We’ve already seen several images and a trailer for the adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s classic fairy tale-tweaking musical** Into The Woods** – the pictures are sitting in a gallery lower down the page and the trailer is lurking at the bottom. Now here comes a poster for the film, putting Meryl Streep’s witch front and centre.
Riffing on the stories of the Brothers Grimm, Into The Woods is about a childless baker who attempts to lift a family curse by journeying woods-ward to confront Streep's evil harpy. Along the way they encounter classic characters like Rapunzel, Cinderella, Jack (of beanstalk notoriety) and Red Riding Hood, played by newcomer Lilla Crawford.
James Corden is the Baker, with Emily Blunt as his wife, Anna Kendrick as Cinderella, Chris Pine as Cinders' handsome prince, Johnny Depp (who has barely shown up in promos yet) as the Big Bad Wolf, Mackenzie Mauzy as Rapunzel, Annette Crosbie as Grandma, Daniel Huttlestone as Jack, Frances de la Tour as The Giant and Tracey Ullman as Jack's mother. {Into The Woods People Stills}
With Rob Marshall overseeing the music and the cast, Into The Woods will arrive in the US on Christmas Day and heads over here on January 9, 2015. We wouldn’t be surprised if a new trailer was on its way, hopefully with some of the actual music from this musical on display.