We
recently learned that
Chris Pine and
Jake Gyllenhaal are circling the princely roles of
Cinderella and Rapunzel's self-absorbed love interests in
Disney's adaptation of the Broadway musical
Into the Woods.
Meryl Streep and
Johnny Depp are already on board for
Rob Marshall's darkly comic mash-up of classic fairy tales.
Sources have told
The Wrap now that British actress
Emily Blunt is in final talks to join the cast as well as
Christine Baranski; James Corden has been rumored for the male lead, but has not officially been cast.
The Looper star Blunt will reportedly play ‘the pivotal role of the Baker's Wife, a woman placed under a spell of barrenness by her witch neighbor (Streep). When the spell is lifted, she suddenly finds herself pregnant — but in the dark musical, happily ever after is only the beginning.'
Based on the 1987 Broadway musical by
Stephen Sondheim and by
James Lapine book, the movie centers on a childless baker and his wife who go on the hunt for a witch that put a curse on their family – Depp is playing a hungry and sexy Wolf, of course.
If Baranski signs on, the film will mark
The Good Wife star's first collaboration with Marshall since she starred in 2002s
Chicago – she participated in a reading of the script back in October where she played Cinderella's evil stepmother.
Into The Woods is scheduled to start production this autumn.
We recently learned that Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal are circling the princely roles of Cinderella and Rapunzel's self-absorbed love interests in Disney's adaptation of the Broadway musical Into the Woods. Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp are already on board for Rob Marshall's darkly comic mash-up of classic fairy tales.
Sources have told The Wrap now that British actress Emily Blunt is in final talks to join the cast as well as Christine Baranski; James Corden has been rumored for the male lead, but has not officially been cast.
The Looper star Blunt will reportedly play ‘the pivotal role of the Baker's Wife, a woman placed under a spell of barrenness by her witch neighbor (Streep). When the spell is lifted, she suddenly finds herself pregnant — but in the dark musical, happily ever after is only the beginning.'
Based on the 1987 Broadway musical by Stephen Sondheim and by James Lapine book, the movie centers on a childless baker and his wife who go on the hunt for a witch that put a curse on their family – Depp is playing a hungry and sexy Wolf, of course.
If Baranski signs on, the film will mark The Good Wife star's first collaboration with Marshall since she starred in 2002s Chicago – she participated in a reading of the script back in October where she played Cinderella's evil stepmother.
Into The Woods is scheduled to start production this autumn.
