On the heels of 2010’s Alice in Wonderland’s massive box office success, Disney was eager to have another live action 3D fantasy ready for audiences quickly, and with the musical Wicked still filling seats on Broadway, the world of Oz was back in the zeitgeist. And so, Spider-Man mastermind Sam Raimi was recruited to bring to life the origin story of another one of Oz’s most iconic citizens.

This is 2013’s OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL.

Join Nick and Scott as they spotlight this oft overlooked addition to the filmography of one of their favorite directors on an eye-popping episode of FRANCHISOGRAPHY

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