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If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
#25If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 6:10pm
How DARE you mention that talentless hack in a discussion on this show.
HOW DARE YOU.
#26If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 6:23pm
Cinderella: Emma Stone
The Witch: Lady Gaga
Baker: Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Baker's Wife: Amy Adams
Little Red: Chloë Grace-Moretz
Mysterious Man: Alec Baldwin
The Princes: Matt Bomer and Zachary Levi
Boom.
"I saw Pavarotti play Rodolfo on stage and with his girth I thought he was about to eat the whole table at the Cafe Momus." - Dollypop
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#27If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 6:37pm
Cinderella: Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins) or Sierra Boggess(The Little Mermaid) both already have ties with disney and would force me to never stop listening to the soundtrack. Maybe Anneliese Van der Pol
Baker's Wife: Kristen Wiig. Anneliese Van der Pol. Anne Hathaway or Amy Adams depending on their performances in Les Miserables and Into the Woods respectively
Baker: Zachary Levi
Cinderellas Mom/Grandmother: Bernadette Peters 
Narrator/Mysterious Man: Michael Caine
Cinderellas Stepmother: Elizabeth Perkins or Jane Lynch
Florinda: Dianna Argon
Lucinda: one of the Pretty Little Liars. I honestly don't have an opinion on this one.
Princes: Hugh Jackman and NPH?
WItch: Catherine Zeta Jones, Rachel York or Kristen Chenoweth (In my dreams of dreams)
Jack: Alexander Gould or Hunter Parrish? an unknown actor would be interesting! *I would kill to play Jack*
Jack's Mother: Kathy Bates or Melissa Mccarthy
Little Red: I really like Abigail Breslin but maybe a spunky unknown?
Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella: Ginnifer Goodwin and the actress who plays Emma from ABC's Once Upon a Time.
Giant: James Earl Jones. Yes I know it's a female :P
Updated On: 7/25/12 at 06:37 PM
#28If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 6:39pmThat's an absolutely bizarre list of names.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#29If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 6:46pmIt's pretty clear Anneliese Van der Pol should play all the parts!
#30If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 6:52pmI will be surprised, and frankly a little bit disappointed, if any of the roles are "doubled" on film.
#31If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 8:13pm
If Charlize Theron could handle the vocals, I'd give her The Witch. She can play sarcastic/bitchy very well and everyone knows she loves a good transformation. I'd love to see her all roughed up like she was in Monster.
She just did Snow White, so I don't know if she'd be willing to go into such familiar territory, but y'never know.
The Baker and The Baker's Wife are the two most important characters in the piece, IMO. They're the heart of the show. I'd really have to think about those two.
Emma Stone needs to be in the film somehow whether she's Cinderella or Little Red. Not sure if her voice could handle Cinderella. She seems like more of an alto to me.
random person 112
Broadway Star Joined: 6/26/11
#32If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 8:19pmI'm telling you Elizabeth Banks should be the Bakers wife. She even has a similar singing voice to Joanna Gleason. She's a flawless comedic actress able to play deep roles. If anyone has seen people like us or her performance in W you would understand. Here she is singing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIot6NcVWzY&feature=player_embedded
#33If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 8:37pmI adore Elizabeth Banks. I love how she says "I'm a terrible singer" at the beginning, but, to me, she sounds better than a lot of people who actually call themselves singers. She's not terrific, but with some lessons, she could actually be quite wonderful.
random person 112
Broadway Star Joined: 6/26/11
#34If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 8:44pm
I thought the same and she has that quintessential down to earth attitude and dead pan humor coupled together with genuine warmth the bakers wife needs.
I also suggested Theron when this was first announced. She reportedly took some singing lessons to try to get the part of Roxie Hart in the Chicago movie, by the way here she is singing in mighty joe young http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ddUltyvA_Y, before she took the voice lessons.
Updated On: 7/25/12 at 08:44 PM
#35If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 8:47pmI agree. Would love to see her paired up with a Paul Rudd or Steve Carell type. Just no Neil Patrick Harris, please! I find him so bland. He seems to be the "it guy" for musicals these days.
random person 112
Broadway Star Joined: 6/26/11
#36If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 8:51pm
I also suggested Theron when this was first announced. She reportedly took some singing lessons to try to get the part of Roxie Hart in the Chicago movie, by the way here she is singing in mighty joe young https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ddUltyvA_Y, before she took the voice lessons.
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#37If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 9:05pm
Charlize actually has a pretty voice. Don't know if she has the belt or power behind it that the Witch needs. I'm always fine with lowering or raising keys to suit performers, though. As long as it has a similar dramatic power, I'm fine.
Acting-wise and in terms of her physicality, she's perfect for the role.
random person 112
Broadway Star Joined: 6/26/11
#38If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 9:19pm
Yep, and that was before she took voice lessons so it could be very different now. Worse comes to worse we get Sherie Renee Scott to dub her.
Updated On: 7/25/12 at 09:19 PM
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#39If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 7/25/12 at 9:22pmI know most people envision the Baker as a little guy, but I like the idea of Jason Segal.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#40If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 8/28/12 at 12:49pm
I'm bringing this thread back because today I'm going to buy the first season of 'Once Upon a Time'. And since Disney is going to distribute this film and 'Once Upon a Time' airs on ABC, a branch of Disney, I remembered that on that show Red Riding Hood is being played by Meghan Ory, who just turned 30 this month. So, I wonder if Disney and Marshall will have Red Riding Hood be played by someone over 20 or in their teens. What do you all think?
Updated On: 8/28/12 at 12:49 PM
#41If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 8/28/12 at 1:42pmPhillyTheatre - Your list is by far the best.
Gypsy - Betty Buckley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUN5XoB5vFs&feature=youtu.be
Rentaholic2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/14/04
#42If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 8/28/12 at 5:42pm
Baker - Paul Rudd
Baker's Wife - Kristen Wigg
Jack's Mother - Rachel Dratch
Mysterious Old Man - Martin Short
Cinderella - Michelle Dockery
Little Red Riding Hood - Sarah Hyland
Witch - Angelina Jolie
broadway guy
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/5/11
#43If I were casting the film version of INTO THE WOODS...
Posted: 8/28/12 at 8:00pm
BAKER:Steve Carell
BAKER'S WIFE:Sandra Bullock
WITCH:Catherine Zeta Jones or Patti Lupone
JACK:Joseph Gordon Levitt
CINDERELLA:Amy Adams
RED RIDING HOOD:Ellen Page
NARRATOR:Michael Kane
MYSTERIOUS MAN:Christopher Walken
JACK'S MOM:Sally Fields
CINDERELLA'S PRINCE:Hugh Jackman
RAPUNZEL'S PRINCE:Ewan Mcgregor
RAPUNZEL:Sierra Boggess
MILKY WHITE:Air bud
How perfect is this? LOL
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