or Warcraft. It’s also been reported that he’ll be helming the Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz, The Great and Powerful starring Robert Downey Jr. Raimi recently attended the Saturn Awards and while on the red carpet, spoke to Collider about his involvement with both films.
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