Disney is plotting a sequel to Sam Raimi’s Wizard of Oz prequel Oz the Great and Powerful; a plan that will surely be turned into a reality following the picture’s massive debut at the U.S. box office over the weekend. According to Variety, Disney has signed Mitchell Kapner – who co-wrote the first flick with David Lindsay-Abaire – to […]
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James Franco is angry at Australian censors for banning I Want Your Love
March 7, 2013 
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James Franco – in one hell of a T-shirt – has posted a video to YouTube in which he expresses his displeasure with Australian censors for essentially banning I Want Your Love. The picture concerns two gay men who spend a final evening together in San Francisco before one moves to the American Midwest. The Australian Classification […]
Continue readingBlack magic women – Oz the Great and Powerful review
March 6, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo March 6, 2013 Immediately upon arrival in the magical land of Oz, James Franco‘s would-be wizard beds the naive witch Theodora (Mila Kunis). We don’t get to see them copulate, but trained cinemagoers know what it means when the camera slowly pans skyward during a smooch. The next morning, she’s talking about marriage […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Oz, the Great and Powerful
July 16, 2012 0 Comments
Wondering how Sam Raimi has reinvented the The Wizard of Oz? Wonder no longer! The trailer for Oz, the Great and Powerful has arrived online, evoking producer Joe Roth’s previous epics Alice in Wonderland and Snow White and the Huntsman. Here’s hoping Raimi brings some of his signature style and oddball flair to differentiate from those other unremarkable movies. That being […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Oz, The Great and Powerful
July 6, 2012 1 Comment
Disney just released the first teaser poster for their upcoming Oz, The Great and Powerful, starring James Franco. It’s a lovely image to be sure but it doesn’t really tell us much about the film. The ‘visionary’ director referred to on the poster is Sam Raimi and his involvement is the only thing that keeps me […]
Continue readingMichelle Williams to play the Good Witch in Wizard of Oz prequel
May 18, 2011 1 Comment
Michelle Williams has scored the role of Glinda, the Good Witch, in Sam Raimi‘s Wizard of Oz prequel Oz, The Great and Powerful. According to Variety, Glinda’s was the last major role to be filled, and production on the film can finally move forward. The picture starts shooting in the wonderful land of Michigan in […]
Continue readingChanning Tatum to star as Peter Pan
March 9, 2011 1 Comment
Sony has won the bidding war for the not so cleverly titled Peter Pan origin story Pan, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The latest in a string of re-imagined fairy tales including Snow White and Little Red Riding Hood, Pan will star Channing Tatum (who in my opinion grows less appealing with each passing day). […]
Continue readingMila Kunis joins James Franco in Oz: The Great and Powerful
February 18, 2011 1 Comment
Sam Raimi may have trouble locking down a male lead for Oz: The Great and Powerful, but it seems he’s found his leading lady. According to Vulture, Mila Kunis (Black Swan, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) is likely to join the Wizard of Oz prequel as Theodorah, sister of eventual Wicked Witch of the West Evanorah. Kunis […]
Continue reading>James Franco latest contender to play Wizard of Oz
February 7, 2011 0 Comments
>Will the real Wizard of Oz please stand up? The Hollywood Reporter claims James Franco is in early talks with Disney to play the Wizard in Sam Raimi’s upcoming Wizard of Oz prequel, Oz: The Great and Powerful. The Wizard has been a hard character to cast. First up was Robert Downey Jr. who then […]
Continue reading>Depp to replace Downey Jr. in Oz: The Great and Powerful?
January 21, 2011 0 Comments
>Robert Downey Jr. is the Great and Powerful Oz no longer according to The Hollywood Reporter, as Disney begins discussions with Johnny Depp to take over the role. We reported back in June of last year about Oz: The Great and Powerful, the 3D prequel to The Wizard of Oz. Director Sam Raimi and Producer […]
Continue readingRobert Zemeckis remaking The Wizard of Oz?
November 18, 2010 0 Comments
UPDATE: That didn’t take long. Zemeckis has told The Wrap that reports of him directing a remake of The Wizard of Oz are “completely untrue”. Of course, that doesn’t mean another director won’t take the wheel. Anyway, here’s the original report… It is with great sadness that we report the following news. According to Deadline, […]
Continue readingWicked heading to the big screen
July 12, 2010 0 Comments
The hit Broadway musical Wicked is heading to the big screen, with several big name directors lining up for a chance to direct. The report comes from Deadline, who claim that J.J. Abrams, James Mangold, Ryan Murphy and Rob Marshall are all taking meetings with Universal regarding a feature film adaptation of Wicked. The musical’s […]
Continue readingRaimi – World of Warcraft or Wizard of Oz?
June 28, 2010 0 Comments
A couple of weeks back, Deadline reported that Sam Raimi had signed on to direct a Wizard of Oz prequel entitled Oz, The Great and Powerful. Not so fast, say Collider, who interviewed the World of Warcraft-crazy Raimi over the weekend. In his interview with Collider, Raimi confirmed that he was not completely committed to […]
Continue readingCuaron’s Gravity will have 20-minute opening shot
June 17, 2010 0 Comments
Some interesting details have emerged regarding Alfonso Cuaron‘s upcoming sci-fi thriller Gravity, starring Robert Downey Jr. as a leader of a doomed space station team. The U.K. based special effects company Framestore have revealed details of the difficult task ahead of them. The Playlist have compiled their comments, which include Framestore’s claim that the project […]
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