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]
