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Into the Woods is a 2014 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay by James Lapine based on his and Stephen Sondheim's 1987 Broadway musical of the same name.
Into the Woods: Directed by Rob Marshall. With Anna Kendrick, Daniel Huttlestone, James Corden, Emily Blunt. A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree.
Into the Woods is a 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests.
James Lapine was born on 10 January 1949 in Mansfield, Ohio, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Into the Woods (2014), American Playhouse (1980) and The Moment When.
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A Baker and his Wife wish for a child, but suffer under a curse laid upon the Baker's family by a Witch who found the Baker's father robbing her gardenwhen his mother was pregnant. The Baker's father also stole some beans which caused the Witch's mother to punish her with the curse of ugliness. The Witch offers to lift the curse, but only if the Ba...
Meryl Streep as The WitchEmily Blunt as the Baker's WifeJames Corden as the BakerAnna Kendrick as CinderellaFilming
The film began principal photography at London's Shepperton Studios in September 2013, with additional filming taking place at Dover Castle, Waverley Abbey, and Richmond Park. Filming concluded on November 27, 2013. Additional filming took place during July 2014.
The film was first shown at the now closed Ziegfeld Theatre on December. 8, 2014. It would later be first opened in North America on the night of Christmas Eve earning $1.1 million; and it made it's full debut on Christmas Day at 2,440 theaters, earning $15.08 million. It made $128 million in North America. In other territories, such as Japan, it m...
The film received an approval rating of 71% on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 215 reviews, with an average rating of 6.56/10. The site's consensus reads, "On the whole, this Disney adaptation of the Sondheim classic sits comfortably at the corner of Hollywood and Broadway -- even if it darkens to its detriment in the final act."
In early 2013, the press reported that Allison Janney had been cast as Jack's Mother before Tracey Ullmangot the part.Into the Woods is the first Broadway play or musical film adaptation produced and distributed by the Walt Disney Company since 2005's Once Upon a Mattress, but the first to be released in theaters,...It is also the sixth film to be adapted from a Broadway source following Once Upon a Mattress, 2003's The Music Man, 2002's Miramax-released Chicago, 1999's Annie (also directed by Marshall), and 1...Into the Woods (film) on WikipediaInto the Woods on Disney.comInto the Woods in Spanish at Disney ¡Ajá!70% Tomatometer 222 Reviews 49% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings. As the result of the curse of a once-beautiful witch (Meryl Streep), a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) are childless.
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Dec 25, 2014 · Johnny Depp fills the shoes of the Big Bad Wolf in “Into the Woods.” Based on the Tony®-winning musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, who provides the music and lyrics, the film is in theaters Dec. 25, 2014.
