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Rob Marshall ( Chicago Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean On Stranger Tides ) directs the film based on the Tony winning original musical by James Lapine who also penned the screenplay and composer Sondheim who provides music and lyrics.
The film will reflect some changes which Sondheim himself addressed. Read about it here.
Check out Disney's just released photos from the film here.
The cast includes Meryl Streep ( The Devil Wears Prada The Iron Lady ) as the Witch Emily Blunt ( Looper The Young Victoria The Devil Wears Prada ) as the Baker's Wife James Corden (One Man Two Guvnors) as the Baker Anna Kendrick ( Pitch Perfect Up in the Air ) as Cinderella Chris Pine ( Star Trek Into Darkness Jack Ryan ) as Cinderella's Prince Johnny Depp ( Pirates of the Caribbean The Lone Ranger Sweeney Todd ) as the Wolf Daniel Huttlestone ( Les Mis rables ) as Jack Lilla Crawford (Annie) as Little Red Tracey Ullman as Jack s Mother Christine Baranski ( Mamma Mia The Good Wife ) as the Stepmother MacKenzie Mauzy (Next to Normal) as Rapunzel and Billy Magnussen (Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike) as Rapunzel's Prince.
Rounding out the cast are Tammy Blanchard (How to Succeed ) and Lucy Punch ( Bad Teacher Dinner for Schmucks ) as Cinderella's stepsisters Florinda and Lucinda respectively Richard Glover ( Sightseers St. Trinian's ) as the Steward Frances de la Tour ( Hugo Alice In Wonderland ) as the Giant Simon Russell Beale ( The Deep Blue Sea ) as the Baker's father Joanna Riding ( My Fair Lady ) as Cinderella's mother and Annette Crosbie ( Calendar Girls The Slipper and the Rose ) as Little Red Riding Hood's granny.
Into the Woods according to press notes is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella Little Red Riding Hood Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them.
The big screen adaptation welcomes songs from the stage musical including Children Will Listen Giants in the Sky On the Steps of the Palace No One Is Alone and Agony among others.
The production team includes Dion Beebe as director of photography Dennis Gassner as production designer and Colleen Atwood as costume designer.
Into the Woods premiered on Broadway Nov. 5 1987 at the Martin Beck Theatre. The production which ran for 764 performances won Tony Awards for Best Score Best Book and Best Actress in a Musical.
Watch the trailer below
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