Abigail Spencer Joins Sam Raimi’s OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
by Adam Chitwood Posted: July 6th, 2011
Sam Raimi continues to fill out the cast of his Wizard of Oz prequel Oz, The Great and Powerful, as Mad Men actress Abigail Spencer is the latest to sign on. The impressive cast now includes James Franco as the charismatic magician, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams as three witches, and Zach Braff as Oz’s faithful assistant. The story tells the origins of the eponymous Wizard, as Franco’s character is whisked away in a hot air balloon to the land of Oz, where he must team up with Glinda the Good Witch (Williams) in order to battle her evil counterparts (Kunis and Weisz) who are bent on taking over the land.
Heat Vision reports that Spencer will play a willing participant in Franco’s magic show while he’s performing in Kansas. On Mad Men, Spencer played the foxy Miss Farrell, schoolteacher to Don Draper’s kids and the focal point of Mr. Draper’s super serious bedroom eyes in season three. Oz, The Great and Powerful begins filming in Michigan later this month. We recently reported that Raimi will be reteaming with composer Danny Eflman for the fantasy tale. The film hits theaters March 8th, 2013.
First Image from Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon’s THE CABIN IN THE WOODS
by Matt Goldberg Posted: July 6th, 2011
After sitting on the shelf for two years due to MGM’s financial difficulties, director Drew Goddard and co-writer Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods finally found a distributor in Lionsgate this past April. The first image from the film has finally gone online and shockingly it shows people in a cabin (cabin may or may not be in the woods). Details on the plot have remained scarce since the project was first announced but Goddard and Whedon have indicated that the film will be their spin on the “Cabin in the Woods” horror sub-genre.
Hit the jump to check out the image. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Kristen Connolly, Anna Hutchinson, Fran Kanz, Jesse Williams, Bradley Whitford, and Richard Jenkins. No release date has been announced but there are rumors Lionsgate could open it in the fall to replace the Saw franchise. http://collider.com/cabin-in-the-woods-movie-image/100632/
New Images from FRIGHT NIGHT and THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
by Matt Goldberg Posted: July 6th, 2011
New images from Fright Night and The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn have popped up online. The Fright Night images provide a couple new looks at David Tennant as Las Vegas stage magician/vampire hunter Peter Vincent while the Tintin image shows the eponymous character and his dog Snowy. I have no idea as to the context of these images, but they’re after the jump for your viewing pleasure.
Fright Night opens in 3D on August 19th. The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn opens in 3D on December 23rd. http://collider.com/fright-night-tintin-movie-images/100615/