Johnny Depp In Talks for INTO THE WOODS Movie

[frowninghour]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 3:38pm

Johnny Depp is in talks with Disney to join its bigscreen adaptation of the Broadway musical “Into the Woods.”

Meryl Streep is also in discussions with the Mouse House to join the production to play the evil witch. Rob Marshall (who helmed Disney’s fourth “Pirates of the Caribbean”) will direct the film.

Musical revolved around a childless baker and his wife who attempt to lift a family curse by journeying into the woods to confront the witch that put the spell on them. Along the way, they encounter Rapunzel, Cinderella, “Jack and the Beanstalk’s” Jack Little Red Riding Hood and other classic fairy tale characters.

There is no production start date yet for the film.
Source: Variety

[MaddieBB12]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 3:40pm

Who would he play???

[Jordan Catalano]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 3:41pm

The Baker, obviously.


Ugh.

[broadway guy]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 3:41pm

The Baker. duh lol

[bobs3]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 3:42pm

This has been rumored for months particularly given the good working relationship between Depp and Marshall during filming of Pirates IV.

Why is Variety just getting this news now?

And Streep? This casting has been confirmed for months by many including Streep herself.

[frowninghour]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 3:44pm

Because Variety doesn't report RUMORS, only news. Guess Depp's been considering the offer for a while but only now entered official negotiations.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 3:53pm

Has Streep been officially announced? She's talked about it and has been heavily rumored but I didn't think Disney had confirmed the casting.
I don't think Depp is right for the Baker at all, but I'm also not surprised he's involved, Marshall likes to keep it in the family and so does Disney.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[doodlenyc]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 3:54pm

I think he'd make a good wolf.

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[bobs3]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 3:55pm

Stephen Sondheim is a big Johnny Depp fan and you can rest assured that Rob Marshall ran this casting by Sondheim.

Now we just need official word on Reese W.

[Phillytheatreguy10]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 3:57pm

Please God no!

[Brave Sir Robin2]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:06pm

He'd be a great Wolf, but is that too small?

"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

[bobs3]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:08pm

The Wolf will be CGI so that would be a voice over part.

[OperaBwayLover]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:09pm

I can see him as the Wolf, but anyone else? Ehhh...

[Jungle Red]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:10pm

He's not dorky enough for the baker.

He'd be a fantastic wolf, small part or not. It could probably get him an Oscar.

[Gothampc]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:12pm

Hell to the no for the Baker. I will boycott!

I was hoping for James Corden as the Baker.

If anyone ever tells you that you put too much Parmesan cheese on your pasta, stop talking to them. You don't need that kind of negativity in your life.

[Jamie Pierce]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:17pm

Oh great. Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter as the Baker and his Wife.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:20pm

The Mysterious Man, maybe?

[finebydesign]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:21pm

Well people might actually go and see it now!

[beautywickedlover]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:26pm

He probably is going to be the Baker. The Wolf would be a better part for him.

[best12bars]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:29pm

Depp is known mostly for his sly or evil or cartoonish characters.

But if you see his work in Finding Neverland, you can tell he could do the Baker justice. He just needs to approach it realistically (oddly enough). If he tries to be a crazy character, he will not only kill the role but kill the entire movie singlehandedly.

The Baker and the Baker's Wife are the heart and soul of the musical. Everybody else can be crazy ... not them.

And do we think Depp can be the sane one in a forest full of eccentric fairy-tale characters? Talk about sitting on your hands! Good luck with that, Johnny.

I'm suddenly reminded of the "fatal" casting of Daniel Day-Lewis as Guido in NINE. It threw the tone of the whole film off to have such a "weighty" actor in what should have been a lighter and more comedic role.

The difference here is that Depp CAN play this role and be the "straight guy."

But will he?

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[FOAnatic]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:35pm

Besty, I agree with you.

Here we have someone who CAN play the role. But WILL he play it correctly?

Maybe Depp wants to take this on as a means to remind people that he's not always a cartoon. He's a brilliant actor in the hands of the right director and seems to be a guy who understands when it's time to reel it in.

Hopefully Marshall doesn't have the wrong idea.

"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde

[egghumor]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:38pm

The first role that came to mind for me was The Wolf, no?

[best12bars]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:44pm

So is this the Baker and His Wife?

Hmm ...

"Jaws is the Citizen Kane of movies."

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[finebydesign]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:46pm

Well I'm gonna go and wager he is the crazy old man. It seems to me that puts him opposite of Streep. And now that I think about it, the changes to the narrator as seen in Central Park's production really made his character more serious.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

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Posted: 4/26/13 at 4:46pm

Besty, I truly hope this isn't a Daniel Day-Lewis in NINE case again. He was so horribly miscast and ended up giving what might possibly be the worst performance of his career. I don't think Depp would be nearly as terrible, but I do worry he'll play it cooky and eccentric when he should be grounded. I also feel like the Baker should be funny at times, Depp's humor mainly stems from his eccentricity, again, it'll be a challenge. Ewan McGregor sings, can be funny and is extremely relatable. He did just have a terrible experience with the JACK AND THE GIANT SLAYER movie so I see why he might not have been interested and how Disney might not have wanted him to be associated with another Jack movie.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"