James Franco takes Wizard role targeted

U.S. actor James Franco is following the dropping of his colleagues, Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp's the new candidate for the lead role in the fantasy tale "Oz, the Great and Powerful. "

The "Hollywood Reporter" According to the Oscar-nominated star is ("127 Hours") in "preliminary discussions" with the Disney Studio. The planned film, directed by Sam Raimi is a prequel to the classic "The Wizard of Oz. " Shooting will begin this year. The story revolves around a young wizard who ends up with a hot air balloon in the land ruled by witches Oz. Why Downey and Depp after initial talks is now not available, was not known. Franco, the end of February with Anne Hathaway as an Oscar presenter on stage, turned with Raimi already three "Spider-Man" movies. In the movie musical "Wizard of Oz" (1939) to make the small farmer's daughter Dorothy (Judy Garland) to the adventurous way to the Wizard of Oz in 1969, died Garland was honored for her achievements at the Oscars, the film won three trophies .