Disney plans sequel to oz the great and powerful hollywood. With expectations of a boxoffice bonanza this weekend, disney is already planning a sequel to oz the great and powerful, thr has confirmed. Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, from the director of the spiderman trilogy, follows oscar diggs james franco, a smalltime circus musician with dubious ethics. Mar 11, 20 james franco and sam raimi filming oz the great and powerful disney has alice in wonderland screenwriter linda woolverton working on the sequel script, but theres no word yet on whether or not tim burton is returning as director. Though the movie, starring james franco and michelle williams.
Oscar oz diggs and glinda are now a great king and queen of the land of oz, but begins to have nightmares about theodora and evanora, promised to kill them, and now comes a great visit to the land of oz, dorothy gale, and later becomes best friends with their daughter, princess janie of oz. Sequel to oz the great and powerful in the works hollywood. Oz the great and powerful by sam raimi james franco, mila. Mar 08, 20 oz the great and powerful, starring james franco and michelle williams, is disneys prequel to the original story. So she wouldnt be in any of the sequels for a long time, if they even made that many movies. Oz the great and powerful trailer 20 james franco disney movie hd a prequel to the wonderful wizard of oz that tells how the wizard arrived in oz became the ruler. To ring in the starstudded flick james franco, michelle. Starring james franco, mila kunis, michelle williams and rachel weisz, sam raimis oz the great and powerful opens. Oz the great and powerful full trailer official disney. Meet the creative team behind the resilient, porcelain character china girl.
Oz the great and powerful images starring james franco. A two bit magician who wants to be a great man, oscar diggs james franco, leaves behind the black. James franco is the wizard in new oz film, oz the great and powerful. James franco stars in disneys prequel oz the great and. Designing china girl featurette oz the great and powerful. The official full length trailer for disneys oz the great and powerful movie trailer, starring james franco, mila kunis, rachel weisz, michelle williams and zach braff. A new trailer for sam raimis oz the great and powerful, starring james franco, rachel weisz, and mila kunis. More adventures from the smalltime magician magically transported to the land of oz. Making oz the great and powerful the first big blockbuster movie. Oz the great and powerful or maybe not so great, but still highly watchable. A frustrated circus magician from kansas is transported to a magical. Rachel weisz, mila kunis, james franco, and michelle williams in oz the great and powerful 20. Oz the great and powerful 20 when shady circus magician oscar diggs james franco is hurled away from kansas into the wonderful land of oz, he thinks that fame and fortune are his for the taking.
That said, i thought he did well in oz the great and powerful as a shady, secondrate carnival magician who suddenly finds himself in a fantastical situation. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi. Oz the great and powerful sequel already in the works. Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, from the director of the spiderman trilogy, follows oscar diggs james franco, a smalltime circus magician with dubious ethics. Disney planning oz the great and powerful sequel exclusive. James franco, mila kunis, rachel weisz and michelle williams star in director sam raimis fantasy adventure, set before the. Frank baums book the wizard of oz, in a fantastical adventure. Anywho, oz the great and powerful was written 20 years before dorothy came on the scene. Oz the great and powerful movie image featuring james.
Before oz, kapner wrote the whole nine yards and its sequel, the whole ten yards, and also worked on the action movie romeo. James franco, mila kunis, rachel weisz and michelle williams star in director sam raimis fantasy adventure, set. Disney commissions oz the great and powerful sequel collider. Oz the great and powerful official site disney movies. Mar 08, 20 disney has high expectations for its oz the great and powerful, sam raimihelmed fantastical adventure film starring james franco. The great and powerful but the script by mitchell kapner and david lindsayabaire. Wicked witchs waltz featurette oz the great and powerful. Our david edelstein asserted that if you recall 1939s the wizard of oz fondly, this movie will surely wipe the smile off your face. The great and powerful 2 is in announced starring james franco. Also, just like the original movie, we see oscar in the real world with people who are reflected in the characters he meets in his trip to oz. James franco at oz the great and powerful premiere james. In just two days perhaps the most anticipated movie of spring 20 will be opening. China girl voiced by joey king and james franco in oz. Oz the great and powerful by gary murray starring james franco, mila kunis, rachel weisz and michelle williams written by mitchell kapner and david lindsayabaire directed by.
Oscar diggs james franco, a charming magician nicknamed oz, charms a pretty country girl with an obviously fake story about his. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american liveactionanimated fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi and written by david lindsayabaire and mitchell kapner from a story by kapner. James franco and mila kunis talk oz the great and powerful. Mar 08, 20 oz the great and powerful sequel already in the works 0 american actor james franco attends the the european premiere of oz the great and powerful at the empire leicester square in london on. Starring james franco in the title role, mila kunis, rachel weisz, michelle williams, zach braff, bill cobbs, joey king, and tony cox. Oz the great and powerful, starring james franco and michelle williams, is disneys prequel to the original story.
Oz the great and powerful opens in the familiar blackandwhite landscape of early 1900s kansas. Some of the surprises in oz the great and powerful, the muchanticipated the wizard of oz 1939 origins movie, are delightful. Frank baum s early 20th century oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel, 5 the film is a spiritual prequel. Oz the great and powerful is now in theaters in disney digital 3d, reald 3d, and imax 3d. Finally, oz the great and powerful 3d never ascends to the heights of the original the wizard of oz, and unfortunately a lot of critics of this 3d bluray say that is certainly wont ever be hailed as a timeless classic, but to me it is a beautiful modern day classic of the original masterpiece in cinema history.
Mitchell kapner has been hired to write a script for the followup. Oz the great and powerful full trailer official disney uk. The great and powerful 2 movie is currently in announced. Mar 04, 20 from director sam raimi, oz the great and powerful imagines the origins of the wizard that was first brought to life in author l. The great and powerful 2 is a upcoming movie will released on june 14, 2019. The end of oz the great and powerful and where a sequel.
Mar 16, 20 oz the great and powerful, directed by sam raimi spiderman, the evil dead, is disneys latest theatrical release. Oscar diggs james franco, a smalltime circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty kansas to the vibrant land of oz. When diggs is hurled away to the vibrant land of oz, he thinks hes hit the jackpot until he meets three witches mila kunis, rachel weisz and michelle. Mar 08, 20 technically, oz the great and powerful is completely disconnected from the original 39 movie that is owned by warner bro. Visit the official site for oz the great and powerful to watch video, play games, browse photos and buy the movie on bluray combo pack, dvd and digital hd download. The great and powerful sequel moves forward at disney. Mitchell kapner has been hired to write a script for the. As a disney release, the film was forbidden from using imagery or dialogue that draws.
That all changes, however, when he meets three witches, theodora, evanora rachel weisz, and glinda michelle williams, who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone. The film stars james franco as oscar diggs, mila kunis as theodorathe wicked witch of the west, rachel weisz as evanorathe wicked witch of the east, and michelle williams as glinda. The studio hired mitchell kapner to work on the sequel script months ago, a sign that disney is very confident oz. The great and powerful bluray and dvd debut june 11th may 1, 20. New images from oz the great and powerful starring james franco, michelle williams, and mila kunis. A prequel to the wonderful wizard of oz that tells how the wizard james franco arrived in oz became the ruler. The first image from sam raimis oz the great and powerful, starring james franco and michelle williams. Director sam raimi has at last found his oz, the great and powerful, and its neither robert downey jr.
Perhaps well get a new installment of the terrifying 1985 film return to oz. Oz and glinda have their first born child named olivia. Now the mans said to possibly be joining another new project, sam raimis oz, the great and powerful one of half a dozen or so wizard of oz movies in the works, the. I should stipulate that oz the great and powerful isnt, strictly speaking, a prequel to the wizard of oz. When oscar diggs james franco, a smalltime circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty kansas to the vibrant land of o. Milas transformation featurette oz the great and powerful. Sam raimi the visual wonders of oz the great and powerful, disneys new prequel to the wizard of oz, begin with the opening credits a dizzying journey through a mazelike world seemingly created from paper cutouts, the names of the cast and creators mounted on sticks thrust into. And seeing it again a few years later, i still think its a. Everywhere you turn nowadays, james franco s name seems to pop up inevitably, whether its on the topic of upcoming franchise reboots rise of the apes, broadway shows sweet bird, or adaptations of literary masterpieces.
Oz the great and powerful trailer movie trailer hd youtube. The great and powerful trailer 2 20 james franco movie hd how the wizard arrived in oz and became the ruler. The movie stars franco, mila kunis, rachel weisz and michelle williams. With james franco, michelle williams, rachel weisz, mila kunis.
The great and powerful is a fun, but ultimately flat, look at how the wizard came to oz, and the wicked witch of the west came to be. When oscar diggs james franco, a smalltime circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty kansas to the vibrant land of oz, he thinks hes hit the jackpotfame and fortune are his for the takingthat is until he meets three witches, theodora mila kunis, evanora rachel weisz, and glinda michelle williams, who are not convinced he. What are critics saying about james franco in oz the great. Oz the great and powerful sequel in the works, even. Oz the great and powerful, starring james franco the new.
Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi, produced by joe roth, and written by david lindsayabaire and mitchell kapner. Nov 14, 2012 the full trailer for disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful starring james franco, mila kunis, rachel weisz, michelle williams and zach braff. Mar 08, 20 raimi, meanwhile, has been less committal, saying, im not signed up for a sequel, and i have no plans right now to make a sequel. Please note this is a region 2 dvd and will require a region 2 europe or region free dvd player in order to play. James franco, michelle williams, rachel weisz, mila kunis director. Starring james franco, mila kunis, michelle williams and rachel weisz, sam raimis oz the great and powerful opens in theaters tomorrow. James franco and sam raimi filming oz the great and powerful disney has alice in wonderland screenwriter linda woolverton working on the sequel script, but theres no word yet on whether or not tim burton is returning as director. The film stars james franco as a hack magician who happens into the titular mystical land, only to complicate the lives of three familiar witches evanora, glinda, and theodora, played by rachel weisz, michelle. Mar 08, 20 sam raimis take on the entire affair, oz the great and powerful, is colorful, vivid, strange and trying very, very hard to be a spectacle beyond all belief, but somewhere along the way they traded in the soul of the movie for some magic beans. A day before oz the great and powerful opened in theaters, a report surfaced that the studio is already developing a sequel. Shady illusionist oscar diggs james franco enchants curious audiences at a kansas circus. Oz has realized that he can pass off his stage magic as the real thing to defeat evanora and theodora oz. Even though the movie hasnt been released yet, the studio isnt looking to wait too long to get a sequel into theaters. The great and powerful on dvd june 11, 20 starring james franco, mila kunis, michelle williams, rachel weisz.
Oz the great and powerful is in us theaters march 8, 20 like on facebook. Oz the great and powerful, starring james franco the. Of course, given how beloved the 1939 movie musical the wizard of oz is. At first he thinks hes hit the jackpotfame and fortune are his for the taking. Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, directed by sam raimi, imagines the origins of l. At the center of many jeers is james franco, who plays oz, the man at the center of the film itself. Mar 07, 20 sequel to oz the great and powerful in the works more with expectations of a boxoffice bonanza this weekend, disney is already planning a sequel to oz the great and powerful, thr has confirmed. Oz the great and powerful 20 james franco as oz imdb. A new trailer for oz the great and powerful a prequel film to the wizard of oz debuted today at the comiccon 2012 disney panel, and now you can check out the trailer for yourself.
The official trailer for oz the great and powerful. Franco plays the little man behind the curtain, while kunis, normally a favourite of mine, appears to be stuck in that tornado. Disney commissions oz the great and powerful sequel. Actress mila kunis is transformed before your eyes into the wicked witch. Just like the wizard of oz, the movie starts out in black and white, with raimi also shooting it in full screen format. Others, however, sink the movie just below the point of recommendation, with the primary drawback falling on the lovely shoulders of michelle williams and mila kunis, as early versions of glinda the good witch and. Technically, oz the great and powerful is completely disconnected from the original 39 movie that is owned by warner bro. Neither manage to defy gravity but the rest of the cast were pleasant, especially weisz even with her emperorlike green force lightning. A mischievous magician gains the wisdom to become a powerful ruler after being swept away to a land of magic and mystery as director sam raimi and screenwriters mitchell kapner and david lindsayabaire rabbit hole explore the genesis of author l.
Oz the great and powerful cast returning for sequel. All the visual spectacle is on the bluray, with great visuals and engaging audio, but that doesnt make up for the somewhat weak attempt making the wizards journey one of redemption. Mitchell kapner has been hired to write a script for the followup, which would continue the adventures of oz, played by james franco. James franco is oz, the great and powerful screen rant. Frank baum s oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original novel, the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film the wizard of oz. The great and powerful has been released sam raimis action adventure chronicles the origin story of the wizard of oz, here played by james franco.
Being a film buff himself, sam raimi does pay due reverence to the acclaimed movie, in this non sequel oz. James franco is oscar, or oz for short, a carnival magician and womanizer. Mar 08, 20 the film has yet to show and prove at the box office, but disney is reportedly already planning a sequel to this weekends release, oz the great and powerful. Variety reports that the studio has put in a request for screenwriter mitchell kapner, who cowrote the first film with david lindsayabaire, to pen a followup. In hollywood, that kind of money usually means one thing. First synopsis for sam raimis oz the great and powerful starring james franco, rachel weisz, mila kunis, zach braff, and michelle williams. Apparently the company is planning for raimi to create immensely elaborate and given the directors style, probably mildly twisted versions of colorful locales like the emerald. Oz the great and powerful 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Disney declined to comment on a sequel to oz the film, starring james franco, mila kunis, rachel weisz and michelle williams, is expected to. Oz the great and powerful trailer featuring james franco.
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