Is James Franco Sam Raimi's 'Oz, The Great & Powerful'?

Add James Franco to the list of potential stars of Disney's developing Wizard of Oz prequel Oz, The Great and Powerful. Sam Raimi is directing the high priority project with Joe Roth producing, and together they've been courting Hollywood's most eligible leading men for the title role including Robert Downey Jr. and Johnny Depp.Downey dropped out last month to focus on his own packed schedule while Depp, a more recent possibility, has officially dropped out of the running as of last night, leaving the film once again without a star. If cast, the Oscar-nominated co-host of this month's Academy Awards ceremony would be reuniting with director Raimi for the first time since the Spider-Man trilogy, which came to a close in the summer of

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