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I read a lot about this issue, and there is no need at all to worry.

Warner Bros. themselves said they were not trying at all to stop Disney's film from being made. However, they were concerned about the merchandise Disney would make off the movie.

Some store was selling merchandise using images from vintage posters of movies like The Wizard of Oz. Warner tried to sue them but actually since the posters had no copywright on them and were not told to be destroyed, they were aloud to use them because they were kind of in the public.

As of now, all that happened was Warner Brothers, and I suppose anyone from now on, got protection for anything they did to their characters and places and objects that was not done in the book.

What exactly this means is yet to be known. Does this mean no one can make a green Wicked Witch of the West or ruby slippers when they do the Wizard of Oz? I think that's rather stupid and restricting. I see what they mean, but I think we should have more freedom than that. And then what about Disney's Return to Oz, which used ruby slippers?

Anything from the illustrations or any other advertising that had to do with the original books is in public domain though.

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Some interesting news



Link - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303863404577282490123142150.html

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^ I think that that's super-smart, though. If they need props that they already have in storage, why not save money?

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That's probably for the land of living China dolls. Interesting their choosing to use that part from the original book, if they are.

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Interesting cover....
I'm surprised they haven't gone for a more "spectacular" image of the Land of OZ. But still the cover is very classic.

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I'm surprised we haven't gotten a trailer yet for this. I assumed a teaser would premiere with Brave, but I guess not.

A while back, somebody even posted on the IMDb boards about seeing a rough version of the teaser for a survey.

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"If your life had a face, I would punch it." - Kim Pine, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

First official poster:

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"If your life had a face, I would punch it." - Kim Pine, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Logo and Synopsis!!


Synopsis!



Source

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Beat you by a minute, Dude.

P.S. I know it's not a contest, but it's funny how we posted so close together.

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"If your life had a face, I would punch it." - Kim Pine, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Awww Damn! That's what I love about this forum! Nobody misses a thing!

I'll remove the poster now

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Yeah, I think this forum could use something others have, where it tells you if somebody posted a reply while you were writing your own post.

Reading the synopsis, I really like the story. I can see it also being an interesting political commentary, if Sam Raimi and the writers decide to go that route.

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"If your life had a face, I would punch it." - Kim Pine, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Yer that's would be a good Idea!

Yer I'm really excited for this movie now as it sounds very promising! I can't wait to see what the witches are like, but I hope most of all that Theodora's skin is green!

Also I expect a trailer will be available in the coming weeks! (Possibly released during Comic Con?)

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The poster looks wonderful. I hope the film lives up to the hype.

The cast is awesome.

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Love the poster, looks totally like the land of Oz we all know

edit: At further investigation I noticed there's a cow in the twister :S

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OZ: THE GREAT AND POWERFUL Shows Off First Footage Featuring James Franco and Mila Kunis
http://collider.com/oz-the-great-and-po ... ge/179163/

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My ultimate Disney-movies: Pinocchio, Bambi, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Sleeping Beauty, Winnie the Pooh, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Mulan, Tarzan, Pirates, Narnia, Enchanted, Prince of Persia, Tron

Thanks for the share Prince Edward!

I'm astonished at the city of OZ. it look's great, nearly identical to the original Oz film! I wish Mila Kunis was painted green...

Michelle Williams as Glinda in “OZ: The Great and Powerful”

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Heres the trailer !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zheMJPEciBk

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Judging by that final shot, Mila Kunis will indeed turn green at some point during the film.

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"If your life had a face, I would punch it." - Kim Pine, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Wow, this looks like it'll be a really great film (just based on the trailer alone). I like pretty much all the actors; too bad I'll be in Germany when this is released, so I'll have to wait to see if it'll still be playing in May when I return.

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