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OZ THE GREAT & POWERFUL New Wicked Witch Poster

By Melissa Thompson | November 1, 2012

Meet the Wicked Witch in the first of three panels from the new poster for OZ THE GREAT & POWERFUL, in theaters March 8, 2013. When small-time magician Oscar Diggs (James Franco) pulls one flimflam too many, he finds himself hurled into the fantastical Land of Oz where he must somehow transform himself into the great and powerful wizard—and just maybe into a better man as well. Here’s another look at the first trailer.

Disney’s fantastical adventure, OZ THE GREAT & 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.

OZ THE GREAT & POWERFUL is produced by Joe Roth and written by Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire (credit not final).Grant Curtis, Philip Steuer and Palak Patel are serving as executive producers. Starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams and Zach Braff, OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL opens in U.S. theaters on March 8, 2013.

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