Movies News

First trailer for Sam Raimi's 'Oz: The Great and Powerful' blasts online!

By Anthony Pearson Jul 12, 2012, 23:05 GMT

The prequel to the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz" tells of a circus performer named Oz, who is transported through a tornado to the mysterious land of Oz, where he must fight real magic and three witches battling for control of the land. ...more

We have added the fantastical new first trailer for director Sam Raimi's (Spider-Man Trilogy, Evil Dead) upcoming prequel to "The Wizard of Oz," titled "Oz: The Great and Powerful."

The Walt Disney Picture's film stars James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Joey King, Bruce Campbell, Abigail Spencer, Tim Holmes, and Martin Klebba.

Watch the teaser trailer for "Oz: The Great and Powerful" below;



"Oz: The Great and Powerful" is released across the US and UK from March 8th, 2013.

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.