Anyone else excited for this movie? I cannot wait to see what Disney does with the classic story of the Wizard of Oz.
Disney’s
fantastical adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi,
imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved character, the Wizard of Oz.
When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious
ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks
he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he
meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda
(Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s
been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz
and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it
is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and
even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and
powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.
