Sondheim's 'Into the Woods'

[Tom Morrow]

Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods'

Rob Marshall and Disney to adapt Sondheim's Into the Woods for the big screen Broadway.com Oscar-nominated director Rob Marshall (Chicago, Nine) is teaming up with Disney for a film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film will feature a script by Lapine and possible additional songs by Sondheim. Into the Woods comines the stories of many fairy tale characters, including Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood, as well as a baker and his wife working to start a family. No casting or film schedule has been announced. Broadway Buzz complete article

Submitted by Ezra

[Horbigast]

The Broadway version of this with Bernadette Peters was a hoot! Hopefully they stay faithful to the soyrce material.

[Ezra]

There's a revival performance of Into the Woods at Delacorte Theater in Central Park, New York. Disney is probably eyeing this production as an unofficial tryout, since it stars Amy Adams, and supporting cast includes Donna Murphy (as the witch) and Glenn Close (as the giantess): All have a sucessful history with Walt Disney Pictures.

Here are a couple of review links:

Stephen Sondheim's 'Into the Woods' with Amy Adams:
What did the critics think?
The Wrap

Amy Adams goes 'Into the Woods' and comes out a Winner
Showbiz 411

[Wisher]

I love 'Into the Woods' and would be very excited to see this come to fruition.

[Tom Morrow]

'Into the Woods' casting

Chris Pine, Jake Gyllenhaal circling musical 'Into the Woods' Rob Marshall is directing the adaptation of the Broadway musical that has Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep already on board Hollywood Reporter Jake Gyllenhaal and Chris Pine are in discussions to join Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep in Disney’s adaptation of the Broadway musical Into the Woods, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Deal-making hasn’t quite begun but the two actors met and even sang for director Rob Marshall for their respective parts and are expected to receive offers to join the star-studded cast. If deals close, Gyllenhaal and Pine would play their first on-screen singing roles. Sources say that Gyllenhaal and Pine would play the musical’s two princes, Cinderella’s Prince and Rapunzel’s Prince, brothers who are pompous and self-absorbed. Streep will play the plum role of the vain and charismatic Witch while Depp will play a hungry and sexy variation of a fairy tale wolf. John DeLuca is producing. James Lapine wrote the screenplay, based on his book for the 1986 musical. The Tony-winning original score is by Stephen Sondheim while frequent Marshall collaborator David Krane is working on the music arrangements for the film. A fall production start is being eyed. The project is expected to attract more big names. by Borys Kit & Tatiana Siegel complete article

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Submitted by Ezra