If oz was granted a better story, with characters worth following, as well as a different actor as the wizard, perhaps sam raimis film could be great and powerful instead of a. Why the wizard of oz is the most popular film of all time. What they lack in stamina the tinkers make up for in ingenuity. This means that when i see a good movie, im ecstatic to hear there will be sequels. Yes, there are many things that shouldnt make a movie better and often make it worse but still give me a builtinexcitement before ive even walked into the movie theater.
Sam raimi manages to fill some mighty big ruby slippers. This set of seven whimsical pins depicting the characters of the wizard of oz was. Oz the great and powerful 20 michelle williams as annie, glinda. Glinda is not only a compassionate and benevolent witch, but also a fierce. Oz the great and powerful opens in theaters in disney digital 3d, reald 3d, and imax 3d march 8. All of the baum written books are in the public domain in the united states. Its an unfortunate fact that any wizard of oz related story, particularly a prequel, is going to be compared to the musical, wicked, and will most likely suffer. Yet the 1939 film the wizard of oz was itself a product of studio opportunism.
As most of you know, whenever i do a set visit, i record a video blog. Frank baums 1900 novel the wonderful wizard of oz, and is a prequel to both the novel and the 1939 film the wizard of oz. Dorothy seeks the wizard of oz to return her home, thus making him a key character as well as the object of her quest. Oz the great and powerful 20 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The scarecrow is the first friend that dorothy makes on the yellow brick road, and hes exactly. Danielle wade as dorothy with tilley as toto in the wizard of oz, canadian cast 20. This is a list of characters in the original oz books by american author l. Oz the great and powerful a con artist and stage magician, a tornado sends him to the land of oz. An orphan whos being raised by her aunt and uncle on the. Frank baum, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. The wonderful land of oz is a concept theme park based on l. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Director sam raimi has confirmed that annie and john are intended to be the previously unnamed parents of dorothy gale, the main character in the wizard of oz 1939 and the wonderful wizard of oz book, and a primary or secondary character in most of the other books. Oscar is a selfish and greedy con artist who aspires to be great.
Mister tinker in oz is an apocryphal oz book, authored by james howe and published in 1985 by random house involving an inventor responsible for tik tok. Characters who appeared in the film, oz the great and powerful. A modern fairy tale with a distinctly american setting. The oz books form a book series that begins with the wonderful wizard of oz 1900 and relate the fictional history of the land of oz. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi and produced by joe roth, from a screenplay written by david lindsayabaire and mitchell kapner. Frank baums the wonderful wizard of oz, and there are numerous allusions and illusions to conjure up memories of both the novel. They agree with the crab with his claim and the zebra was shamed that he was wrong. Oz the great and powerful is truly a beautiful movie with visuals becoming of the land of oz. Oscar diggs, typically referred to as the wizard of oz, is the protagonist of the 20 disney film oz the great and powerful. Characters are listed by order of the oz book in which they first appear, but.
Even while he was alive, baum was styled as the royal historian of oz to emphasize the. If theres one thing you should know about me its that i am a huge wizard of oz fan. Oz the great and powerful clip china girl joins the party only at the movies now duration. The tinkers, however are a loose reference to the tin man. Inspired by the unrealised project by the goddard group, the resort takes guests from the plains of kansas into the magical land of oz. It takes place 20 years before the events of the original novel, oz the great and powerful focuses on the origin of the wizard of oz, whose real name is revealed to be oscar. A munchkin is a native of the fictional munchkin country in the oz books by american author l.
Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american 3d fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi. Ten things parents should know about oz, the great and powerful. They first appear in the classic childrens novel the wonderful wizard of oz 1900 where they welcome dorothy gale to their city in oz. The munchkins are described as being the same height as dorothy and they wear only shades of blue clothing, as blue is the munchkins favorite color. Oz the great and powerful wikimili, the best wikipedia.
The film stars james franco, michelle williams, rachel weisz and mila kunis, with zach braff, bill cobbs, joey king, and tony cox in supporting roles. Before the wizard of oz and dorothys amazing adventure comes a tale about how oz came to a magical land that has 4 witches, tinkers and munchkins oz. Rachel weisz, whose character of evanora was essentially created from the. Starring james franco, michelle williams, rachel weisz, mila kunis. Michelle williams character annie is marrying a man named john gale. Mister tinker in oz is an apocryphal oz book, authored by james howe and published in 1985 by random house involving an inventor responsible for tiktok the clockwork man and dorothy and their adventure in oz plot summary. Like the move the wizard of oz circa 1939, oz the great and powerful opens in black and white land allowing the land of oz to become a colorful and stark contrast to the dull and lifeless kansas from which both oscar and later dorothy hail. For oz the great and powerful, the video blog was done with peter from film and unlike our previous offerings, we broke this. The wonderful wizard of oz, childrens book written by l. Oz the great and powerful wikipedia republished wiki 2. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film as a prequel to the 1939 the wizard of oz film which is based on the novels by l.
Disneys fantastical adventure oz the great and powerful, directed by sam raimi, imagines the origins of l. Smith and tinker, introduced in ozma of oz, are an inventor and an artist who. Itself based on the 14 book series of turn of the century. Principal photography has begun on sam raimis next film, oz the great and powerful and now we have the first official synopsis for the film. Oscar nominee james franco will play the young wizard in oz the great and powerful, a feature film from walt disney pictures that began production. Frank baums early 20th century oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel, 5 the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film the wizard of oz. Tinker, the inventor of tiktok the clockwork man, and he tells her the thousand year guarantee has just run down. Glinda the good witch of the south heroes wiki fandom. Frank baums oz novels and set 20 years before the events of the original novel, the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film the wizard of oz. So, for instance, if youve only read the wonderful wizard of oz, be aware.
He is played by james franco who played harry osborn aka new goblin in the sam raimi spiderman films, saul silver in pineapple express, and a fictional. Oz the great and powerful was apparently made by a committee whose honorary speaker just happens to be the director of drag me to hell. They asked dorothy gale and the wizard of oz to help settle the argument. The only other powerful character to emerge is dorothy. Oz the great and powerful imagines the origins of l. The wonderful land of oz disney parks fanon wiki fandom. Characters who have appeared in the oz book series. Frank baum, who went on to write fourteen fulllength oz books. The zebra and the crab took part in a longstanding disagreement over whether the earth has more land or more water. Wizard of oz pins kansapedia kansas historical society. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi and written by david lindsayabaire and mitchell kapner. Oz the great and powerful travel by bubble clip youtube. When rumors swelled that the wizard of oz would return and take his place as king, evanora vowed to never let that happen.
James franco takes the lead as the young pre wizard, a magician who finds himself cast off into oz. Oz, the great and powerful is a prequel, telling the story of how a. The wizard of oz it is and remains, and weve all heard the title so often that we never really stop to think about what it might mean. When his balloon escape is interrupted by a tornado, he is sucked into the world of oz. The great and powerful starring james franco, rachel.
Lahr was the cowardly lion in the wizard of oz 1939. Once upon a time its not easy being green tv episode 2014. Not only is anything they do likely to be compared against the work of some master in their craft who was born thousands of years before, theres a good chance that said master is still alive and still producing, making it virtually impossible for new blood to get out of their shadow. The differences between sam raimis oz the great and powerful, the classic film the wizard of oz and the novel and stage musical wicked, from witches to flying monkeys. Mister tinker in oz is an apocryphal oz book, authored by james howe and published in 1985 by random house involving an inventor responsible for tiktok. Oz the great and powerful is a good film but not a great one, and is in fact fairly interesting, though not perhaps for the intended reasons. The book has been compared to baums little wizard stories of oz. In 1985 james howe published a modern oz book about him, titled mister tinker in oz.
Posts about the wizard of oz written by rachel ann. Some of the major characters from baums first book the wonderful wizard of oz 1900 from left to right. When oscar diggs james franco, a smalltime circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty kansas to the vibrant land of oz, he thinks hes hit the jackpotfame and fortune are his for the takingthat is until. It is a prequel to baums 1900 introductory novel the wonderful wizard of oz, and indirectly to the 1939 mgm film, the wizard of oz. A modern fairy tale with a distinctly american setting, a delightfully levelheaded heroine, and engaging fantasy characters, the story was enormously popular and became a classic of childrens literature. Telling the story of the faux wizard s journey to stewardship of oz, the new film. Oz being a prequel to the 1939 classic certainly qualifies. Forever allied with kansas, the the wonderful wizard of oz was a book. Oscar diggs also known as wizard of oz or simply oz is the main protagonist who appeared in the titular movie oz. He uses his charm, wit, and ingenuity to deceive others, typically acts only upon his best interest, and.
In the long prologue, we meet the great and powerful illusionist oz james franco as he charms his new lady assistant, berates his hypeman, gets booed offstage by angry kansans, and is chased through the travelling carnival by a cuckolded strongman. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi and written by david lindsayabaire and mitchell kapner from a story by kapner. Frank baums book series as well as the 1939 film the wizard of oz. The wonderful wizard of oz study guide contains a biography of l. Another production based on the story of the wizard of oz, the broadway musical. Oz the great and powerful is a 20 american fantasy adventure film directed by sam raimi, based on the oz novels l. Shed trick the wizard into killing the sister who opposed her, glinda, and then kill the wizard herself so that she could rule oz forever. Glinda is the daughter of the late king of oz, and currently rules over a peaceful kingdom of the quadlings in southern oz.
Ten things parents should know about oz, the great and. The great and powerful, the starstudded newspin prequel to the wizard of oz, in michigan, disney announced. Tin woodman, toto, dorothy gale, cowardly lion, and scarecrow. Tinker never appeared in any of the famous forty oz books, but his story is told by tiktok in ozma of oz.
Frank baums 1900 childrens novel the wonderful wizard of oz may. Tinker is a munchkin in dorothy and the wizard of oz. Glinda the good witch of the south is the tritagonist of disneys 20 oz the great and powerful. The film was released by walt disney pictures in traditional 2d, as well as in the disney digital 3d, reald 3d and imax 3d formats.
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