Oz, being both slightly evil and malicious himself, fears that he won't be able to get through. Kapner began developing an origin story for the Wizard of Oz after a lifelong interest of wanting to create one for the character. [72] Despite the film's solid debut, which was larger than nearly all comparable titles, it clearly lagged behind Alice in Wonderland's opening ($116.1 million). Preliminary reports had the film tracking for an $80-$100 million debut in North America. "[31], Kapner and co-writer Palak Patel were turned down by Sony Pictures[30] before the project was set up at Walt Disney Pictures in 2009. He tells Glinda to gather the town's smartest and strongest. China Girl frees Glinda from her restraints with her wand, and she engages Evanora in a magical duel in the throne room. Like in the Original film Oz always gives away gifts to his friends in the end. The four appear, moments later in gigantic floating soap bubbles, which send them flying miles away. The entire city is made of porcelain: porcelain houses which look like gigantic teapots, porcelain trees, and porcelain residents. Evanora's army marches through the graveyard, intent to kill them. Finley latches the door. In a scene we see a Lion attacking Finley but quickly being scared away by Oz's trick. "[85] He also compared the film's scale with the Star Wars prequel trilogy adding, "In a real sense, Oz the Great and Powerful has a certain kinship with George Lucas's Star Wars prequels, in the way it presents a beautiful but borderline-sterile digital update of a world that was richer, purer and a lot more fun in lower-tech form. As soon as they pass through the gate, Oz separates himself from the group, with the balloon, and sneaks up to the King's vault, and begins loading gold. To that end, Disney had a copyright expert on set to ensure no infringement occurred. Puppetry was employed for a physical version of the China Girl to serve as a visual key-point for actors to manipulate. It's like halfway between Coruscant from the "Star Wars" prequels and some kind of steam punk videogame. Glinda introduces Oz to the people of the quaint city within the bubble: farmers, tinkerers, munchkins, etc. Braff wore a blue motion capture suit to create Finley's movements and had a camera close to his face for the flying sequences to obtain facial movements. Theodora sees visions of Oz laughing as she keels over near a fireplace; a table blocks Evanora's view of her. Evanora and Theodora are speechless. At first he thinks he's hit the jackpot-fame and fortune are his for the taking. :) Oz, the land, along with the Emerald City have a central theme as do Glinda and the China Doll, while the motifs for the evil witches are sufficiently menacing. Almost all of the baboons fall into a deep sleep, leaving the city defenseless. She takes her wand and draws thick fog out of the ground, blinding the army of Winkies and baboons. The assault on Emerald City begins. The Emerald City, now freed of tyranny, celebrates. Once Theodora and Oscar Diggs arrive in the Emerald City, Theodora's sister Evanora appears in the throne rooom, seemingly relieved that the wizard has returned to help them stop the Wicked Witch's reign of terror. The film won the Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Live Action Family Film[7] and Kunis won the MTV Movie Award for Best Villain for her performance as the Wicked Witch of the West.[8]. Even a sophisticated grade-schooler will find these doings weak and overblown. They fire lightning and fireballs into Oz's ghostly facade, but they do nothing. Disney also promoted the film through its theme parks; Epcot's International Flower and Garden Festival featured a multi-purpose garden and play area themed to the film and Disney California Adventure hosted sample viewings inside the Muppet*Vision 3D theatre. The movie earned $2 million from 9 p.m. showings on Thursday night. Roth initially sought out Robert Downey Jr. for the titular role of the Wizard in April 2010. [64] Before its theatrical release, several media outlets reported that Oz the Great and Powerful was expected to duplicate the box office performance of 2010's Alice in Wonderland. Depp liked the role but declined involvement, citing his commitment to another Disney tentpole film, The Lone Ranger. There he encounters the naïve witch Theodora, who believes him to be the wizard prophesied to become King of Oz by defeating the Wicked Witch, who killed the previous king. The pair walks toward the Emerald City and soon come across a winged Capuchin monkey tangled in a mass of man eating plants. Oz: The Great and Powerful Scene Theodora's Transformation Scene Vote . The witches send out their entire army of baboons to stop the incoming force. Showing all 20 items. [39] Physical sets were constructed so the actors could have a visual reference, as opposed to using green screen technology for every scene. However, Theodora tells her not to as this is what she is now; Oz has to see what he's turned her into. Spider-Man 2002 - 2007 star, Tobey Maguire was in the Oz the Great and Powerful premiere. Using a hidden smoke machine and image projector, he presents a giant image of his face as his "true" form and a fireworks display to intimidate the Wicked Witches. [30] In February, James Franco accepted $7 million to star in the film, five months before filming was scheduled to begin. A frustrated circus magician from Kansas is transported to a magical land called Oz, where he will have to fulfill a prophecy to become the king, and release the land from the Wicked Witches using his great … He also plays Frank, Oscar's long-suffering yet loyal magic assistant in Kansas. Under Oz's guidance the townspeople create elaborate mechanisms for the show. In 1954, when the film rights to Baum's remaining thirteen Oz books were made available, Walt Disney Productions acquired them for use in Walt Disney's television series Disneyland and the live-action film Rainbow Road to Oz, which was abandoned and never completed. All goes silent. Distributor Review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes compiled a "Fresh" score of 60% based on 228 reviews and a rating average of 6 out of 10; its consensus is, "It suffers from some tonal inconsistency and a deflated sense of wonder, but Oz the Great and Powerful still packs enough visual dazzle and clever wit to be entertaining in its own right." After Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp declined the titular role, Franco was cast in February 2011 with principal photography commencing five months later. [29] In 2005, Disney produced the television film The Muppets' Wizard of Oz which aired on its network ABC. Peter Deming The three reach the forest and discover the "Wicked Witch" is the late king's daughter Glinda the Good Witch, and Evanora is the true Wicked Witch. His illusions are cheap, his suits are torn and patched, and he's barely making enough money to keep his head above water. "; Jim Moll, his former theater teacher at Birmingham Groves High School, as Townsperson No. Evanora then asks Oscar to join her later on for a tour of the palace. He presents gifts to his friends: Master Tinker, who helped build his machines, receives Oscar's jackknife while Knuck, the grumpy Munchkin herald, receives a mask with a smiley face; the long-suffering Finley receives Oscar's friendship along with his top hat and China Girl accepts her friends as her new family. Critic Alonso Duralde also admired the movie: "That Oz the Great and Powerful is so thoroughly effective both on its own terms and as a prequel to one of the most beloved movies ever made indicates that this team has magic to match any witch or wizard." Thick red smoke explodes from the ground and frightens the cowardly lion away. During the scene where Oscar and Finley are walking on the yellow brick road, you can see different colored horses in the background. [21] The project was then developed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer into the well-known musical adaptation which was released the following year. [53], In May 2011 before filming began, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures gave Oz the Great and Powerful a March 8, 2013 North American theatrical release date. [13] Tim Holmes plays the strongman who attacks Oscar for trying to court his wife (played by Toni Wynne), prompting Oscar to take the hot air balloon that sends him to the Land of Oz. Art director Robert Stromberg, who worked on Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, drew inspiration from the films of Frank Capra and James Wong Howe to achieve the Art Deco design he envisioned for the Emerald City. Mitchell KapnerDavid Lindsay-AbaireL. Like in the Original there is a magic ball. Oz the Great and Powerful 2 The film starts in black and white 4:3 Full Screen, and within 22 minutes into the movie, transitioning into color when the protagonist arrives in Oz; additionally, the aspect ratio changes from 4:3 to 2.35:1 widescreen. Both wise and beautiful, Evanora looks at Oz with skepticism. The crowd turns on him, booing and hissing. In the distance, Oz sees and inquires about a small city encapsulated within a giant, soapy bubble. Regarding the tonal quality of the score, Elfman stated, "We're going to take an approach that's old school but not self-consciously old-fashioned. The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz by author L. Frank Baum was published back in 1900 and was the first novel in what became a long-running series. Oscar reveals his deception to Finley and forces him to maintain the idea that he is the wizard. [79] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale. Composer Danny Elfman noted that the film's score was accessibly quick to produce, with a majority of the music being written in six weeks. [97] Mila Kunis said during an interview with E! Art director Robert Stromberg, who worked on Avatar and Alice in Wonderland, drew inspiration from the films of Frank Capra and James Wong Howe to achieve the Art Deco design he envisioned for the Emerald City. 8 years ago. Oz the Great and Powerful premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on February 14, 2013, and with general theatrical release on March 8, 2013, through the Disney Digital 3D, RealD 3D, and IMAX 3D formats, as well as in conventional theatres. Oz shows the tinkers how to create a movie projector, how to create black powder, and finally how to build a hot-air balloon. Another voice joins in: "Yeah! Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Worldwide, it was the thirteenth highest-grossing film of 2013. Danny Elfman. At the Emerald City, Theodora's older sister Evanora tells Oscar that the Wicked Witch resides in the Dark Forest and can be killed by destroying her wand. Oscar despairs at his chances of victory, but after telling China Girl about the exploits of his hero Thomas Edison he conceives a plan that relies on trickery. Frank hands Oz the show's cash takings: an old hat filled with a dozen quarters and nickels. Oz? Soon Oz, and the townspeople, rain fireworks down onto Theodora, forcing her to escape on her broom. Stephen R. Hart and Bruce Campbell play Winkie guards at the Emerald City. Females made up 52% of the audience. Oz flicks the scimitar between his hands and then violently cuts the visible wires.... but May remains floating. Despite the film's solid debut, which was larger than nearly all comparable titles, it clearly lagged behind Alice in Wonderland's opening ($116.1 million). "[99] As of 2021, Disney has not begun development on a sequel. Meanwhile, Oscar infiltrates the Emerald City with his allies but apparently abandons them in a hot air balloon loaded with gold, which Theodora destroys with a fireball. An amorphous melange of ill-fitting reference points and misappropriated aesthetics, a lumbering family blockbuster both tiresome and wholly indistinct. Along the way the pair happens across a recently devastated town. The fog dissipates, revealing the soldiers are mechanical scarecrows, built by the townspeople, and to make matters worse, the fog was covering the poppy field. Franco and Raimi had previously worked together on the Spider-Man trilogy. Raimi opted to use practical sets in conjunction with computer-generated imagery during filming. Instead, Oz uses his charms to appeal to Theodora, and she soon falls in love with him. Evanora magically produces a music box identical to the one Oz gave Theodora, saying Oz offered her the chance to be queen when he rules. Glinda is also the daughter of the late King of Oz, though in the novels, Ozma is the King's daughter. The film's 3-D share of the opening weekend was 53%. [75] The film's openings trailed Alice in Wonderland in all major markets except Russia and the CIS. The project was developed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer into the well-known musical adaptation starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton, released the following year. 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. The magic show begins with Oz striding out onto the stage in a mystical, quasi-oriental robe and turban. Roth said: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, "… during the years that I spent running Walt Disney Studios [...] I learned about how hard it was to find a fairy tale with a good strong male protagonist. Oz, caught off guard by the unscripted request, seeks a diplomatic or heartfelt response, but all that comes out is "I'm not that kind of wizard, kid." There was the Disney logo variation at the beginning of this movie: At the beginning of the opening credits, the still shot of the current logo used as the background. English $493,311,825 Here the man behind the wizard is revealed and we all see how Oz the Great and Powerful is creating that awe inspiring experience for Dorothy and her friends. The moment Theodora falls, the fireplace's flames kick up. Screenwriter Mitchel Kapner was intrigued by the prospect of exploring the origins of the Wizard of Oz character after reading the sixth novel in the series The Emerald City of Oz. Despite being greatly ambitious, Oscar's magic career isn't taking off. ", Justin Chang of Variety had a mixed reaction, writing that the film "gets some mileage out of its game performances, luscious production design and the unfettered enthusiasm director Sam Raimi brings to a thin, simplistic origin story." [59] The film is Disney's first home media release to exclude a physical digital copy disc and instead provides only a digital code for the download. She confronts Oz, and explains that she has become a truly Wicked Witch because of his treachery. ", "Oz the Great and Powerful review - Wicked or wussy: Which witch is worse? Oz the Great and Powerful features several artistic allusions, homages, and technical parallels to Baum's novels and the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, The Wizard of Oz. 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