Wizard of oz the great and powerful cast

#Wizard of oz the great and powerful cast movie#

Raimi promises that this movie would be a departure from his usual horror-filled flicks, instead calling it a 'family movie' with an uplifting feel.

Sam's younger brother Ted also has a small role, these two actors have been something of a staple in Raimi's previous films.

Sam Raimi has revealed that Bruce Campbell (Ash from the Evil Dead series) makes a small, but humorous cameo.

Casting calls were put out for locals looking to be extras.

Principal photography for Oz: The Great and Powerful began July 2011 in Pontiac, Michigan.

By the end of February 2011, James Franco was in final negotiations to star in this film. When Downey declined, Johnny Depp was linked to the role. was Raimi's first choice for the part of Oz.

According to a reporter for Deadline Hollywood, the film's distributor wanted to reduce the film's production budget to about $200 million.

In June 2011, Danny Elfman was chosen to compose the music for the film, a surprising choice considering that he and Raimi had a falling out over Spider-Man 2 and vowed to never work with each other again.

Before Sam Raimi signed on to make the film, directors Sam Mendes and Adam Shankman were also reported to be top candidates.

Though it could be that no one in Oz can die from natural causes. People seem quite afraid of dying and mourn the loss of the Wizard when his balloon explodes, signifying that they are very familiar with death.

At no time is it mentioned or hinted at that everyone in Oz is immortal, as the books clearly say.

In the books, the Yellow Brick Road leads to the Wizard, but in the movie, the Yellow Brick Road leads to China Country, the Dark Forest, and the Emerald City.

(The later books do retcon this, having the Emerald City already in existence before Oz arrived.) In this movie, the Emerald City already exists prior to his coming to Oz.

In the books, the Wizard had the Emerald City built after his arrival.

The Wizard comes from Kansas instead of Omaha.

Neither the Quadlings nor Quadling Country show any signs of the color red in either their clothing, architecture or landscape, while in the books, the color red is very prominent in their land and personal appearance.

Glinda has red hair in the books, but she has blonde hair in this movie.

In the books, if the inhabitants of China Country leave the town they become stiff and immobile like dolls.

The China Girl is shown to be able to travel outside of China Country.

In the books she appears to have always been an evil hag with none of the character traits shown in the film. It is also shown that she was transformed into the evil witch after eating a cursed green apple given to her by her evil sister. Part of her downfall is her quick temper and naivety. She develops romantic feelings for the Wizard who uses her.

The Wicked Witch of the West is portrayed as originally being a Good Witch but has no stated territory claim in the film.

GlindaВ is the daughter of the former King of Oz while Ozma is never mentioned.

The 1939 movie also portrayed them as sisters.

The Wicked Witch of the WestВ &В the Wicked Witch of the EastВ are portrayed as being sisters while in the books this is not stated.

Perhaps noticeably absent in the story is Locasta with no witch of the North present or even mentioned.

Circus and the name of OscarвЂ™s assistant Frank are an obvious references to L.

Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker,В & Theresa Tilly as Quadling townspeople.

Jim Moll & Jim Bird as Emerald City townspeople.

Ted Raimi as a small-town skeptic at a magic show who yells, 'I see a wire!'.

Hart & Bruce Campbell as Winkie guards at the Emerald City

Abigail Spencer as May, Oscar'sВ temporary magic assistant in Kansas and one of his several fleeting loves in the film.

Joey King as China GirlВ and Girl in a Wheelchair.

Rachel Weisz as Evanora, The Wicked Witch Of The East.

Michelle Williams as Glinda, The Good Witch Of The South.

Mila Kunis as TheodoraВ , The Wicked Witch Of The West.

James Franco as Oscar Diggs, the Wizard of Oz.

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 also into a much better man as well. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must figure out who is good and who is evil, before it is too late. He thinks heвЂ™s hit the jackpot - fame and fortune are his for the taking - that is until he meets three witches, Theodora, Evanora and Glinda, who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyoneвЂ™s been expecting. In 1905, Oscar Diggs, a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away in a tornado from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz. The story takes place about 20-30 years before Dorothy's story.

Wizard of oz the great and powerful cast