Rob Marshall Directing Into the Woods Film For Disney- Page 3

[E.Davis]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 10:17pm

Also Tangled had some pretty dark moments in it. The fact that Mother Gothel walked around with a knife stabbing people left and right, stealing children and damaging a girl self esteem, is not as light and fluffy as some may think. That being said there was a lot of Cotton Candy in the film.

[aasjb4ever]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 10:17pm

WHY?! Goodbye, sustenance.

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 10:26pm

I'll cry if they cut Stay With Me. Wait and By The Sea were kept in Sweeney, but that was Burton. Marshall is very cut happy with his movie musicals. Only 7-8 stage song survived in NINE. And he cut My Own Best Friend, Me and My Baby, and Class in CHICAGO - 3 major songs.

WOODS is a really long show, so cuts will be inevitable. It'll be interesting to see how it turns out..... if this project really happens.



Updated On: 1/10/12 at 10:26 PM

[adamgreer]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 10:26pm

Any ideas about how they would approach the part of the narrator? Would it work to have him just talk to the audience?

They should do it the way The Princess Bride used the narrator- have someone telling the story to a child.

WHY?! Goodbye, sustenance.

This film is going to destroy the means of your livelihood?

[darquegk]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 10:26pm

I think having the Narrator as a voiceover artist could be brilliant if they use the Giant to break the fourth wall at the end of the narration, reach offscreen and produce a kicking, screaming voiceover artist.

The stage doubling of roles doesn't necessarily matter for the film, I can almost guarantee. The Wolf won't be a prince, or rather, shouldn't be, because that doubling comes across as self-aware and "stagey" on film, whereas doubling as a more conventional convention in theatre.

[binau]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 10:29pm

I will also be pissed if they cut "Stay with me", my favourite song!!

I think having the Narrator as a voiceover artist could be brilliant if they use the Giant to break the fourth wall at the end of the narration, reach offscreen and produce a kicking, screaming voiceover artist.

I think this would be funny, particularly if the narrator was famous/recognisable (as I'm sure they will be!) and unseen prior to that moment.

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 10:30pm

I like the idea of an off-screen narrator, a la Winnie the Pooh. Gives it a whimsical aspect to the piece. They'd just have to be clever with how to remove him from the story.

[JP2]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 10:39pm

I can has Ian McKellen narrations?

[devonian.t]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 11:13pm

Add me to the heap of people who are concerned about Marshall's abilities as a director.

As with 'Nine', I fear we will get a reduction rather than an adaptation of the stage show.

Marshall has a lot to prove if he wants to be taken seriously as an artist.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 11:31pm

Marshall is on record saying he does not believe movie musicals work unless the songs are imagined by the characters so yes, we do have reason to be concerned about this.

[Starcarolina]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 11:40pm

Some quotes from Wiki and Disney's philosophy and new "mission" statement are as follows:

"The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theater, radio, publishing, and on line media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands."

Further, "In June, the company canceled Jerry Bruckheimer's film project Killing Rommel. In September 2010, Disney Interactive Studios was downsized. In November, two ABC stations were sold."

And more,
"With the release of Tangled in 2010, Ed Catmull said that the "princess" genre of films was taking a hiatus until "someone has a fresh take on it  but we don't have any other musicals or fairy tales lined up."[19] He explained that they were looking to get away from the princess era due to the changes in audience composition and preference. However, in the official Facebook page for Disney, Ed Catmull stated that this was just a rumor."

There are many things involved in the selection of material for Disney to produce...the philosophy of the CEO of the movie division, the board of directors, and it is on the NYSE with some input from the stockholders. I don't know how they determine what is suitable content in the things they are involved in. Mature material is a nebulous term to me.

[best12bars]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 11:41pm

I'm looking forward to it.

[HBP]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 11:52pm

I think John C. Reilly as the baker and an off-screen narrator as the giant are two really exciting ideas. Also, Catherine Zeta-Jones would make a great Act II witch, but I don't know that she can make a creepy witch voice for the ugly version of the character.

Marshall really fell flat in his direction of NINE, but I am getting more and more excited as I keep thinking about INTO THE WOODS. Hopefully the casting director will have had nothing to do with the LES MIS casting fiasco.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 1/10/12 at 11:54pm

I'm a little over John C. Reilly's whole third-banana-on-"Top Cat" thing.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 12:02am

John C Reilly??? Are you guys in Atlanta smoking crack with Whitney Houston? Besides being way too old for that role, he has nowhere near the right kind of voice for it.

And I hate to be the one to throw out the "musical person du jour" for suggestions but as far as Cinderella goes, the obvious choice to me is Anne Hathaway.

[ljay889]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 12:07am

John C Reilly??? Are you guys in Atlanta smoking crack with Whitney Houston? Besides being way too old for that role, he has nowhere near the right kind of voice for it.

Totally agree.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 12:14am

Updated On: 1/11/12 at 12:14 AM

[E.Davis]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 12:21am

Will Hathaway want to do another musical project?

[xxdrewboy85xx]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 12:28am

Can we get Kate Winslet as the Bakers Wife please?

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 12:34am

^ Kate winslet would be perfect. Can we just have Vanessa Williams as the Witch again?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 12:36am

GOD, NO!!!!!!!!

I'd rather Bruce Vilanch as the witch!

[pinoyidol2006]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 1:38am

Lea Michele for the cow.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 1:39am

<3

[pinoyidol2006]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 2:21am

How I wish Laura Benanti was young enough to play Cinderella. I wonder if she would even consider going anywhere near "Into the Woods" now.

[jimmycurry01]

Posted: 1/11/12 at 2:32am

Kate Winslet as the witch would be amazing!