I don't think this is legit. Cause first off, this isn't Disney's Rapunzel. It's Sondheim's Rapunzel. Naming the prince Flynn Ryder is laughable and almost insulting.
My guess is this is more to do with dialogue additions than anything. The princes and the stepmother do not have names in the stage show.
"Grease," the fourth revival of the season, is the worst show in the history of theater and represents an unparalleled assault on Western civilization and its values. - Michael Reidel
I'm confused. Are you guys telling me that they will actually call the Prince "Flynn Rider" in this film? We will actually hear the words Flynn rider in this ?
It would be ridiculous if they did do this because a: Flynn Rider was not a prince, not until he married Rapunzel anyway. The reverse is true in Into the Woods. And b: Would Disney really want to take their beloved character and portray him as the selfish jerk he is in Into the Woods? (I know that Flynn Rider had some selfish tendencies, but he was overall a likable character. Rapunzel's Prince is almost as terrible as his brother.)
It also doesn't make sense because Flynn Rider isn't supposed to be a prince yet when he meets Rapunzel, whereas it's well established that "Rapunzel's Prince" is already a prince, and that he is the brother of another prince.
EDIT: Sorry, just noticed that thebeautyis3 made this point already
Updated On: 9/17/14 at 07:46 PM
Look at Once Upon A Time. Although the characters and their stories often bore little to no resemblance to their appearance in the Disney versions they still had names like Belle.
For the record, I hate that show and am not saying it and INTO THE WOODS are anywhere near the same class.