Monsieur D'Arque
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Into The Woods as a major motion pictureI know this failed to materialize in the nineties, but if there was ever a time for it, it's now.
The first obvious casting choice that jumps to mind is Jim Dale as the narrator, since his work on Pushing Daisies proves that he has the perfect deadpan but whimsical delivery for this type of show.
Otherwise, Tim Curry as the voice of the wolf, Christopher Walken as the Mysterious Man, and a cameo by Bernadette Peters as Cinderella's Mother.
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wicked_boy
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I personally don't think ITW would work as a big motion picture, I prefer it on stage. It has that "feeling" about it.
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Monsieur D'Arque
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I found it just as cinematic as Sweeney.
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wicked_boy
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They actaully made it? I think I misread the original post.
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Monsieur D'Arque
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No, I was saying I would like to see one.
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pish123c
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Just keep Tim Burton away from it if it ever does happen. I'd hate to see HBC as The Baker's Wife in a lacy goth corset.
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wicked_boy
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| Monsieur D'Arque wrote: | | No, I was saying I would like to see one. |
Ohhh. I'd like to see a motion picture of every musical, I think that a motion picture could ever get the "feel" of ITW though.
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kozafluitmusique
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If there was an ITW musical movie, no matter how small my resume would be, I would audition. 
...if i could.
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Kragey
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| pish123c wrote: | | Just keep Tim Burton away from it if it ever does happen. I'd hate to see HBC as The Baker's Wife in a lacy goth corset. |
I love HBC, but I have to agree. Unless she's getting a bit part, there's no part for her in ITW.
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Snow_White
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Tim Burton would probably have her play the Witch.
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VictorVonDoom
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Heh. I could actually see Helena Bonham Carter as the Witch.
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music is my life!!!
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yeah, that'd be funky. i'd (of course!) take pride in being hired as red!
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blueveil
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| Snow_White wrote: | | Tim Burton would probably have her play the Witch. |
I do hope you're joking.
Maybe Idina Menzel as the Witch?
Anyway, I read in an article that Burton hates most musicals, so Sweeney was the exception.
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SuperKabob
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| blueveil wrote: | | Snow_White wrote: | | Tim Burton would probably have her play the Witch. |
I do hope you're joking.
Maybe Idina Menzel as the Witch?
Anyway, I read in an article that Burton hates most musicals, so Sweeney was the exception. |
Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride (probably his most recognized works now other than Sweeney) are both sort of musicals. 
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ilovebway
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| blueveil wrote: |
Maybe Idina Menzel as the Witch? |
Hmmm.
Odd, but I can actually sort of picture that.
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Kragey
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| blueveil wrote: |
Maybe Idina Menzel as the Witch? |
I don't think I'd be too fond of that casting call.
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Pounce
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| ilovebway wrote: | | blueveil wrote: |
Maybe Idina Menzel as the Witch? |
Hmmm.
Odd, but I can actually sort of picture that. |
Menzel as a witch?...never!
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MunkuSwarley
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| Pounce wrote: | | ilovebway wrote: | | blueveil wrote: |
Maybe Idina Menzel as the Witch? |
Hmmm.
Odd, but I can actually sort of picture that. |
Menzel as a witch?...never! |
Haha! I think that would be a good idea, actually.
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pish123c
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| Kragey wrote: | | blueveil wrote: |
Maybe Idina Menzel as the Witch? |
I don't think I'd be too fond of that casting call. |
Agreed. She's not the only actress in the world.
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wicked_boy
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| Pounce wrote: | | ilovebway wrote: | | blueveil wrote: |
Maybe Idina Menzel as the Witch? |
Hmmm.
Odd, but I can actually sort of picture that. |
Menzel as a witch?...never! |
I don't think she's ever played a witch before... other than her over - long run in Wicked.
[tryingtobesarcastic/]
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Snow_White
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No I wasn't joking at all. If Burton directed ITW he would cast Helena as the Witch.
I didn't say it would necessarily be a good call, all I said was it would happen.
Idina? Hell no. Don't get me wrong, great voice, nothing against her- but hell no.
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mastachen
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Johnny Depp as the Baker... anyone?
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Snow_White
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hahahah! Can you even imagine? I wonder if they would keep in the white hair stripe...to, uhm... symbolize the stress of not being able to have a child 
Nah, Johnny would definitely be the Wolf.
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mastachen
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Ed Sanders as Jack.
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Snow_White
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That might actually be really cute...
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ConverseSneaker
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I actually like the idea of Helena as the Witch. Acting wise, she could pull it off, but can she vocally?
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Snow_White
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It would certainly be a different Witch than what we are all used to...but then again everyone seemed to adjust well to a new type of Mrs. Lovett
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Salome
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I could easily see Johnny Dsepp as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf. with p[ossibly Jude Law as Rapunzels prince.
Anthony Hopkins would be a wonderful Narrator/Mysteriopus Man.
Helena wouldnt be a bad Witch..but I'd say Cate Blanchett,Catherine Zeta Jones or Kate Beckinsale over Helena.
Emily Watson or Anna Friel as Bakers Wife.
Kathy Bates as Jack's Mother
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Kragey
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| Salome wrote: |
Kathy Bates as Jack's Mother |
Hell yes.
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Monsieur D'Arque
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Kyle McLachlan, the original choice for one of the Princes, would make a decent Baker now.
I think in a film, the Mysterious Man need not double the Narrator. In fact, having an unseen voice as the Narrator could lead to some interesting film tricks. Consider a giant's hand reaching (through the magic of 3-D) through the screen, over the audience's head, and returning with the body of a voice-over artist.
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mastachen
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| Salome wrote: | I could easily see Johnny Dsepp as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf. with p[ossibly Jude Law as Rapunzels prince.
Anthony Hopkins would be a wonderful Narrator/Mysteriopus Man.
Helena wouldnt be a bad Witch..but I'd say Cate Blanchett,Catherine Zeta Jones or Kate Beckinsale over Helena.
Emily Watson or Anna Friel as Bakers Wife.
Kathy Bates as Jack's Mother |
Is your casting based on who would look good for the role, or who can actually sing it? lol
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wicked_boy
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How about Julie Walters for Jack's Mum. She has a very wide playing age and is hilarious and can sing.
I love her on Acorn Antiques - the musical.
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Salome
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| mastachen wrote: | | Salome wrote: | I could easily see Johnny Dsepp as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf. with p[ossibly Jude Law as Rapunzels prince.
Anthony Hopkins would be a wonderful Narrator/Mysteriopus Man.
Helena wouldnt be a bad Witch..but I'd say Cate Blanchett,Catherine Zeta Jones or Kate Beckinsale over Helena.
Emily Watson or Anna Friel as Bakers Wife.
Kathy Bates as Jack's Mother |
Is your casting based on who would look good for the role, or who can actually sing it? lol |
based on who can ACT it. thats the key point.
and all the above have sung before.
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SuperKabob
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| Kragey wrote: | | Salome wrote: |
Kathy Bates as Jack's Mother |
Hell yes. |
Seconded.
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Salome
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julie walters is another great choice! she was a wonderful Mrs. Peachum in the film version of Threepenny Opera opposite Richard Harris.
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pish123c
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| SuperKabob wrote: | | Kragey wrote: | | Salome wrote: |
Kathy Bates as Jack's Mother |
Hell yes. |
Seconded. |
Thirded. (Is that even a word) )
I love that woman. She's such a great actress.
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Apples2for10
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Jill Clayburgh as Jack's Mother; take it or leave it.
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Snow_White
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I agree Kathy Bates would be great but anyone else consider Imelda Staunton as Jack's Mother....
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wicked_boy
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| Salome wrote: | | julie walters is another great choice! she was a wonderful Mrs. Peachum in the film version of Threepenny Opera opposite Richard Harris. |
I love Julie Walters, plus she's from my area.
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Salome
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have you seen her as mrs. peachum? next to educating rita its her finest role!
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wicked_boy
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| Salome wrote: | | have you seen her as mrs. peachum? next to educating rita its her finest role! |
No, I so wish I could.
I've only saw her in a couple youtube videos plus Acorn Antiques the musical (which is brilliance, but it's very English, so you might not get some parts due to being American,)
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musikal_geek
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| wicked_boy wrote: | | Salome wrote: | | have you seen her as mrs. peachum? next to educating rita its her finest role! |
No, I so wish I could.
I've only saw her in a couple youtube videos plus Acorn Antiques the musical (which is brilliance, but it's very English, so you might not get some parts due to being American,) |
Ohhhh no you didn't! *z-snap*
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wicked_boy
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| musikal_geek wrote: | | wicked_boy wrote: | | Salome wrote: | | have you seen her as mrs. peachum? next to educating rita its her finest role! |
No, I so wish I could.
I've only saw her in a couple youtube videos plus Acorn Antiques the musical (which is brilliance, but it's very English, so you might not get some parts due to being American,) |
Ohhhh no you didn't! *z-snap* |
Oh yes, I went there!
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Salome
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well you need to see the film version of Threepenny opera now! its not the best adaptation of a show to film but the cast is unmatched! raul julia,,richard harris,julie walters,bill nighy,julia migenes. perfect!
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wicked_boy
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| Salome wrote: | | well you need to see the film version of Threepenny opera now! its not the best adaptation of a show to film but the cast is unmatched! raul julia,,richard harris,julie walters,bill nighy,julia migenes. perfect! |
I foresee a trip to the library on the weekend.
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blueveil
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In all seriousness, I can see Patti lupone as the Giantess.
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Snow_White
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Amy Adams as Cinderella...we know she plays an awesome princess...we know she has a wicked voice- so why the heck not? Plus she's fabulous.
Furthermore what about Abigail Breslin as Little Red? If she could sing it...
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Monsieur D'Arque
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Abigail would have to fight her archnemesis Dakota Fanning over who gets to do Sondheim and who has to do a movie with horses, though.
As for Jack, I like the idea that he's not a teenager or a kid, he's a twenty-something man who's just too dumb to leave the nest. In that interpretation, wouldn't Jack McBrayer be great?
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Snow_White
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That would be funny...especially when Red (as a visibly MUCH younger person) says "I'll be your mother now"
Haha I just had this image of Will Farrell petting a cow o_O
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musikal_geek
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Depends on how old the rest of the cast is... but Nikki Blonsky could certainly pull of Little Red. She probably looks too old, though.
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Snow_White
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True and she has a pretty young face so I am sure she could pull it off.
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rytoast25
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niki blonsky would be good
she would add a whole lot of spunk
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yuffie_chan
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| Salome wrote: | I could easily see Johnny Dsepp as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf. with p[ossibly Jude Law as Rapunzels prince.
Anthony Hopkins would be a wonderful Narrator/Mysteriopus Man.
Helena wouldnt be a bad Witch..but I'd say Cate Blanchett,Catherine Zeta Jones or Kate Beckinsale over Helena.
Emily Watson or Anna Friel as Bakers Wife.
Kathy Bates as Jack's Mother |
Catherine Zeta Jones would be amazing.
Hm, Johnny Depp would be good, but for some reason I can see his as the baker's father.
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Baker
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I'd like to see Annasophia Robb do Little Red Riding Hood.
I actually really like the idea of Amy Adams as Cinderella.
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Dots Parasole
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If I were a Hollywood producer with 3 Hollywood casting directors it would probably go something like this:
Baker: Adrien Brody
Bakers Wife: Cate Blanchett
Jack: Zach Efron
Little Red: Abigail Breslin
Princes: Patrick Wilson/Patrick Dempsey
Narrator: Peter O'Toole
The Witch: Michelle Pfieffer
Cinderella: Natalie Portman
Jacks Mother: Joanna Gleason
Grandmother/Cinderella's Mother: Julie Christie
Voice of Giant: Luise Rainer
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Monsieur D'Arque
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Cinderella's Mother: Christine Baranski
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Baker
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Narrator: Jim Dale
Baker: Lee Pace
Baker's Wife: Anna Friel
Mysterious Man: David Kelly
Witch: Helena Bonham Carter
Rapunzel: Anne Hathaway
Rapunzel's Prince: Josh Groban
Cinderella's Prince: Patrick Wilson
Cinderella: Amy Adams
Cinderella's Father: ?
Cinderella's Mother: Meryl Streep
Steward: Timothy Spall
Stepmother: Michelle Pfieffer
Florinda: Reese Witherspoon
Lucinda: Brittany Snow
Jack: Lucas Grabeel
Jack's Mother: Julie Walters
Voice of Giantess: Susan Sarandon
Little Red Riding Hood: Annasophia Robb
Granny: Miriam Margolyes
Wolf: CGI with a voice over
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musikal_geek
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I think Groban would be a wicked Baker.
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Baker
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| musikal_geek wrote: | | I think Groban would be a wicked Baker. |
I debated over that too. If Josh Groban was the Baker, I would put James Marsden as Cinderella's Prince.
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Dots Parasole
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| musikal_geek wrote: | | I think Groban would be a wicked Baker. |
No.
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pish123c
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Screw Nikki Blonsky as Little Red...She's much too old. I'd cast that cute little girl from Little Miss Sunshine...What is her name? Abigail Breslin?
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lottielou22
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Michelle Pfeiffer would make a fabulous stepmother! Also, if Raul Julia wasn't dead, I think he'd be a pretty hilarious Mysterious Man. Or Christopher Lloyd would. And for some reason, Alex Trebek just popped into my head.
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pish123c
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| lottielou22 wrote: | | Alex Trebek just popped into my head. |
That could actually work, now that you mention it! 
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musicalFREEK
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| pish123c wrote: | | Just keep Tim Burton away from it if it ever does happen. I'd hate to see HBC as The Baker's Wife in a lacy goth corset. |
nice one... they better NOT make a movie Of "Into the Woods"!
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Monsieur D'Arque
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I don't see this one as a Burton film at all. It's more of a Terry Gilliam thing.
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musikal_geek
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| Dots Parasole wrote: | | musikal_geek wrote: | | I think Groban would be a wicked Baker. |
No. |
Care to expand? At all?
I agree with Annasophia Robb for Little Red, and Michelle Pfieffer (sp?) for the Witch!
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Salome
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can Groban act? he sings great but that wont matter if he cant act. plus he is rather young.
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Kragey
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| Monsieur D'Arque wrote: | | I don't see this one as a Burton film at all. It's more of a Terry Gilliam thing. |
Terry Gilliam would make ItW the greatest movie musical the world has ever seen.
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Trevor reincarnate
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Baker - Johnny Depp or Jim Carrey or Steve Carrell or Martin Short
Baker's Wife - Laura Linney
Witch - Helena Bonham Carter or Laura Michelle Kelly
Jack - ...............Me.
Little Red - Abigail Breslin
Cinderella - Amy Adams
Wolf - Tim Curry or Alan Rickman
Cinderella's Prince - James Marsden
Rapunzel's Prince - Some newcomer.
Narrator / Mysterious Man - Christopher Walken or Robin Williams
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Joshua
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| Dots Parasole wrote: | | Jack: Zach Efron |
No.
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Snow_White
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Yay for people agreeing with my suggestion of HBC as Witch, Abi Breslin as Red, and Amy Adams as Cindy!!
Woot.
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postmodern-mango-salsa
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Yuk!
HBC as the Witch? Her voice isn't strong enough, and god forbid she talk-rap... Bernadette Peters pwn'd Vanessa Williams, and Vanessa had a KILLER voice. If HBC even TRIED to be the Witch, I'd die.
Wouldn't mind it as a Burton film, but Johnny Depp would have to be one of the princes.... him singing agony would make me laugh xD
Who directed "Series of Unfortunate Events"? They should make a movie out of ITW. Terribly bright, yet at the same time dark enough to make it only slightly gothic.
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ilovebway
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| Joshua wrote: | | Dots Parasole wrote: | | Jack: Zach Efron |
No. |
NEVER.
I won't let it happen.
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Trevor reincarnate
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Guys. Give Zach Efron a chance!
He can't be as bad as ZAC Efron...
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Monsieur D'Arque
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Alec Baldwin as The Steward
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ilovebway
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| Trevor reincarnate wrote: | Guys. Give Zach Efron a chance!
He can't be as bad as ZAC Efron... |
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Sweeney Hyde
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Roseanne as Jack's Mother
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ilovebway
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| Sweeney Hyde wrote: | | Roseanne as Jack's Mother |
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musikal_geek
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| ilovebway wrote: | | Joshua wrote: | | Dots Parasole wrote: | | Jack: Zach Efron |
No. |
NEVER.
I won't let it happen. |
He has TONS of talent. Efron's really great. I just can't step out of the high school teen stereotype he's put himself in.
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ilovebway
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| musikal_geek wrote: | | ilovebway wrote: | | Joshua wrote: | | Dots Parasole wrote: | | Jack: Zach Efron |
No. |
NEVER.
I won't let it happen. |
He has TONS of talent. Efron's really great. I just can't step out of the high school teen stereotype he's put himself in. |
I never said he wasn't talented (which he obviously is), I just wouldn't want to see him as Jack.
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ConverseSneaker
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| musikal_geek wrote: | | ilovebway wrote: | | Joshua wrote: | | Dots Parasole wrote: | | Jack: Zach Efron |
No. |
NEVER.
I won't let it happen. |
He has TONS of talent. Efron's really great. I just can't step out of the high school teen stereotype he's put himself in. |
I find it hard to believe he's got any talent when he doesn't sing a note in HSM. I haven't seen Hairspray, so I don't know if he can sing well or not, but if he could, don't you think he would have done his own part?
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pish123c
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| Sweeney Hyde wrote: | | Roseanne as Jack's Mother |
My respect for you just went up 10000 points. 
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katethegreat
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I really like the idea of Will Ferrell as Jack...Julie Walters as his mother, Cate Blanchett as the Baker's wife - not sure who would be her Baker though. Johnny Depp singing agony would be hilarious.
I want to play Rapunzel
I'm curious to know where you guys know Anna Friel from - I didn't think she was known out of the UK?
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pish123c
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| katethegreat wrote: | I really like the idea of Will Ferrell as Jack
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He's much too old, don't you think?
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Monsieur D'Arque
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That's sort of the point... Jack is a simpleton with mommy issues, not a young boy. The Mysterious Man even says so. "At your age?"
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pish123c
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| Monsieur D'Arque wrote: | | That's sort of the point... Jack is a simpleton with mommy issues, not a young boy. The Mysterious Man even says so. "At your age?" |
You're right, he's not a young boy; He's an adolescent. I've always taken the "At your age?" type lines and his relatipnship with his mother to be along the lines of "Aren't you getting a little old for this?".
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katethegreat
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| pish123c wrote: | | Monsieur D'Arque wrote: | | That's sort of the point... Jack is a simpleton with mommy issues, not a young boy. The Mysterious Man even says so. "At your age?" |
You're right, he's not a young boy; He's an adolescent. I've always taken the "At your age?" type lines and his relationship with his mother to be along the lines of "Aren't you getting a little old for this?". |
That's what I meant - it could only add to the comedy!
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Baker
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Uh... no. Then it just becomes a farce. Imagine Will Farrell singing Giants in the Sky. Jack is supposed to be between 13 and 20, in my opinion. Any older and it's just silly.
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Monsieur D'Arque
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Jack IS a farce. He's the first indication that something is off-kilter in the story.
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Baker
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| Monsieur D'Arque wrote: | | Jack IS a farce. He's the first indication that something is off-kilter in the story. |
Fair enough, if you want to see it that way. But I don't think it should be to the point that you've got a grown man obsessing over a cow and living with his mother. These are the peculiarities that teenage boys go through.
Plus, Into the Woods is faithful to the original fairy tales otherwise, so why randomly make the "lad" Jack a grown man?
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Baker
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| katethegreat wrote: | | I'm curious to know where you guys know Anna Friel from - I didn't think she was known out of the UK? |
Pushing Daisies.
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Dots Parasole
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| Monsieur D'Arque wrote: | | Jack IS a farce. He's the first indication that something is off-kilter in the story. |
There is not much in the book that leads me to believe he is farce. I think his age is up to the director.
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Pounce
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Well, Sweeney is not putting up big numbers at the box office so that might dampen thoughts of an ITW movie.
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Pounce
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| wicked_boy wrote: | | Pounce wrote: | | ilovebway wrote: | | blueveil wrote: |
Maybe Idina Menzel as the Witch? |
Hmmm.
Odd, but I can actually sort of picture that. |
Menzel as a witch?...never! |
I don't think she's ever played a witch before... other than her over - long run in Wicked.
[tryingtobesarcastic/] |
You mean...that...was her?  What a great piece of MT trivia! I wonder if she won an award or something for the role?
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wicked_boy
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^ Nah, I can't remember an award. Maybe that was someone else?
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Salome
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| Baker wrote: | | katethegreat wrote: | | I'm curious to know where you guys know Anna Friel from - I didn't think she was known out of the UK? |
Pushing Daisies. |
Ive known her since "Closer" on broadway and the film version of Midsummer nights Dream. she's known here.
Pushing Daisies?..didnt know she was on it.
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Baker
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| Salome wrote: | | Pushing Daisies?..didnt know she was on it. |
She's one of the main characters.
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Sweeney Hyde
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| Pounce wrote: | | Well, Sweeney is not putting up big numbers at the box office so that might dampen thoughts of an ITW movie. |
However the Sweeney Todd film was an R rated musical that was only on limited release until recently. Of course it didn't put up big numbers.
Into the Woods has a bit more wide appeal, with the fairy tales and the farce-like comedy, and would probably only get a PG or maybe a PG-13 rating depending upon how it's done. I would also imagine it would be more of a wide-release film as well.
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lottielou22
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Eric Idle as the Mysterious Man!!
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curlyhairedsoprano91
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| lottielou22 wrote: | | Eric Idle as the Mysterious Man!! |
Hahaha awesome! Otherwise:
Witch -- Bernadette Peters (why mess with perfection?). Or Queen Latifah.
Baker -- Jason Alexander
Baker's Wife -- Ruthie Henshall
Cinderella -- Katie Rose Clarke
Jack -- James Marsden
Jack's Mother -- Judy Kuhn
Little Red -- Abby Breslin or Nikki Blonsky, depending on whether they'd want to go older or younger
Cinderella's Prince -- Kelsey Grammer*
Rapunzel's Prince -- David Hyde Pierce*
Rapunzel -- Kristin Chenoweth
Stepmother -- Michelle Pfieffer
Wolf -- Either Kelsey Grammer or Tim Curry
* No seriously. Just picture it. I almost peed my pants when my brother suggested this.
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