Play It Again: A Matter of Life and Death

Play It Again: A Matter of Life and Death. By Jess Lomas. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which classic-film connoisseur Jess Lomas revisits a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up … or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name […]

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Michelle Williams to play the Good Witch in Wizard of Oz prequel

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 […]

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>James Franco latest contender to play Wizard of Oz

>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 […]

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Raimi – World of Warcraft or Wizard of Oz?

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 […]

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Raimi to direct Wizard of Oz prequel – starring Downey Jr?

Sam Raimi has signed on to direct a 3D prequel to The Wizard of Oz for Disney entitled Oz: The Great and Powerful. The studio are hoping to ensnare Robert Downey Jr. for the titular role. Rumours of Raimi directing the feature emerged late last week and were confirmed today by Nikke Finke at Deadline. […]

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