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Watch: First Trailer for Sam Raimi's 'Oz: The Great and Powerful' Hits
by Alex Billington
July 12, 2012
Source: Apple
"You're in Oz…" After their presentation at Comic-Con, which featured the debut of this colorful trailer, Disney has posted this first trailer for Sam Raimi's Oz The Great and Powerful online. In this adventure back to Oz, before The Wizard of Oz occurs, James Franco stars as a young magician who gets whisked away to the magical world. There he meets the three witches Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), and begins an aventure that will change Oz forever. This looks great, I love Raimi's visual direction, and it all plays well in this world. I'm actually excited for this. Enjoy!
Watch the first trailer for Sam Raimi's Oz: The Great and Powerful, in high def from Apple:
When small-time magician Oscar Diggs (Franco) pulls one flimflam too many, he finds himself hurled into the fantastical Land of Oz where he must somehow transform himself into the great and powerful Wizard—and just maybe into a better man as well. Also features the three witches Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams). Disney's fantastical adventure Oz The Great and Powerful, directed by Sam Raimi (Evil Dead, Dark Man, Spider-Man, Drag Me to Hell), imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. From a screenplay by Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire. Disney will be sending us back to Oz on March 8th, 2013 next year. Thoughts?
36 Comments
1
Looks like fun
armeetapus16 on Jul 12, 2012
2
Can I just say that looks AMAZING. Much better than I was ever expecting. I'll definitely be keeping my eye on it next year.
Jack on Jul 12, 2012
3
Looks fantastic! I love the cast!
fem!anon on Jul 12, 2012
4
Is it made by Disney? I never really got that from all the branding. So Kunis turns baaaaaaaaaaaaaad and franco gets a new blonde haired lover? Ah Disney.
Carpola on Jul 12, 2012
5
Looks incredible...and Michelle Williams looks gorgeous.
GRIBBLE on Jul 12, 2012
6
I really want this to be good. Its March release date worries me. Beautifully shot and edited trailer, though.
David Balderdash on Jul 12, 2012
8
The moment i saw Rachel Weisz is the moment i knew that i will be on a teather watching this movie
TOONFED on Jul 12, 2012
9
Pretty good cast, but it looks too much like Alice to me...
jah p on Jul 12, 2012
10
What does that matter?
GRIBBLE on Jul 12, 2012
11
Feels like Raimi trying to do Burton.
guess on Jul 12, 2012
12
He might be but Burtons fantasy films never caught my eye like this one did.
BinaryChaos on Jul 12, 2012
13
Mila Kunis? Pass.
nem on Jul 12, 2012
14
but its all just a dream...caused by blunt force trauma...why make a prequel about it?
Jericho on Jul 12, 2012
16
because when you make it a prequel then it all turns into an Alice in Wonderland ripoff.....
Jericho on Jul 13, 2012
17
No, not really,t his is a different movie. The Alice in Wonderland movie was a live action sequel to the animated one from the one from way back in 1951. This movie is a prequel to the Wizard of Oz movie from way back in 1939. This movie is not a rip off of the Alice in Wonderland movie from 2010 or any other Alice in Wonderland movie before it.
Sean Bonau on Jul 13, 2012
18
actually 2010 Alice was just a mix of 'adventures in wonderland' and 'through the looking glass' books and not a sequel of the animated one or the others, her dress as a child was just to pay homage to them all....
Jericho on Jul 13, 2012
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No, i was referring to the fact that the Alice in Wonderland movie from 2010, is a live action sequel to the animated Alice in Wonderland movie from 1951. That has absolutely nothing to do with her dress. As for This Oz: The Great and Powerful movie, it is a prequel of the Wizard of Oz movie from 1939.
Sean Bonau on Jul 14, 2012
20
Hahahahah! Very good point!
northdude on Jul 14, 2012
21
The witches arm and hand popping out at the end, right before it scratches wood, made me flinch, because i wasn't expecting to see that part the first time i watched it a moment ago, lol 😛 .
Sean Bonau on Jul 12, 2012
22
James Franco is one of my favorite actors. He is really intelligent and i feel like he can do a great job with this character!
rev34 on Jul 12, 2012
23
Looks like some very gimmicky 3D moments...
Aaron on Jul 12, 2012
24
...at least we got some flying mokeys.
DAVIDPD on Jul 12, 2012
25
they should have just made wicked into a film this is just ridiculous
redskulllives on Jul 12, 2012
26
Am I the only one who doesn't care for these new-wave Disney films?
Heci on Jul 13, 2012
27
Looks good but without Bruce Campbell (maybe in the directors cut version of the movie). What is very interesting too: you can find the same actors in the new movie TAR of James Franco (but this time with Bruce Campbell) 🙂
Millus on Jul 13, 2012
28
Meh, I just want to know how they're going to make him this huge hero and then have to break him down enough to hide away again. If they manage to bring that in an interesting way I'll be in, otherwise eeehhhh.
Bandito Juan on Jul 13, 2012
29
They need to make Wicked into a film, or tie this movie into it, but it looks like they are already taking the standard Oz route.
Joshua Abbott on Jul 13, 2012
30
Of course there is a war because he brought peace back to Oz that's why he is so respected even though he is just a great illusionist that fooled the witch and just to see how that plays out would be interesting cause I've always wondered how the people of Oz held him in such high esteem.
BinaryChaos on Jul 13, 2012
31
Minus the gimmicky 3D shots, this actually looks pretty fantastic! I'm in. I love the transition from black and white to color...beautiful.
Danimal on Jul 13, 2012
32
franco actually reminds me of oz from the '39 film, so thats pretty cool. wish they had went with sepia in the beginning to match the old film as opposed to the straight black and white they got.
junglejim on Jul 13, 2012
33
I guess this is going to be closer to the book series considering they are including the land of porcelin(sp) and china people.
Gouka Ryuu on Jul 13, 2012
34
Maybe we can get one of these a year. The same story by a different director.
rennmaxbeta on Jul 14, 2012
35
Was that Where in Oz is Carmen Sandiego?
Tony on Jul 16, 2012
36
Prequels to world treasures (Gone with the wind, Peter Pan, Wizard of Oz...)? Pass.
Alex C. on Jul 18, 2012
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