‘Mad Men’s’ Abigail Spencer has joined Disney’s ‘Oz, the Great and Powerful,’ Sam Raimi’s prequel of sorts to ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ In the film, James Franco plays Oz, a sideshow magician who has to flee town in a hot air balloon, landing in a strange land that is in the midst of a battle between three witches, played by Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Spencer will play a young woman who is a willing subject of Oz’s magic tricks in Kansas. Production begins later this month in Michigan.
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