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INTO THE WOODS is setting itself up to be one of the big Holiday movies of the year. It’s got all the prerequisites – huge cast of well-known actors, fantasty-driven premise, magic, mystery, charm, Steven Sondheim – you name it.
We’ve seen a teaser trailer, highlighting the fairy-tale setting and some of the cast members, and now Disney has released the first (presumably of many) posters for the film. This one highlights Meryl Streep in the role of the evil Witch herself.
The film co-stars Anna Kendrick, Johnny Depp, James Corden, Emily Blunt and Chris Pine. It hits theaters December 25th.
“Into the Woods” is a modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters’ wishes and quests. This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy)—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife (James Corden & Emily Blunt), their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch (Meryl Streep) who has put a curse on them.
Rob Marshall, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the Academy Award®-winning musical “Chicago” and Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” directs the film, which is based on the Tony®-winning original musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, who provides the music and lyrics. Produced by Marshall, John DeLuca, “Wicked” producer Marc Platt and Callum McDougall, “Into the Woods” will be released in theaters Dec. 25, 2014.
