Into the Woods Movie Reading Cast...- Page 5

[chris d]

Posted: 10/2/12 at 9:13pm

I'm glad Marshall is directing rather than you-know-who. I just hope he doesn't go craycray in the editing room...

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/2/12 at 9:26pm

"It's all white."

Yeah, that bugs me, too. And it will bug movie audiences.

I wouldn't mind seeing Latifah or Beyonce as the Witch. There, I said it. And I mean it.

Even Jennifer Hudson would make a fierce Witch.

Of course I wish Audra McDonald were a bigger "movie name," because her Witch would be fantastic.

What if Jack and his mother were African-American or Latin-American? Or Asian? They don't have to be "star roles," and there are plenty of capable actors to fill those parts.

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 10/2/12 at 9:28pm

Hey NINE may have been a misfire, but I'd lock the issues with that down to the screenplay and the cuts to the score rather than Marshall's direction; which in concept was quite solid and inoffensive. Chicago was a very strong adaptation and I enjoy it immensely.

[best12bars]

Posted: 10/2/12 at 9:36pm

I think Chicago as a film was brilliant. The stage show? Not so much. It's merely okay.

And I think Marshall is a fine choice for Into the Woods on the big screen.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/2/12 at 9:39pm

Has Marshall gone on record yet to say he's abandoning his "any movie musical I do, all songs will have to take place in the characters heads" bullshlt? Because until I hear that, I think he's anything but a fine choice to direct any musical.

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 10/2/12 at 9:42pm

Ooh how about Maya Rudolph as the Baker's Wife, or even the Witch? If Anna Kendrick doesn't play Cinderella, Emma Stone would be great!

What about Tina Fey as the Baker's Wife? And is Josh Radnor as the Baker still a possibility?

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 10/2/12 at 9:47pm

I would assume that as he would be dealing with fairy tale characters in a fairy tale world he would not be as worried about finding a way to deal with real people breaking into song in the middle of the real world, since, again, neither the characters or the world are real.

I honestly would much rather see Marshall's take on the film as opposed to Burton's (who seems to be one of the top "other" names thrown around when people talk about their dream director), if only because we've already seen what Burton's vision for Into the Woods would look like, it was called Alice in Wonderland. I firmly believe that his production meetings for it would include having Colleen Atwood (whom I do think is brilliant and I would love to see what she would design for this with a different director's vision/input) pull out any unused designs from that film, running down the cast list from that film and crossing out the Wonderland character names and writing over the Into the Woods characters, etc.

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 10/2/12 at 10:13pm

I find Marshall's film work stylish, but empty and bland. Not offensive, but nothing special, myself (I much prefer even the Chicago revival to his film--and that's by far the best of his three films I know). Still, I admit I can't immediately think of a director I see as being ideal for ITW, and f he doesn't come up with some ill-fitting concept, and stays more or less out of the way, it could work.

I'm more curious about Lapine's script, and if they'll do anything to try to join the two acts more together, for example (thankfully I guess the original film planned years back's concept to focus basically on Act I seems to be dropped). Also curious about the set--I hope they don't a Burton's Alice type thing with a ton of green screens and designs that look largely CGI, but I can't imagine it would be too appealing to film most of it on location.

[broadwaybabytn]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 12:38am

I just want Stephen Colbert and Gwyneth Paltrow as the Baker and the Baker's Wife.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 12:38am

And I want a golden pony.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 12:46am

Isn't The BIEB playing Jack?

[someone.else's.story2]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 1:44am

Oh god, I hope Nina Arienda doesn't do it. She would be so awful as the Baker's Wife. Ugh...

[Square Peg2]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 8:02am

I know she can sing, but I don't know what her vocie type is. Range permitting, I would love to see Condola Rashad as Cinderella.

[Broadway Bob*]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 8:19am

I always said I wanted the people involved in "Pushing Daisies" (and I mean off-camera) to be the ones to do this movie. I thought Daisies' visual style would be perfect for this property.

Casting wise I just want people who can sing this Sondheim score gloriously and a Baker's Wife who will make me pee my pants laughing like Joanna Gleason always does (every time I've ever watched it). And I hope Rob Marhsall remembers that Sondheim/Lapine wrote this with the intention of it being FUNNY! A LOT of productions I've seen suffer because they played the first act too serious and quite humorless making the seriousness of the second act less of an impact.

What would people think of Megan Hilty as Cinderella? It would be a nice change to see a different side of her to play pure Cindy after bitter, hardened Ivy. And I know I'm going to be lynch mobbed for this, but dare I suggest Chris Colfer for Jack? (As long as he sings it normally and not in the high countertenor he sings so much on Glee.)

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 8:37am

dare I suggest Chris Colfer for Jack? (As long as he sings it normally and not in the high countertenor he sings so much on Glee.)

A) God no.

B) Jack needs to be a humorous and innocent child who then makes a sudden and dramatic transition into adulthood. This cannot be accomplished with jazz hands.

C) Jack needs to be a boy.

D) God, no.

Updated On: 10/3/12 at 08:37 AM

[Broadway Bob*]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 9:38am

Don't get me wrong, he wouldn't be my first choice for the role but I would MUCH prefer him to Justin Beiber or Nick Jonas or any other of the no talent pop "stars" they might try to force in there.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 10:41am

Marshall's casting for NINE was very hit or miss (Cotillard and Cruz were spot-on, but Daniel Day-Lewis has probably never been so miscast in his life, and why the hell was Judi Dench playing the ), however, I'm pretty sure that Harvey Weinstein had a lot to do with the people who were cast in some of the roles. His casting for CHICAGO was inspired though and he got fantastic, iconic performances from everyone in the cast (Renee Zellweger should have won for this instead of COLD MOUNTAIN). So I really don't think someone like Justin Bieber will be in the cast, but who knows? I think someone like Todd Holland, who played BILLY ELLIOT and will be in the upcoming THE IMPOSSIBLE--which looks great--is more likely to get the role, or even someone like Daniel Radcliffe depending on what age they're looking for.
Not really sure what the big deal is with Streep playing the Witch. The Witch's age is never mentioned but it's pretty clear that she's been around for a long, long time; when she drinks the potion it is told to us that she returns to a stage of youth and beauty but it shouldn't be read so literally, plus the line could simply be cut. This is the fantasy genre so there's a lot of room for change and suspension of disbelief. I will say though that if they're going for an older actress I'd love to see what Glenn Close can do with the role though I know many here hate her singing voice.

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 11:23am

I still don't think Marshall has much of an understanding of cinematic language. I would be surprised if the film is as enjoyable as the 1991 pro-shot performance.

[bobs3]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 11:40am

"dare I suggest Chris Colfer for Jack? (As long as he sings it normally and not in the high countertenor he sings so much on Glee.)"


Chris Colfer at age 22 is a little too old to play a young adolescent boy who has his sexual awakening ("And she draws you close to her Giant breast, and you know things now that you never knew before") -- I like the idea of Lucas Gould as Jack.

And like it or not, Jack jizzed himself while hugging her giant breast.





Updated On: 10/3/12 at 11:40 AM

[Kad]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 11:54am

God, I hope that the new opening number that Sondheim has written for the earlier incarnation of the film is not used.

[someone.else's.story2]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 11:56am

Hilty as Cinderella would actually be fantastic casting!

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 11:59am

Megan Hilty?

As Cinderella?

In which alternate universe is this taking place?

[Kad]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 12:00pm

The Smashiverse.

[someone.else's.story2]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 12:01pm

Probably none. It was mentioned by a poster earlier in this thread and although I'm fairly sure it will never happen, I thought it was an intriguing idea.

[uncageg]

Posted: 10/3/12 at 12:04pm

If Streep plays the witch in the movie, I will not be seeing this in a theater. I really like her but am getting a bit tired of her getting some of the best more recent Broadway roles for the movie versions.

Updated On: 10/3/12 at 12:04 PM