'Oz the Great and Powerful' Super Bowl Spot Hits Online (Video)

4:57 PM PST 2/3/2013 by Aaron Couch

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James Franco strikes a heroic pose in Sam Raimi’s origin story.

'Oz The Great and Powerful'

“Am I dreaming?” asks James Franco in the Super Bowl spot for Disney's Oz the Great and Powerful.

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The ad sees his character (the future Wizard of Oz) transported from the black and white of Dust Bowl-era Kansas to the CG-rendered world of Oz. And apparently he’s arrived just in time: “You’re the only one strong enough to save us all,” Evanora (Rachel Weisz) tells him.

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The 30-second spot also gives us a tantalizing glimpse of a certain broom-riding witch that will look familiar to fans of The Wizard of Oz.

The film from director Sam Raimi also stars Mila Kunis and Michelle Williams. It’s scheduled for a March 8 release.

Watch the spot below.