One of many Super Bowl spots for big movies hitting this year is Sam Raimi’s OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL. James Franco, Michelle Williams, Mila Kuniz and Rachel Weisz star in the new take on the classic characters. Disney seems to be pushing the loose connection with Tim Burton’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND, a film I didn’t much care for, but knowing Raimi’s past work I’m holding out hope this will be fun. Check out the spot below and tell us your thoughts in the comments.
SYNOPSIS: 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.
OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL is set to hit 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D theaters on March 8, 2013.