Pictured: Sofia Vergara, Gabourey Sidibe, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Zac Efron, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Pattinson, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Quaid and Mila Jovovich.
Director Sam Raimi has officially been given the reins to direct the prequel to ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (which up until now was a project that was still very much up in the air as Raimi continued to work on his World of Warcraft adaptation). You’ll remember that this is the film called ‘Oz: The Great and Powerful’, and it tells the origins story of how the Wizard of Oz became, well, the Wizard of Oz. It’ll track him from his days as a circus wrangler through to when a tornado brought him to the magical land of Oz.
One of the big reasons Raimi wanted to do ‘Oz ‘is so that he could work with Robert Downey Jr., who’s still in negotiations to take on the role of the Wizard (fingers crossed those negotiations end with Downey Jr. in the part). Raimi is better known nowadays for his work on the ‘Spider-Man’ movies, however the Raimi that sticks in my mind is the one responsible for the ‘Evil Dead’ franchise and the gory, gruesome images that resulted (he later turned the franchise into a parody of itself with ‘Army of Darkness’).
While ‘The Wizard of Oz‘ is mostly known for being cute, a modern turn would likely be more twisted as with the recent ‘Alice In Wonderland’ movie, which was made by the same studio behind this ‘Oz’ movie, Disney.
Robert Downey Jr. was pictured here leaving director Guy Ritchie’s house in London this afternoon. Sherlock Holmes is set to begin filming in October! Can’t wait!
This movie looks so good! I love Zach Galifianakis…he’s hilarious!
Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr.) is an expectant first-time father whose wife’s due date is a mere five days away. As Peter hurries to catch a flight home from Atlanta to be at her side for the birth, his best intentions go completely awry when a chance encounter with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis) forces Peter to hitch a ride with Ethan–on what turns out to be a cross-country road trip that will ultimately destroy several cars, numerous friendships and Peter’s last nerve.
Posted Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 at 12:12pm
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Robert Downey Jr. enjoyed the great outdoors with a cigar over looking the beach during a private Memorial Day party in Malibu, CA May 25, 2009. Downey has been hard at work on the set of “Iron Man 2” but the holiday calls for friends and family a close get away.