''The Steam Engines of Oz'' is a 2018 Canadian fantasy adventure

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directed and written by Sean Patrick O'Reilly. The screenplay is based on the graphic novel of the same name by Erik Hendrix. It stars the voices of

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, and

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Plot

A hundred years after the events that occurred in ''

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' is a children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz after s ...

'' and after the defeat of the Wicked Witch, there is a modernized Emerald City that is ruled by the once-revered hero the Tin Man. The land of Oz is at risk as the city expands its territory further and further. The last hope comes from a young mechanic named Victoria Wright, who works underneath the city.

Production

Arcana Studios announced that they will be producing a "steampunked re-imagining" of ''

''. It is a co-production animated feature with 3Doubles Productions and Arcana Studio.

Cast

- Oscar 'Oz' Diggs *

- Magnus *

- Locasta *

- Victoria Wright *

- Phadrig Diggs, Otho * Matthew Kevin Anderson - The Tin Man * Geoff Gustafson - Scarecrow * Alison Wandzura - Candice *

Dan Payne Daniel Payne (born August 4, 1972) is a Canadian actor best known for playing the role of John in the television series '' Alice, I Think''. Career In his early 20s, Payne was a professional volleyball player. After his retirement, he was convin ...

- Sir Blackburn * Elijah Dhavvan - Gromit * Michelle O'Reilly as Lucilia * Erik Hendrix as Guards * Harmony O'Reilly as Flying Monkey #1 * Kiefer O'Reilly as Kemp * Phoenix O'Reilly as Flying Monkey #2 *

Sean O'Reilly Sean Patrick O’Reilly is the owner and operator of Arcana Studio, a comic book company and animation studio located in British Columbia, Canada.Vancouver SunArcana Studio draws on a dream10 June 2006 He is considered to be one of the most proli ...

as Heflin * Summer O'Reilly as Noomi

Release

It was released on

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and VOD on June 5, 2018.

Reception

Critical response

Reviewing ''The Steam Engines of Oz'' for

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, Bobby LePire gave it a 6.5 out of 10 rating and described it as "fun and exciting with solid character designs, and compelling stakes", while criticizing "the low budget animation, hindering some of the awe of the land of Oz".

References

External links

Official Website
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William Shatner now the Wizard of Oz

Flickering Myth
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