Mad Men’s Abigail Spencer in Raimi’s Oz, the Great and Powerful
Sam Raimi is known for directing such films as The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, The Quick and the Dead, A Simple Plan, The Gift and Spider-Man. His upcoming project marches to the beat of another drum. He’s behind Oz, the Great and Powerful. We’ve been following casting decisions for months. Black Swan actress Milla [...]
Sam Raimi Bringing Noir to STARZ
STARZ seems to just love Sam Raimi. He’s been executive producer alongside Rob Tapert for Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Spartacus: Gods of the Arena and now STARZ has greenlighted a new series from Raimi and Tapert, which will go straight to series. According to Deadline, the series is a remake of the 2001 Japanese anime [...]
Michelle Williams Joins Mila Kunis and James Franco in Oz, The Great and Powerful
Classic fantasy fans will soon return to Oz thanks to Disney’s Oz, The Great and Powerful, an upcoming live action film. Variety now reports actress Michelle Williams has won the role of Glinda the good witch. It is about time we see her in a goody, goody role, eh? Described as a prequel, Sam Raimi [...]
Rachel Weisz joining Mila Kunis and James Franco in Oz, the Great and Powerful?
Oz, the Great and Powerful seemed to be entering into a battle of wills with director Sam Raimi wanting one actress and Disney pushing for another, but Variety brings word that a new name has now been thrown into the mix. Rachel Weisz is the newest contender for the role of Evanora, the witch who [...]
Sam Raimi and Disney Battling Over Hilary Swank in Oz, the Great and the Powerful?
It’s starting to look like an evil witch (or two) have put a curse on Sam Raimi’s Oz: The Great and Powerful, but Vulture reports that its just Disney getting into an ugly power-play with the director. Things seemed to be going smoothly at first, with James Franco and Mila Kunis sliding into the roles [...]
Blake Lively in Stone’s Savages or Raimi’s Oz?
Blake Lively shifted gears in a major way when she went from the small screen’s Gossip Girl to the big screen’s Green Lantern, and Variety reports that she once again has two very different roles to consider. Lively has reportedly become the frontrunner for the role of Ophelia in Oliver Stone’s Savages, and she has [...]
Mila Kunis Going To OZ with Raimi and James Franco
Mila Kunis is a real witch… or at least Disney and Sam Raimi seem to think so, according to the latest from Variety. As of late last week, Kunis has officially signed on for Oz: The Great and Powerful, the prequel to The Wizard of Oz. The Black Swan star has been mentioned a few [...]
Mila Kunis Chooses OZ over Akira
Despite losing out on an Oscar nomination, Mila Kunis remains a hot Hollywood commodity after the success of Black Swan. The actress has dropped out of a planned live action remake of Akira and signed on to play Theodorah, otherwise known as The Wicked Witch of the West in Oz, the Great and Powerful. The [...]
STARZ Lands Sam Raimi NOIR Remake
Starz has picked up an action project from former Spidey franchise director Sam Raimi and producer/writer Rob Tapert that’s based on the Japanese anime TV series NOIR, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The premium cable network is developing NOIR, a live-action U.S. remake of a 2001 show about two female assassins working in a criminal [...]
Sam Raimi Directing The Day of the Triffids?
John Wyndham’s sci-fi novel The Day of the Triffids has been causing its first Hollywood stir in close to 50 years. The book about an alien invasion that follows a meteorite shower and blinds 99 percent of the population sounds like something better suited for M. Night Shyamalan, as Triffids are mobile plants that love [...]
Oz: The Great and Powerful – Next Up for Raimi
Sam Raimi has made a commitment to Disney that Oz: The Great And Powerful will be his next directing assignment. The film is planned to be an extravagant 3D family fest, which Disney bosses are hoping will generate the type of big numbers that the Tim Burton-directed Alice in Wonderland did. Alice crossed the billion-dollar [...]
Raimi talks World of Warcraft Movie and The Hobbit
Sam Raimi is a geek. It’s doubtful he would even dispute that. It’s what makes his films so fresh and entertaining, and it’s also what is driving him toward his next project. Collider recently had a chance to talk with the director at the 36th Annual Saturn Awards and in that conversation, Raimi shed light [...]
