Sam Raimi Will Officially Helm Oz
Not that you were expecting anything less, but: Sam Raimi is now 100 percent confirmed as the director for the new The Wizard of Oz movie titled, Oz: The Great and Powerful with Robert Downey Jr. still the odds-on favorite to portray the title character of Oz. It will be hard to vie for the love of those who hold the original 1939 film in high regard, though Raimi should have little problem besting the reaction to 1985's Return to Oz or 1969's The Wonderful Land of Oz -- a film directed by Barry Mahon whose last film before Oz was titled Fanny Hill meets Dr. Erotico. [Deadline]
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Wow, what a completely horrible idea. Good luck with that.
I don't approve but if Robert Downey Jr agrees, I'll see it no matter what. Twice.
Yeah, but who will play the Wiz?
Who's playing Vernon Schillinger?
Hold the phone! Barry Mahon's last film before "The Wonderful Land of Oz" was "Fanny Hill Meets the Red Baron" thank you very much.
P.S. She still got it on.