RACHEL WEISZ as EVANORA in “OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL”

Coming off the box-office success of “The Bourne Legacy,” Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz now plays Evanora, the witch who rules over the Emerald City, in Walt Disney Pictures' new 3D fantasy-adventure, “Oz The Great and Powerful.” 

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             Directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of the beloved wizard character, who made his debut in author L. Frank Baum’s first book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”

             Commenting on Weisz as Evanora, director Raimi says, “Rachel is a highly regarded actress throughout the world. I was thrilled when she took the role. She can make everything so real, and in this film, which has so many fantastical elements, I needed the actors to deliver very realistic performances to ground the audience in the reality of the place. I love Rachel’s performance as Evanora because she’s got to play it two ways and she does it so successfully. 

             The director adds, “She brings a great sense of humor to the part. She’s very funny and filled with life in the scenes where she’s wicked.”

             “Oz The Great and Powerful” is distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International in IMAX 3D, Digital 3D and regular theaters through Columbia Pictures.