Oz the Great and Powerful Reviews, Interviews & More
Sam Raimi's heading back to the big screen with Oz: The Great and Powerful. Thursday afternoon, the director participated in a press conference for The Wizard of Oz prequel and answered some burning questions. How does he feel about latching on to one of the greatest stories of all time? See what Raimi had to say below.
Disney pulled out all the stops at their Comic-Con panel earlier today, showing off some of the best that they have to offer in the next year. One of those films happens to be Sam Raimi's upcoming fantasy film Oz, The Great and Powerful.
Like her buddy Joshua Jackson, Michelle Williams is totally up for a Dawson's Creek reunion. Today, during the press conference for Oz: The Great and Powerful at Comic-Con, Williams was asked if she'd be willing to reunite with her former castmates and she gave us a definite yes!
This week, Casey Affleck landed his next project. He'll be directing and writing the story of baseball player Josh Hamilton. The first photo of James Franco as Oz: The Great And Powerful hit the web. And actor Gary Oldman went on Jimmy Kimmel to politely ask famous athletes to stop acting. All that and more below.
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Last week it was announced that Spider-Man helmer Sam Raimi was offered the gig of a lifetime. He was given the opportunity to direct the upcoming Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz, The Great and Powerful. Sam Mendes was previously rumored as a top contender for the job but those talks fell through. According to...
A while ago Disney announced they were producing a prequel to the 1939 MGM classic The Wizard of Oz. The film is entitled Oz, The Great and Powerful and will focus on the man behind the curtain as opposed to the girl with the ruby slippers. Robert Downey Jr. is rumored to play the title character while several high profile directors have been...
Big-shot director Sam Mendes has landed a rebound project after Bond 23 was given the heave-ho. He's moved on to bigger and better things or at least what he hopes will be better. Sources are reporting that he may direct a prequel to the beloved classic Wizard of Oz entitled, Oz the Great and Powerful based on the...
