Michelle Williams bags role in ‘Oz: The Great And Powerful’

May 19th, 2011 - 3:58 am ICT by IANS  

Michelle Williams London, May 19 (IANS) Actress Michelle Williams has signed up to star as Glinda, the good witch, in Sam Raimi’s “Oz: The Great and Powerful”.

Williams will star alongside actor James Franco, who will play the titular wizard, and Mila Kunis as her sister Theodora in movie directed by Sam Raimi, reports contactmusic.com.

The movie tells the story of a salesman who is blown to the land of Oz in a balloon, where he meets three witches, Glinda, Theodora and the evil Evanora (Rachel Weisz). Oz helps Glinda fight for control of the kingdom against her two sisters.

Last month it was reported Sam was keen to cast actress Hilary Swank as one of the main witches in the story, but plans seem to have now been scrapped.

The project begins shooting in Michigan in July, and currently does not have an expected release date.

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