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Oz the Great and Powerful is a 2013 American fantasy adventure film directed by Sam Raimi and written by David Lindsay-Abaire and Mitchell Kapner from a story by Kapner. Based on L. Frank Baum's early 20th century Oz books and set 20 years before the events of the original 1900 novel, [5] the film is a spiritual prequel to the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz. [6]
Wicked (titled onscreen as Wicked: Part I) is a 2024 American musical fantasy film directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox.It adapts the first act of the 2003 stage musical by Stephen Schwartz and Holzman, which was loosely based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel, itself a reimagining of the Oz books and the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
The new "Wicked" movie musical is a prequel to "The Wizard of Oz." Many characters established in "The Wizard of Oz" make appearances in the first film.
The Oz books form a book series that begins with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) and relates the fictional history of the Land of Oz. Oz was created by author L. Frank Baum , who went on to write fourteen full-length Oz books. [ 1 ]
The film, adapted from the popular Broadway musical based on Gregory Maguire's book, and directed by John M. Chu, is a revelatory prequel to “The Wizard of Oz," and the first of a two-part epic ...
"Wicked" is a prequel to or, perhaps more accurately, the origin story of prominent characters in "The Wizard of Oz." The "Wicked" musical is based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 book "Wicked: The Life ...
While Wicked might not be a straightforward prequel to The Wizard of Oz, it provides a deeper exploration of the pasts and motivations of the characters from the original story.. A Breakdown of ...
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