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'Oz: The Great and Powerful' Will Come Out in a Couple Years

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What an exciting day in release dates, guys! First we learned Brothers Grimm: Snow White will be coming out a few months earlier, and now comes word from Disney that Sam Raimi's 3-D debut, Oz: The Great and Powerful, will hit theaters March 8, 2013. Jot it down.

James Franco (above, as Bluetooth scientist) will star in the film, playing the title character, while Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, and Michelle Williams are expected to join as witches. And you? Why, you'll pretty much be right there with them, because 3-D is a magical technology that makes YOU the out-of-place character sitting around among things happening all around your seat!

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