It is directed by Sam Raimi, with a script written by Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire . Kapner, who had been reading the Oz series to his children, outlined the plots of the books. The single was released on February 19, 2013 by Island Records. Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) Trailer. Watchlist. Based on L. Frank Baum's early 20th century Oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel,[5] the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz. China Girl, RT on DVD & Blu-Ray: Oz the Great and Powerful and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Digital Multiplex: Oz the Great and Powerful and The Story of Wikileaks, RT25: Celebrating 25 years of Rotten Tomatoes. Oscar reveals his deception to Finley and forces him to maintain the idea that he is the wizard. Contents 1 Oz 2 Theodora/The Wicked Witch of the West 3 Glinda 4 Dialogue A mischievous magician gains the wisdom to become a powerful ruler after being swept away to a land of magic and mystery as director Sam Raimi and screenwriters Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole) explore the genesis of author L. Frank Baum's enduring tales of Oz. Roth said: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, " during the years that I spent running Walt Disney Studios [] I learned about how hard it was to find a fairy tale with a good strong male protagonist. Finley doesnt have a high opinion of Oscar and lets him know it. Oz: Un mundo de fantasa es una pelcula dirigida por Sam Raimi con James Franco, Mila Kunis. [29] Franco and Raimi had previously worked together on the Spider-Man trilogy, in which Franco played Peter Parker's best friend Harry Osborn. Trying to follow a beloved classic movie with a prequel already is quite a challenge for filmmakers. [97] On March 8, 2013, Sam Raimi told Bleeding Cool that he has no plans to direct the sequel, saying, "I did leave some loose ends for another director if they want to make the picture", and that "I was attracted to this story, but I don't think the second one would have the thing I would need to get me interested". 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Keywords: Oz: The Great and Powerful Full Movie Oz: The Great and Powerful Full Movie english subtitles Oz: The Great and Powerful trailer review Oz: The Great and Powerful trailer Oz: The Great and Powerful [HD] (3D) regarder en francais English Subtitles Oz: The Great and Powerful Pelcula Completa Subtitulada en Espaol Oz: The Great and . Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat, Aspect Ratio: ", "Film Review: 'Oz the Great and Powerful', "Oz the Great and Powerful review - Wicked or wussy: Which witch is worse? Coming Soon. Although the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz, it was not allowed legally to be considered as such. The film's opening sequence is presented in black and white. [46], In June 2011, composer Danny Elfman was chosen to score the film despite Elfman and Raimi having fallen-out over Spider-Man 2 and Elfman having declared they would never again work together. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office suspended Warner's attempt at a trademark because Disney had filed basically the same one a week earlier. Please note that the Shop Hulu site is owned and operated by Snowcommerce. I also think there's the advantage that I'm able to write narratively, and when I'm able to write narratively I can also move quicker because that's my natural instincts, I can tell a story in the music. Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) PG 03/08/2013 (US) Fantasy, Adventure, Family 2h 10m User Score. You Might Also Like. Rated: PG Oz the Great and Powerful. Watch full seasons of exclusively streaming series, classic favorites, Hulu Originals, hit movies, current episodes, kids shows, and tons more. As Evanora and Theodora prepare to kill Glinda, Oscar appears, having faked his betrayal and death. Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus illusionist and con-artist, is whisked from Kansas to the Land of Oz where the inhabitants assume he's the great wizard of prophecy, there to save Oz from the clutches of evil. Braff also plays Frank, Oscar's long-suffering yet loyal assistant in Kansas. Answer: Theodora. English. Chroma key compositing was only used for background pieces. FANTASY; When shady circus magician Oscar Diggs (James Franco) is hurled away from Kansas into the wonderful land of Oz, he thinks that fame and fortune are his for the taking. She confides in Oscar that she knows he is not the wizard, but still believes he can help stop Evanora. Right' Rules; 'Oz' Posts Respectable Debut", "Oz The Great and Powerful (2012) - International Box Office Results", "Around-the-World Roundup: 'Oz' Opens to $69.9 Million Overseas", "Around-the-World Roundup: 'Oz' Rules Again, 'Die Hard' Scores in China", "Who is a Good Witch, What is a Great Wizard? [16][15] As in the 1939 film, Glinda travels in giant bubbles, and the Emerald City is actually emerald; in the novel, characters wear tinted glasses to make it appear so, though during the battle preparations sequence Oz can be seen wearing emerald goggles. Finley is a winged monkey that accompanies Oz on his journey. [19] Ironically, the film was approved due to the success of Snow White. Also from the 1939 film is that several actors who play Oz characters make cameos in the Kansas segments, such as Frank, Oscar's assistant whom he refers to as his "trained monkey" (Frank's "Oz" counterpart is the winged monkey Finley) and a young disabled girl who serves as the Kansas counterpart to China Girl (in Kansas, Oscar is unable to make the wheelchair-using young girl walk, and gets a chance to do so when he repairs China Girl's broken legs); Annie who inspires Oscar to be a good and great person (Annie's "Oz" counterpart, Glinda, also inspires Oscar to be a better person) informs him that she has been proposed to by John Gale, presumably hinting at Dorothy Gale's parental lineage. Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) Full Cast & Crew See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro Directed by Sam Raimi Writing Credits ( WGA) Cast (in credits order) verified as complete Produced by Music by Danny Elfman Cinematography by Peter Deming . [14] Gene Jones portrays a Wild West Barker, Martin Klebba portrays a Munchkin rebel, John Paxton who previously worked with Raimi in the Spider-Man trilogy and Drag Me to Hell makes a posthumous appearance as an Elder Tinker in his final film role before his death in November 2011 while the great grandson of Bert Lahr also portrays a tinker. En route to the Emerald City, Theodora falls in love with Oscar though he does not reciprocate her feelings. [96] Mila Kunis said during an interview with E! Share. Upon the release of Wicked, screenwriter Mitchell Kapner felt he had missed his opportunity to explore the origins of the Wizard of Oz character. Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy. He reluctantly takes charge of an "army" of Quadlings, Tinkers and Munchkins. Stream our library of shows and movies without ad interruptions. [70] During its opening weekend, the film topped the box office with $79.1million, the third-highest March opening weekend. But then "Oz the Great and Powerful" does itself no favors with its extended prologue, overreliance on CGI and miscasting, especially James Franco, who while with "True Story" proved he can play a shady character, does not have the chops to play the showman part of his character, unlike say Bruce Campbell who has a brief cameo here. Disney's fantastical adventure Oz The Great And Powerful, from the director of the Spider-Man trilogy, follows Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics. However, three witches -- Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams) -- remain unconvinced that Oscar is the great wizard that the inhabitants of Oz need and expect. [44], In addition to the legal issues, the film was also faced with delays when several cast members went on hiatus due to unrelated commitments and circumstances. "[82] IGN rated the film 7.8 and said, "The film is expansive and larger-than-life in scope and so are the performances, overall. Oz the Great and Powerful is a veritable poppy field of sleepy storytelling that prefers to tell rather than show. With his assistant, Frank . They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. Stromberg contrasted the colorful tonal qualities of Oz with the restrained appearance of Alice, affirming that although both films explore similar fantasy worlds, the overall atmosphere and landscape of each "are completely different. Read critic reviews. In 1905 Kansas, Oscar Diggs is a magician and con artist in a traveling circus. The following morning, they took off to the Emerald City to meet Theodora's sister, Evanora. Download titles to your supported device for on-the-go-streaming. Contents 1 Summary 2 Cast 2.1 Cameo Roles 3 Trivia Oz the Great and Powerful is a 2013 American fantasy adventure film directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Mitchell Kapner from a story by Kapner. [31] In January 2011, Downey declined the role[29] and it was offered to Johnny Depp, who had previously collaborated with the studio in Pirates of the Caribbean and Alice in Wonderland. Stream every touchdown from every game, every Sunday during the NFL regular season with NFL RedZone, along with hundreds of hours of live sports motorsports (MAVTV), horse racing (FanDuel TV/FanDuel Racing) to hunting and fishing (Outdoor Channel, Sportsman Channel). [29] In February, James Franco accepted $7 million to star in the film, five months before filming was scheduled to begin. Fantasy, [4] Worldwide, it was the thirteenth-highest-grossing film of 2013. [37] Physical sets were constructed so the actors could have a visual reference, as opposed to using green screen technology for every scene. Oscar Diggs arrives in the Land of Oz where he meets a witch, Theodora, who assumes that he is a wizard hired to kill her competitor. [60] The film has earned $52million in sales. In October 2012, Disney filed a trademark on "Oz the Great and Powerful" while one week later Warner filed its own trademarks for "The Great and Powerful Oz". Disney bets audiences are ready to return", "Disney, Warner Bros. 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"[30], Kapner and co-writer Palak Patel were turned down by Sony Pictures[29] before the project was set up at Walt Disney Pictures in 2009. A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches. Uploaded By: 123Movies - 123Torrents March 07, 2013, Thu at 12:52 PM We're just going to have to make our own Oz. The cinematics are gorgeous as the color pop, and everything is sharp and beautiful. In "Oz the Great and Powerful," Raimi takes the opportunity to expand Oz beyond the poppy fields and Yellow Brick Road, revealing glowing-eyed Venus flytraps, a "chinatown" populated by living . [47] He noted that the film's score was accessibly quick to produce, with a majority of the music being written in six weeks. Oz the Great and Powerful features several artistic allusions, homages, and technical parallels to Baum's novels and the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, The Wizard of Oz. Sam Raimi on recreating the Land of Oz under legalities.[29]. [72], Outside North America, the film earned $69.9million on its opening weekend from 46 territories. and the "[85], Richard Roeper, writing for Roger Ebert, noted the film's omnipresent visual effects but was largely disappointed by the performance of some cast members; "to see Williams so bland and sugary as Glinda, and Kunis so flat and ineffectual as the heartsick Theodora"[86] Marshall Fine of The Huffington Post was unimpressed, writing, "Oh, it's exciting enough for a six-year-old; anyone older, however, will already have been exposed to so much on TV, at the movies and on the Internet that this will seem like so much visual cotton-candy. Watch Oz The Great And Powerful: Almost Home (Music Video), Watch Oz The Great And Powerful: Argument Over Oz, Watch Oz The Great And Powerful: Waterfall (Extended Clip), Watch Oz The Great And Powerful: Travel By Bubble, The Tin Man is the only one of Dorothy's three companions in. 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