First poster for Oz The Great And Powerful
Oz The Great And Powerful has released an official teaser poster online, giving us a first glimpse of Sam Raimi’s return to the merry old land of Oz…
Michelle Williams is Glinda in Oz The Great And Powerful
Michelle Williams is taking a breather from hard-hitting indie dramas to star as Glinda the Good Witch in Sam Raimi’s Oz, The Great And Powerful.
The actress, who’s best known for her impactful turns in films like Brokeback Mountain and Blue Valentine, has bagged the role that Raimi was keen to give to Hilary Swank.
Still, an Oscar nominee instead of an Oscar winner isn’t bad going, and Williams is sure to bring much depth to a role that could easily become overtly cheesy in the wrong hands.
Also signed for Raimi’s Oz prequel are Mila Kunis as Theodora, the Wicked Witch of the West, James Franco as the wizard of Oz, and Rachel Weisz as Evanora, the Wicked Witch of the East.
Peter And The Starcatchers heading for cinemas?
Channing Tatum’s proposed Peter Pan prequel seems to have incited a Wizard Of Oz-style obsession with all things Never Never Land.
While there are currently half a dozen Oz films all in various stages of development, there are now two Peter Pan prequels heading for the big screen.
The first is Tatum’s dreadful-sounding vehicle at Sony. The second is the more reasonable-sounding Peter And The Starcatchers.
Disney are currently considering adapting the book by Dave Berry and Ridley Pearson, which depicts Pan and his lost boys as pirates in the years before they met Wendy.
