Oz the great and powerful

In oz the great and powerful, oscar diggsjames franco, a stage magician of little ability, makes a stunning escape just in front of a rampaging mob in kansas in 1905 in a balloon. Theodora is a main character, but later the secondary antagonist in the 20 fantasy film oz the great and powerful. For sheer visual splendor, oz the great and powerful is hard to beat. Rumple and his father malcolm, two powerful wizards, are the caretakers of oz after the death of its last ruler. Oz the great and powerful costumecharacter design on.

He is thought to be the wizard that the land and creatures of oz have long awaited. The cast, acting, special effects, and story are excellent, a proper prequel to the classic original masterpiece. A frustrated circus magician from kansas is transported to a magical land called oz, where he will have to fulfill a prophecy to become the king, and release the land. The disney uk youtube channel brings you a wealth of official video content from all the disney movies and characters you know and. How to sew lace to a tshirt, tutorial on the polka dot chair. Huge tides were created with the help of visual effects in critically acclaimed movie oz, the great and powerful. However, in oz the great and powerful, the focus is upon the actual wizard of oz and exactly how the wicked witch got to be so green. Oz the great and powerful 2 is a sequel to the 20 film, oz the great and powerful. Oscar diggs james franco, a charming magician nicknamed oz, charms a pretty country girl with an obviously fake story about his.

Oz the great and powerful movie quotes rotten tomatoes. Frank baum s early 20th century oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel, the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 metrogoldwyn. A country girl finding her feet in the big emerald city, dorothy gale is one of the most enduring and endearing characters in movie history. As a disney release, the film was forbidden from using imagery or dialogue that draws. This new vision of the land of oz is an imaginative mix of liveaction and cgi that pays homage to the iconic images and timeless sense of wonder in the classic the wizard of oz without being too deferential. And in the process, as if to more clearly paint the line between good and evil, none of them are willing to take a life to achieve their noble end. The great and powerful 20 works archive of our own. Even before the hotair balloon of carnival magician oscar oz diggs james franco gets swept up in a tornado and hurled to the technicolor land of oz, the sepia tones of kansas have a lush, almost velvety texture.

Oz the great and powerful cast, info, trivia famous. Mar 08, 20 glinda, oz and many of the citizenry of oz put their lives on the line to stand against the evil in their midst. Oz the great and powerful is an entertaining fantasy movie, with beautiful special effects and great cast. Frank baums early 20th century oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel, the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film the wizard of oz. The film stars james franco as oscar diggs, mila kunis as theodora the wicked witch of the west, rachel weisz as evanora the wicked witch of the east, and michelle williams as glinda. Oz the great and powerful cast, info, trivia famous birthdays. Characters who appeared in the film, oz the great and powerful.

Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, from the director of the spiderman trilogy, follows oscar diggs james franco, a smalltime circus magician with dubious ethics. When emma, a woman from a land without magic, literally drops into oz, rumple thinks shes the one destined to save them from the wicked witch terrorizing the realm. On march 7, 20, variety confirmed that disney has already approved plans for a sequel, with mitchell kapner returning as screenwriter, and joe roth returning as producer. Oz the great and powerful is a fantasy and science fiction book. That said, i thought he did well in oz the great and powerful as a shady, secondrate carnival magician who suddenly finds himself in a fantastical situation. Visit the official site for oz the great and powerful to watch video, play games, browse photos and buy the movie on bluray combo pack, dvd and digital hd. With james franco, michelle williams, rachel weisz, mila kunis. Mar 08, 20 oz the great and powerful, from director sam raimi, follows the life of oscar diggs james franco, an ambitious circus magician who is swept away to the land of oz. Im credited as costume designer in the main titles, but i also did all of the character design work on this film. Mar 04, 20 oz the great and powerful is broad in tone and sometimes cartoonish, but overall works as a great film for kids that adults can also enjoy. Frank baums novel the wonderful wizard of oz which was published in 1900. Oz the great and powerful full trailer official disney. Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, from the director of the spiderman trilogy, follows oscar diggs james franco, a smalltime circus. Since oz the great and powerful is a big budget specialeffects film by walt disney pictures its been advertised for a long time.

It suffers from some tonal inconsistency and a deflated sense of wonder, but oz the great and powerful still packs. Oz the great and powerful 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The movie itself was a curious blend of animation, cgi, and liveaction performances. The beginning in black and white turns to bright colors when oz reaches the magic kingdom and the images are wonderful.

Refashion embellished lace tshirt i would have resewn the seams with lace inside, added lace trim to sleeves, and sewn the ribbon belt onto the shirt. Oz the great and powerful, which is a prequel to l. A lace tshirt diy inspired by the movie, oz the great and powerful. Apr 30, 20 in the wizard of oz, the main focus was upon dorothy, the cowardly lion, the tin man, and the scarecrow. Wicked witchs waltz featurette oz the great and powerful. Oz the great and powerful full trailer official disney uk. Milas transformation featurette oz the great and powerful. Theodora is a beautiful, naive witch who is protected by her powerful sister evanora the wicked witch of the east.

Meet the creative team behind the resilient, porcelain character china girl. Reluctantly drawn into epic problems facing oz and its inhabitants, oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before its too late. Designing china girl featurette oz the great and powerful. A shady circus magician james franco crashes his balloon in the magical land of oz, where he encounters three beautiful witches mila kunis, rachel weisz, michelle williams and becomes a reluctant leader in an epic battle of good vs.

Oz the great and powerful is a 20 fantasy film that is intended to be a prequel to the 1939 film the wizard of oz. Following his arrival in the faraway place, oscar finds himself at the center of a power struggle between the oz witches, glinda michelle williams, theodora mila kunis, and. It takes too long for the unethical lead character to redeem and become a good man. Oz the great and powerful serves as a prequel to the classic 1939 film the wonderful wizard of oz. When smalltime circus magician oscar diggs is hurled away to the vibrant land of oz, three witches arent convinced hes. Oz the great and powerful theodora becomes the wicked witch. Actress mila kunis is transformed before your eyes into the wicked witch. Apr 03, 2018 huge tides were created with the help of visual effects in critically acclaimed movie oz, the great and powerful. I should stipulate that oz the great and powerful isnt, strictly speaking, a prequel to the wizard of oz.

Oz the great and powerful opens in the familiar black and white landscape of early 1900s kansas. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi and written by david lindsayabaire and mitchell kapner from a story by kapner. Oz the great and powerful is director sam raimis prequel to the wizard of oz. Oz the great and powerful is broad in tone and sometimes cartoonish, but overall works as a great film for kids that adults can also enjoy. Oz the great and powerful theodora becomes the wicked. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 fantasy film directed by sam raimi, and produced by the same people behind tim burtons alice in wonderland 2010 and following the leads of thenrecent darker and edgier versions of notable literary creations. For director sam raimi, casting the title character in disneys oz the great and powerful a prequel of sorts to the wizard of oz was almost as daunting as dorothys dangerfilled original. Oz the great and powerful 20 a frustrated circus magician from kansas is transported to a magical land called oz, where he will have to fulfill a prophecy to become the king, and release the.

Oz the great and powerful, from director sam raimi, is the most recent project to draw from frank baums oz book series which has seen numerous reimaginings, spinoffs, and adaptations since it first debuted in the year 1900. The full trailer for disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful starring james franco, mila kunis, rachel weisz, michelle. I know im not the wizard you expected, but i might be the wizard that you need. Feb 27, 20 for director sam raimi, casting the title character in disneys oz the great and powerful a prequel of sorts to the wizard of oz was almost as daunting as dorothys dangerfilled original.

And seeing it again a few years later, i still think its a great film. This is the full scene from oz the great and powerful when evanora hands the apple to theodora, who becomes the wicked witch. The good people of oz are forbidden to kill, glinda reports. When smalltime circus magician oscar diggs is hurled away to the vibrant land of oz, three witches arent convinced hes the great wizard everyones expecting. The neverbeforetold fantastical adventure with an allstar cast. Oscar diggs, a smalltime circus illusionist and conartist, is whisked from kansas to the land of oz where the inhabitants assume hes the great wizard of prophecy, there to save oz from the clutches of evil. May 27, 20 this is the full scene from oz the great and powerful when evanora hands the apple to theodora, who becomes the wicked witch. Nov 14, 2012 oz the great and powerful is in cinemas nationwide now in 3d. Oz the great and powerful full movie movies anywhere.

A frustrated circus magician from kansas is transported to a magical land called oz, where he will have to fulfill a prophecy to become the king, and release the land from the wicked witches using his great but fake powers. A little overthetop when the situation calls for it, he also shows surprising depth in some scenes. In the old version dorothy encounters three male characters, and in the newer version, the wizard. Frank baums 1900 novel the wonderful wizard of oz, and also an unofficial prequel to the 1939 film the wizard of oz, is about a smalltime magician, oscar diggswizard of oz, who arrives in an enchanted land and is expected to save it from the wicked witches.