Director Sam Shepard said he was hesitant to work on ` ` Oz the Great and Powerful '' Raimi : ` ` The Wizard is my favorite film of all time . I did n't want it sullied '' ` ` Oz '' tells the story of the man who would be wizard , played by James Franco .
Director Sam Raimi said he was hesitant to take on `` Oz the Great and Powerful '' Raimi : `` The original is my favorite film of all time . I did n't want it sullied '' `` Oz '' tells the story of the man who would be wizard , played by James Franco .