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Film 967: Oz the Great and Powerful

Trivia: Christoph Waltz was in early talks to play a role.

At the start of the film, Oz works with the circus company "Baum Brothers Circus." This is a reference to L. Frank Baum, the original author of the Oz series.

This is the second Oz-related movie to be produced by the Disney company. Their first film was Return to Oz.

This film allowed director Sam Raimi and composer Danny Elfman to patch things up after their falling out during the post-production of Spider-Man 2.

Because Warner Bros. owns the rights to iconic elements of the 1939 MGM film, including the ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland, Disney was unable to use them nor any character likenesses from that particular film. This extended to the green of the Wicked Witch's skin, for which Disney used what its legal department considered a sufficiently different shade called theostein. The studio could not, however, use the signature chin mole of Margaret Hamilton's portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West.

Early on, Oscar (Oz) makes mention of his shabby jacket. There is a famous story of how a shabby jacket was purchased at a used clothing store for use in the 1939 Wizard of Oz movie. It was later discovered (and confirmed) that the jacket was originally made for and owned by L. Frank Baum (the author of The Wizard of Oz).

To prepare for his role as Oz, James Franco received training with magician Lance Burton.