A new trailer has been released for Sam Raimi‘s upcoming fantasy-adventure film Oz the Great and Powerful. Offering more than the initial teaser released back in July, this new trailer shows how Raimi and his team have pulled out all the stops to bring the fantastical world of Oz to life for a new generation. The imagery is truly impressive, and the opening is quite wondrous as it pays homage to the timeless original which captured the imagination of generations for decades.
Serving as a prequel to the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, this new story centers on the young wizard Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician who mysteriously finds himself transported to Oz and in the midst of the battle between the three witches Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams).
Here’s the synopsis:
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.
Oz the Great and Powerful opens in 3D on March 8, 2013.
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