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More Oz The Great & Powerful Character Posters – Meet Glinda, Oscar & Theodora

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oz-great-powerful-poster3On Friday we posted a couple of Oz The Great And Powerful character posters. Now some more have popped up online, including a second feature James Franco’s wizard, Oscar Diggs, as well as ones for Mila Kunis Theodora and Michelle Williams’ Glinda.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Disney’s fantastical adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting.

‘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. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.’

The movie hits cinemas March 8th.

Take a look at all of the recent posters below (click on them to enlarge).

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New Oz The Great And Powerful Posters Take A Look At The Witch & Wizard

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oz-great-powerful-poster1It’s just a month and a half until Sam Raimi’s Oz The Great And Powerful hits cinemas on March 8th, and now two new posters have arrived, one showcasing James Franco’s wizard, Oscar Diggs, and the other showing us Rachel Weisz’s wicked witch, Evanora.

Here’s the official synopsis: ‘Disney’s fantastical adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting.

‘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. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.’

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James Franco To Star In & Direct James Ellroy’s American Tabloid

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james-franco-600pxJames Franco certainly likes a challenge,  and now he’s got a new one, as he’s told MTV that he plans to direct and star in an adaptation of James Ellroy’s American Tabloid. The book is the first novel in Ellroy’s Underworld USA trilogy, which is his fictionalised, violent look at the mid-twentieth century.

Franco did urge a noted of caution though, saying “We’re going to do ‘American Tabloid’ by James Ellroy… [But] it’s not all put together yet. It’s still early.”

The book is about three men – strongarm muscle Pete Bondurant, FBI agent Kemper Boyd, and accountant Ward Littell – who get drawn into a web of violent tension between the FBI, CIA, Mafia, Teamsters, and Howard Hughes, which all comes together in Dallas on the day of President JFK’s assassination. The novel is a great mixture of history and conspiracy theory, and it’ll certainly be a tough task for Franco to successfully bring it to the big screen.

We’ll have to see whether it actually does go ahead – after all we’re still waiting for Franco’s versions of Cormac McCarthy’s Blood Meridian and William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, which he’s previously announced.

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Spring Breakers Trailer – Harmony Korine teams up with James Franco and goes a little girls gone wild

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Everything is about James Franco at the moment – this is the third story I’ve posted about him today! He stars in this one, teaming up with Gummo and Trash Humpers director for Spring Breakers.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Brit (Ashley Benson), Candy (Vanessa Hudgens), Cotty (Rachel Korine), and Faith (Selena Gomex) have been best friends since grade school. They live together in a boring college dorm and are hungry for adventure. All they have to do is save enough money for spring break to get their shot at having some real fun. A serendipitous encounter with rapper “Alien” (James Franco) promises to provide the girls with all the thrill and excitement they could hope for. With the encouragement of their new friend, it soon becomes unclear how far the girls are willing to go to experience a spring break they will never forget.’

While the movie itself is getting mixed reviews, there’s been a lot of praise for Franco, who really seems to throw himself into the hair-braided role.

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kink Trailer – James Franco looks into the world of BDSM

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James Franco sure is getting kinky in the next couple of weeks at Sundance. He appears in porn star Linda Lovelace biopic Lovelace, co-directs the gay S&M art film Interior Leather Bar and presents the documentary kink (the lack of capital letters is deliberate), about the BDSM website kink.com.

The trailer for kink has now arrives, which suggests the doc will largely be about how behing the ball gags, ropes and whips, those involved in the site are just normal folks.

Here’s the synopsis, ‘Director Christina Voros and producer James Franco pull back the curtain on the fetish empire of Kink.com, the Internet’s largest producer of BDSM content. In a particularly obscure corner of an industry that operates largely out of public view, Kink.com’s directors and models strive for authenticity. In an enterprise often known for exploitative practices, Kink.com upholds an ironclad set of values to foster an environment that is safe, sane, and consensual. They aim to demystify the BDSM lifestyle, and to serve as an example and an educational resource for the BDSM community. In kink, we discover not only a fascinating and often misunderstood subculture, but also, in a career far from the mainstream, a group of intelligent, charismatic, and driven people who really, truly love what they do.’

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James Franco Takes On Beautiful People, About Manson Family Victim Jay Sebring

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James Franco is getting into BDSM in the next couple of weeks with two sado-masochistic movies he’s made screening at Sundance, Interior Leather Bar and Kink. However it appears not everything he makes in the future will be about sado-masochism, as Deadline has revealed he’s set to direct and star in Beautiful People, a biopic of Jay Sebring.

If the name rings a bell, it’s because he was among the victims of the Manson Family when they invaded Roman Polanski’s house and killed Sharon Tate in 1969. However Beautiful People will also look at his life before that tragic night, chronicling his rise as a celebrity hairstylist, who became a ‘self-created men’s grooming pioneer’. He created Jim Morrison’s signature style, and Warren Beatty partly based his character in Shampoo on Sebring.

He had previously romanced Tate, and stayed close to her after she married Polanski – hence why he was there on the night the Manson family arrived.

Franco is a fairly good physical match for Sebring, so it should be a decent fit. Lauren Wild wrote the screenplay. It’s not clear when it might shoot.

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New Oz The Great And Powerful Pics Arrive

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Sam Raimi’s Oz The Great And Powerful hits cinemas on March 8th, and just in case we didn’t think this new take on the L. Frank Baum tales was bright and colourful enough, some new pictures have shown up online of James Franco, Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz and co.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Disney’s fantastical adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. 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. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.’

And if you want to take a look at the trailer, you can find it here.

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Interior, Leather Bar Trailer – James Franco’s ‘homo-sex-art-film’

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I wonder whether director Travis Mathews regrets referring to the movie now known as Interior, Leather Bar as a ‘homo-sex-art-film’, as that’s all anyone seems to refer to it as now. The film is due to premiere at Sundance next month, and now the trailer for the meta-movie has arrived.

The Sundance synopsis says about the film, ‘To avoid an X rating, it was rumored that 40 minutes of gay S&M footage was cut from the controversial 1980 film, Cruising. Filmmakers James Franco and Travis Mathews re-imagine what was in the lost footage.’

However it’s not just about the 40-minutes themselves, as it self-reflexively looks at its own making and exactly what the point of the film is. The trailer is definitely intriguing, although it does look like the sort of film that will live on the edge between being a fascinating exploration of film, sexuality and the power of ideas, and something rather pretentious and in danger of disappearing up its own ass.

We’ll have to wait and see where it lives on this spectrum, but it’s certainly one to look out for – and hopefully it’ll also give us an insight into why James Franco is so fascinated by all things gay. [Read more…]

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James Franco May Be Good People

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James Franco must have been on holiday or something, as it’s been a good couple of weeks since news last emerged that he was attached to a movie (boy, does that guy like attaching himself to movies). However now TheWrap reports that he’s the frontrunner to take the lead role in Good People. Tobey Maguire was previously set to star, although he dropped out a while ago.

The film also has a new director, as Niels Arden Oplev, who helmed the original Scandinavian version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, was set to helm, but he’s now been replaced by Danish director Henrik Genz, who’s best known for the Copenhagen-set thriller Terribly Happy.

The film, based on Marcus Sakey’s thriller, follows Tom and Anna Reid, a couple who are up to their eyeballs in debt following IVF treatment. However in slightly Shallow Grave style, they think their prayers have been answered when they find $400,000 in a room they let to a tenant who suddenly dies. Unsurprisingly, when they try and keep the cash, things get complicated.

It doesn’t appear Franco has officially signed on yet, but he’s certainly in the lead for the main role. Kelly Masterson (Before the Devil Knows Your Dead, Snow Piercer) is handling the script.

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Oz The Great & Powerful Full Trailer – Sam Raimi’s flick is looking incredibly fantastical

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As we were promised when the full banner poster for Oz the Great And Powerful was revealed yesterday, a new full trailer for the movie has now been released. It’s certainly wants to suggest this is going to be a fantastical, incredible looking movie, and as many have said, there’s more than a hint that Disney would like us to think of this as the new Alice In Wonderland.

It also interesting that they’ve kept the far distance looking oddly flat, which is presumably a nod to the pretty but painted on backgrounds of the classic 1939 Wizard Of Oz. However what’s more difficult to tell is whether the story is strong enough to compete with the visuals, and also whether the human characters can be fully integrated into a world that’s so reliant on special effects. We’ll have to keep out fingers crossed.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Disney’s fantastical adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot—fame and fortune are his for the taking—that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. 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. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity—and even a bit of wizardry—Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.’

It’s due out March 8th 2013.

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