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Walt Disney Pictures' fantastical adventure "Oz the Great and Powerful," directed by Sam Raimi boasts a stellar cast that includes Academy Award® nominee James Franco ("127 Hours") as the young wizard, Golden Globe® nominee Mila Kunis ("Black Swan") as the witch Theodora, Academy Award® winner Rachel Weisz ("The Constant Gardener") as Kunis' sister Evanora and two-time Oscar®-nominated actress Michelle Williams ("Brokeback Mountain," "Blue Valentine") as Glinda, the Good Witch.

"Oz the Great and Powerful" imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum's beloved character, the Wizard of Oz.

The film is produced by industry veteran Joe Roth, along with executive producers Grant Curtis (the "Spider-Man" trilogy, "Drag Me to Hell"), Philip Steuer ("The Chronicles of Narnia" series) and Palak Patel. The screenplay was written by Mitchell Kapner, ("The Whole Nine Yards") and David Lindsay-Abaire ("Rabbit Hole," "Robots").

Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor Scott Stokdyk, who has worked with Sam Raimi on all three of his SPIDER-MAN movies and won his Oscar for SPIDER-MAN 2, is joined on his Imageworks visual effects team by animation supervisor Troy Saliba (THE SMURFS), digital effects supervisor Francisco DeJesus (ALICE IN WONDERLAND), and visual effects producer Diana Ibanez (SUPERMAN RETURNS).

"Oz The Great and Powerful" will be released through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 8, 2013.

DIRECTOR
Sam Raimi

PRODUCER
Joe Roth

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS
Grant Curtis, Phillip Steuer, and Palak Patel

SCREENPLAY
Mitchell Kapner and David Lindsay-Abaire

STUDIO
Walt Disney Pictures

IMAGEWORKS TEAM
Scott Stokdyk (Visual Effects Supervisor)
Troy Saliba (Animation Supervisor)
Diana Ibanez (Visual Effects Producer)

IMAGEWORKS CREDITS