Dinesh Kamath about film 'Oz the Great and Powerful' under title 'New Movie-Releases in Navi Mumbai' that was published in Newsband

New Movie-Release in Navi Mumbai

Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz: the Great and Powerful is an upcoming 2013 American fantasy adventure film directed by Sam Raimi. The film is inspired by L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and is the prequel to the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. The film stars James Franco as Oscar Diggs, otherwise known as the Wizard of Oz. It also stars Mila Kunis as Theodora, Michelle Williams as Glinda, and Rachel Weisz as Evanora. The film is produced by Joe Roth and co-producers Grant Curtis and Joshua Donen, and will be released by Walt Disney Pictures in traditional 2D, as well as in the Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D and IMAX 3D formats.

Sami Raimi's Oz The Great And Powerful is an origins story that goes even further back - a tale of how the Wizard came to hold sway in the Emerald City. Part of this background is already explained in the 1939 movie, but it's filled out a little by screenwriters David Lindsay-Abaire and Mitchell Kapner. James Franco plays Oscar Diggs, a shameless showman and travelling magician with an ingratiating smile, a trifler with the affections of various young women. Fleeing an awkward situation, he is transported to Oz, hailed as a mighty wizard and long-awaited saviour, and expected to pit himself against some powerful magic (embodied by witches Rachel Weisz and Mila Kunis).