Sultry Story Details Arrive for RDJ's 'Oz the Great and Powerful'« FirstShowing.net

It wasofficially confirmed last weekthat Sam Raimi's next directing gig will indeed byOz the Great and Powerful, a sort of faux-prequel toThe Wizard of Ozabout how the wizard arrived in Oz and became the deceptively powerful ruler. I'm excited to see this, just because I love Raimi's style and I know he'll do great things with a fun story like this. And speaking of the story,Pajibahas uncovered details about the plot ofOz the Great and Powerfuland it involves a lot of sexual tension, but that makes this quite enticing, especially knowing thatRobert Downey Jr.is still supposedly attached to star in the film as the Wizard.Read on!

Here's the description from Pajiba, but as always, if you want to stay fresh on this going on, don't read on:

Thanks to the Hollywood Cog, we now know quite a few details about Mitchell Kapner's story, which would have the Wizard— a snake-oil salesman posing as a magician — enter Oz via a hot-air balloon, which he uses to escape an angry husband who has found out that Oz slept with his wife. There,Oz— a fast-talking huckster who wears a velveteen frock coat (yes, I can see that) — falls in love withGlinda(the Good Witch), and the two combine forces to Fight the Evil WitchesEvanoraandTheodora. Theodora starts out as a good witch, but after Oz jilts her sexual advances, Evanora— the truly evil witch — convinces Theodora to become an evil witch with her and help her to rule all of Oz. Both Evanora and Theodora are described as incredibly attractive, seductive women, and Theodora likes to wear black, thigh-high boots.

I actually really like the sound of this, it's edgy, kind of exciting (in more ways than one), and it'll give some beautiful actresses (at least three of them?) the chance to shine in a Sam Raimi genre picture. With Downey Jr's crazy schedule over the next few years, includingSherlock Holmes 2, Alfonso Cuarón'sGravityandThe Avengers, we're not sure how soon this will shoot or if he'll even stay on-board, but I hope he does. Other than that, no cast members have been announced yet, but I'm sure Raimi is in pre-production and will start work on casting soon enough. With WB's release ofThe Wizard of Ozon Blu-Ray, I've wondering when we'd actually get a film that delves into that world again, but this may be it. We'll keep you updated!Thoughts?

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