Tall, dark and handsome star Robert Downey Jr. is currently in talks to play the lead role in Disney’s Wizard Of Oz prequel, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Rumor has it that Kate Winslet’s ex Sam Mendes is eying the director’s chair, meaning the film (called The Great Powerful) could potentially be a tad edgier than we’re used to.

If all goes well RDJ will help tell the tale of a wizard who was considered a phony in Kansas just prior to arriving in Oz.

In the name of all that is holy, please let this work out! (Los Angeles Times)

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