Meet 'Oz: The Great and Powerful' with 9 New Pictures from 'USA Today'

Director Sam Raimi's Oz: The Great and Powerful is an ambitious movie, setting out to not only tell the story of the land of Oz before Dorothy arrived but also launch a new movie franchise for Disney. Earlier in the summer, we got our first look at Oz: The Great and Powerful through the movie's first trailer, and now USA Today has a handful of new pictures. These pics cover pretty much everything — James Franco as the future wizard, Mila Kunis and Rachel Weisz as the witches, Michelle Williams as Glenda the Good Witch and even a flying monkey.

Head past the jump to check out all nine pictures.