Principle photography has wrapped on writer/director Leigh Scott’s The Witches of Oz 3D and now the film is starting to take flight all over the Internet with a new website, a presence on Facebook, and clips popping up on YouTube.
Blackthorn Pictures first feature film and Scott’s most ambitious project to date, The Witches of Oz 3D story takes a fresh angle on L. Frank Baum’s classic The Wizard of Oz and stars Paulie Rojas as Dorothy Gale, Billy Boyd as Nick Chopper, Eliza Swenson as Billie Westbrook, and Christopher Lloyd as the Wizard of Oz.
It also features performances from Mia Sara, Sasha Jackson, Lance Henriksen, Jason Mewes, Jeffrey Combs, Noel Thurman, Sean Astin and Ethan Embry. It is scheduled to be release this summer.
The Witches of Oz is a fantasy/comedy that follows the exploits of Dorothy Gale, now a successful children's book author, as she moves from Kansas to New York City.
Dorothy quickly realizes that the dreams on which she based her books were actually childhood memories, and that the wonders of Oz are very, very real. When the Wicked Witch of the West appears in Times Square, Dorothy must find inner courage to stop her.
The film began principle photography in December 2009 and wrapped in early February 2010. It was filmed on location in various cities in Connecticut including Hartford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, Easton and Ridgefield as well as utilizing studio space at Palace Digital Studios and the Connecticut Film Center. Major portions of the film were also shot in Manhattan.
Producers include Leigh Scott, Eliza Swenson of Blackthorn Pictures and Christopher Campbell, owner/operator of Palace Productions and the creative force behind Rabbit Ears Entertainment.
Visit M&C’s movie database for more information. Fans can also check out the film’s official site .
Here is an outtake from the film where actor Lance Henriksen has a bit of difficulty with a cat during filming:
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