An Oscar-winning A-List actress...

is actively campaigning for the role of The Baker's Wife in the INTO THE WOODS film.

I had dinner with a friend tonight who works for one of the major talent agencies. She would not tell me the name of the actress (client confidentiality) but only said that she wants the role and she can sing and no it is not Sandra Bullock (she was my first guess).

She also told me there are a number of other A-List actresses who are interested in the part so nothing is certain.

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Natalie Portman? Marion Cotillard? Hilary Swank? Kate Winslet? Renee Zelwegger? Rachel Weisz? Cate Blanchett? CZJ?

As I was thinking through the recent winners for that list above, I thought of Melissa McCarthy. Not an Oscar winner, but I bet she would be interesting....and maybe amazing.

Kate Winslet would be marvelous. And, honestly, I could live with Gwyneth Paltrow.

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Reese Witherspoon.

I guess it's Renee Zelwegger.

The W list: Witherspoon, Weisz and Winslet would all be very good choices.

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Faye Dunaway!

Oprah?

Oprah ain'ts gots no Oscar. She wuz only nominated for THE COLOR PURPLE. Bitch lost, yo!

... is actively campaigning for the role of The Baker's Wife in the INTO THE WOODS film.

Its for the film adaptation, genius.

Melissa McCarthy would be such a good Baker's Wife! I really wish they'd cast a comedienne in the role as opposed to someone who fits the Amy Adams mold like Reese Witherspoon. Witherspoon can obviously be funny, but I haven't seen her be genuinely funny--let alone actually invested in a role--since she won the Oscar. McCarthy, Kristen Wiig and Tina Fey would be much more interesting to me than pretty and conventional actresses like Witherspoon or Rachel Weisz. I think the problem with productions of INTO THE WOODS after the original is the Baker's Wife has been cast with a leading lady, where the role should be played by a character actress who can shine like the best leading lady, that's why Joanna Gleason won a Tony but Amy Adams was considered a disappointment (in his review Brantley even commented that Jessie Mueller and Adams should swap roles).

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rayandallthat... You are absolutely correct, when The BW is prettier than Cindy it don't make no sense.

Anyone but Renee Zellweger please. I couldn't stand her in Chicago.

Speaking of Chicago, Catherine Zeta Jones does fit the description. I just don't know if she would be good or not. This is not my vote for who should get it. Just an idea of who it could be.

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