james franco played oz in the wizard of oz.
james franco played oz in the wizard of oz.
who plays oz in the wizard of oz?
james franco
"oz the great and powerful" serves as an unofficial prequel to the "oz" series. the film centers on oscar diggs (portrayed by james franco) and follows his journey from small-time magician to the ruler of the land of oz. in it, he is portrayed as an overly flirtatious and overconfident con artist and stage magician who upon meeting theodora (the future wicked witch of the west) and inadvertently sparking her obsession with him, is keen on fulfilling his role as the legendary wizard destined to restore order to oz (primarily due to the promise of the oz treasury). however, throughout his journey and seeing the impact of his actions both good and bad, he comes to realize how much the people of oz need him and devises a way to use his skill in illusions to free them, using his balloon to create the idea that he has been physically killed while hiding in a caravan so that he can use smoke and a makeshift cinema to project the illusion of his face, subsequently claiming that his "death" has simply allowed him to shed his mortal form. he also forms a makeshift "family" in the form of himself, glinda the good witch, finley (a winged monkey he rescued from a lion) and the china girl (a living china doll and the sole survivor of an attack on china town whose legs he repaired with glue).
wizard of oz (character)
the wizard of oz









































the wizard of oz may refer to:









































bullet::::- "the wonderful wizard of oz", a 1900 american novel by l. frank baum









































bullet::::- wizard of oz (character), from the baum novel series









































the wizard of oz may also refer to:









































section::::adaptations of the novel.









































section::::adaptations of the novel.:film.









































bullet::::- "the wizard of oz" (1925 film), an american silent film directed by larry semon









































bullet::::- "the wizard of oz" (1933 film), a canadian animated short directed by ted eshbaugh









































bullet::::- "the wizard of oz" (1939 film), an american mgm film starring judy garland
the wizard of oz