New details on Sam Rami's "Oz The Great And Powerful"

New details  on Sam Rami's "Oz The Great And Powerful"

New details have emerged on Sam Rami's prequel/re-imagining of The Wizard of Oz which is set to star Robert Downey Jr. Looks like this adventure in Oz is going to take a stranger path

By Superzero - Oct 14, 2010 08:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Disney
Source: Collider.com



"The Wizard — a snake-oil salesman posing as a magician — enters Oz via a hot-air balloon, which he uses to escape an angry husband who has found out that Oz slept with his wife. There, Oz — a fast-talking huckster who wears a velveteen frock coat — falls in love with Glinda (the Good Witch), and the two combine forces to fight the evil witches Evanora and Theodora. Theodora starts out as a good witch, but after Oz jilts her sexual advances, Evanora — the truly evil witch — convinces Theodora to become an evil witch with her and help her to rule all of Oz."


I could see Rami and Downey Jr. making a fairly decent, if not more adult, Oz movie. Rami has a great range of style and has proved again and again that he can handle the Fantasy genre. No word yet if the Wizard will be giving the Tin Man a Stark Industries style over-haul...
New LILO & STITCH Poster Highlights Experiment 626 - When Will The First Trailer Be Released?
Related:

New LILO & STITCH Poster Highlights Experiment 626 - When Will The First Trailer Be Released?

MOANA 2 Social Media Reactions Promise A (Mostly) Worthy Sequel...Even If The Songs Aren't As Good
Recommended For You:

MOANA 2 Social Media Reactions Promise A (Mostly) Worthy Sequel...Even If The Songs Aren't As Good

DISCLAIMER: As a user generated site and platform, ComicBookMovie.com is protected under the DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) and "Safe Harbor" provisions.

This post was submitted by a user who has agreed to our Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. ComicBookMovie.com will disable users who knowingly commit plagiarism, piracy, trademark or copyright infringement. Please CONTACT US for expeditious removal of copyrighted/trademarked content. CLICK HERE to learn more about our copyright and trademark policies.

Note that ComicBookMovie.com, and/or the user who contributed this post, may earn commissions or revenue through clicks or purchases made through any third-party links contained within the content above.

TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 10/14/2010, 8:47 PM
Oh, ok, I was about to say, I thought Todd Mcfarlane was doing WOOZ.
Superzero
Superzero - 10/14/2010, 8:49 PM
There are a couple of Oz projects floating around right now. This one is getting fairly close to production and is Rami's next film.
Spilox
Spilox - 10/15/2010, 2:02 AM
This sounds like something johny depp would do :p
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/15/2010, 4:21 AM
@ gambitfreak

i'm with ya on that,todd mcfarlane verison of the wizard of oz.

would be f*cking sweet.
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 10/15/2010, 5:41 AM
sounds interesting...however I do like to point out that RDJ has A LOT one his plate already that another franchise would tire him out. Iron Man & Sherlock Holmes regular total commitment, he does films outside of those, which are good, but he has his resurgence now and he should take it easy before he loses track.

@Gambit and Deadpool....Todd McFarlane made a Wizard of Oz? if they did make it, he would make excuses as to why the project has been stalled a bajillion times
YogiDonnie
YogiDonnie - 10/15/2010, 12:01 PM
I wish they would just keep the name of the wicked witch as Elphaba instead of changing it. I know it is from something completly different and not a part of the orginal OZ, but the name has caught on with the popularity of the musical. I would like to see a big screen version of the musical first. Just my two cents.
View Recorder