MUMBAI: Rachel Weisz will star in the upcoming prequel to the 1939 classic Wizard of Oz. She will play the role of an evil witch in Oz: The Great and Powerful, reported Contactmusic.

The 40-year old actress will play Evanora, a powerful witch who intends to rule the land and attempts to get her sister on her side in order to get help. 

The Sam Raimi directed film has Weisz star opposite James Franco as the titular wizard whereas Mila Kunis plays her sister Theadora, the good witch. The project is Disney‘s take on a story about a girl from Kansas who is swept away to the magical Land of Oz.

Weisz was last seen in The Lovely Bones. She is currently working on Fernando Meirelles‘ 360 along with the likes of Jude Law, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Ben Foster.