Oz the Great and Powerful

Oz the Great and Powerful

Released: 2013

Storyline: 

In 1905 Kansas, Oscar Diggs, a magician and con artist working in a traveling circus, is threatened by a strongman named Vlad, who has discovered him flirting with his wife. He escapes via a hot air balloon but is sucked into a tornado that transports him to the Land of Oz. Upon arrival, he encounters the naïve witch Theodora, who believes him to be the wizard prophesied to become King of Oz by defeating the "Wicked Witch", who killed the previous king. Oscar accepts the role, wanting to be a wealthy monarch. En route to the Emerald City, Theodora falls in love with Oscar, though he does not reciprocate her feelings. They encounter the flying monkey Finley, who pledges his life to Oscar when he saves him from a lion, and Knuck, a grumpy Munchkin herald whom Oscar jokingly nicknames "Sourpuss". Oscar reveals his deception to Finley and forces him to maintain the idea that he is the wizard.