We got a glimpse of Sam Raimi’s Oz, the Great and Powerful — a prequel/origin story to The Wizard of Oz — a couple of weeks ago and have been dying to talk about it ever since (we aren’t allowed to mention anything we saw though). Thankfully, Disney has been going gangbusters with early promotion for it at Comic-Con this week and we now have a couple of images as well as a pretty exciting first trailer. Check it out below and let us know what you think in the comments.
Oz, the Great and Powerful arrives in theatres on March 8, 2013.
About Oz the Great and Powerful:
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.
