CAST Into the Woods Movie- Page 2

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 11:49am

Amy Adams is 37. How old do you want the Baker's wife to be? I think mid 30s is the appropriate age for she and the Baker.

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 11:49am

It's more that she's not right for it, MB.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 11:53am

I dont think she's especially right for it either, except for being the right age :)

I think Winslet/ Toni Collette are so far the best proposed choices for the Baker's Wife.

I think Blanchett would make a fabulous Witch if she could sing it.

[whatacharacter]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 11:54am

Baker: James Franco
Mysterious Man: Wilem Defoe (yes...a Spiderman reunion)
Witch: Jennifer Hudson
Wolf: Antonio Banderas
Princes: Jason Segal/Seth Rogen
Little Red: Chloe Grace Moretz
Stepmother: Sophia Vergara

[Pippin]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 11:56am

this is from the other thread:


here's my fantasy cast. I'm not sure if EVERYONE on this list can actually sing, but it's fantasy, so we can all pretend they can.

Baker: Jim Parsons or Rick Moranis

Baker's wife: Lea Thompson

Jack: Eddie Redmayne

Cinderella: Emma Watson

Cinderella's prince: James Marsden

Rapunzel: Amy Adams

Rapunzel's prince: Neil Patrick Harris

The Witch: Glenn Close

Jack's Mom: Merly Streep

The stepsisters: Kristen Wiig and Emma Stone

Cinderella's Stepmother: Jane Curtin

Cinderella's Stepfather: Steve Martin

The Narrator: Richard Kind or Michael Caine

Red Riding Hood: Abigail Breslin

Grandmother: Betty White

Steward: Paul Giamotti

voice of the Giant: Ian McKellen

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 11:57am

I wish people would believe in Toni Collette more as a "name." She's a movie star (Oscar nominated) in search of that one big hit that makes her have the illusive "box office appeal." She has everything else going for her already.

Stupid Hollywood.

[Pippin]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 11:59am

I'd watch Toni Collette in anything!!!

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 11:59am

I'm sure Jack will be YOUNG. Probably 17 at most.

Even though I think Eddie Redmayne and Joseph Gordon-Levitt would be good choices, by the time they make this, they will surely be "too old."

Cinderella will likely be around 18, too. And I would look for a 12-year-old Little Red Riding Hood. It's hard to cast those roles now, because almost anyone suggested will be too old for them when they start filming. People change so much at that age.

[finebydesign]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 12:01pm

Oh and Amy Sedaris as the Giant's Wife

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 12:11pm

Though Cinderella is probably technically that young, I'm not sure the role is quite as resonant when actually played that age. Ditto the princes. I'd put them all mid 20s (the princes maybe even older). Evan Rachel Wood has just the right amount of life experience that she brings to her work that I think (right now) would be about ideal for the role.

[nasty_khakis]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 12:18pm

Casting can easily go a number of ways due to age.

Are the Baker/Wife 28 and childless or 40 and childless? There's nothing in the script that says either way.

Is the Witch's "youth" 25 or a glamerous 45? The script says youth and beauty. Is she actually 500 but looks eternally 30?

For example, Anne Hathaway could easily play Cinderella if the Baker and his Wife are 40ish. She could easily play the Baker's Wife if Cinderella/Jack are 17/18. She could play the Witch if they go for youthful and glamerous. It all depends on how they want to portray relationships. It's somewhat exciting because it makes possibilites larger.

[madbrian]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 12:33pm

Baker: Robert Downey

Baker's wife: Kate Winslet

Jack: Nolan Gould

Cinderella: Emma Watson

Cinderella's prince: Benjamin Walker

Rapunzel: Jane Krokowski

Rapunzel's prince: Ewan McGregor

The Witch: Nicole Kidman

Jack's Mom: Kathy Bates

The Narrator: Jeremy Irons

Red Riding Hood: Sarah Hyland

Grandmother: Maggie Smith

voice of the Giant: Stephen Colbert

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 12:34pm

Christopher Walken would make a good Narrator/Mysterious Man, too. Maybe Jeremy Irons.

Updated On: 1/12/12 at 12:34 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 12:48pm

The problem with having a 12 year old LITTLE RED is that "Hello, Little Girl" will be way too pedo-creepy and you also don't want her coming across as an annoying little 12 year old bitch. She is a little bitch but she can't be "annoying child actress annoying" if that makes sense.

Hyland is a superb suggestion.

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 12:57pm

I wanted Abigail Breslin initially, but I think she'll be too old by the time they film it.

EDIT: If you cast Little Red too old, it will be a completely ridiculous role.

And yes it SHOULD be a little bit "pedo." That's the creepy part. The song is called "Hello, Little Girl." She IS a little girl.

Updated On: 1/12/12 at 12:57 PM

[henrikegerman]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 12:57pm

Witch - Michelle Pfeiffer (or Toni Collette if she doesn't play the Baker's Wife)
Baker - Michael C. Hall/Lin Manuel Miranda
Baker's Wife - Reese Witherspoon/Amy Adams/Heather Headley (or Toni Collette if she doesn't play the Witch)
Narrator/Mystery Man - Christopher Walken
Wolf/Cinderella's Prince - Taye Diggs
Jack - Rory O'Malley
Jack's Mother - Mary Testa
Little Red - Anna Kendrick
Rapunzel - Jennifer Damiano
Rapunzel's Prince - Gavin Creel
Rapunzel's Mother - Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio




Updated On: 1/12/12 at 12:57 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 1:17pm

Oh yes, it should be a little pedo but the wolf shoulnt be getting hard over a 10 year old. For this film, which I'm assuming will be marketed towards families, it wouldnt work.

I hope Marshall gives us some OBC cameos like he did with CHICAGO. Chip Zien as the Steward, Gleason as The Stepmother...

[xxdrewboy85xx]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 1:28pm

The Witch: Nicole Kidman
The Baker: Leonardo DiCaprio
The Bakers Wife: Kate Winslet
Little Red and Jack: Get some REAL kids...
Jacks Mother: Helena Bonham Carter
Wolf: Daniel Day Lewis/ Robert Downy Jr/ Johnny Depp ( as a glorified cameo)
Cinderella's Prince: Ryan Gosling
Rapunzel's Prince: James Marsden
Cinderella: Anne Hathaway
Rapunzel: Emmy Rossum
The Giant: Meryl Streep

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 1:29pm

"The Baker: Leonardo DiCaprio
The Bakers Wife: Kate Winslet"


Yeah, let HER die for once!!!!!

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 1:31pm

"Oh yes, it should be a little pedo but the wolf shoulnt be getting hard over a 10 year old. For this film, which I'm assuming will be marketed towards families, it wouldnt work."

Come to think of it, there is no way they'll do that in a Disney film. Which means they will tone down the sexuality of the wolf and his "affection" for Little Red. Which means having a child in the role will not only be appropriate, you won't have to worry about wincing.

Updated On: 1/12/12 at 01:31 PM

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 1:33pm

Ugh. They're going to turn this into a G rated "Childrens Edition".

[xxdrewboy85xx]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 1:34pm

so no wolf penis then?

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 1:48pm

... in a DISNEY movie?

Need I remind you of the infamous Little Mermaid poster? Jobs were lost, heads were rolled.

All that was right with the world was no more.

[madbrian]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 1:58pm

James Barbour as The Wolf?

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 1/12/12 at 2:00pm

I think many of you are underestimating the Disney name brand. Aside from the Pirates of the Caribbean films which have as much sex and violence as anything in INTO THE WOODS, Disney is also a co-producer of dozens of other projects including the Marvel Comics films (Avengers, Iron Man, Thor) and of Roth / Jerry Bruckheimer films (The Lone Ranger, Oz the Great and Powerful).

In short the Disney brand is not necessarily synonymous with G rated adaptations.