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Into the Woods Official Movie Thread
#2800Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/20/14 at 12:09am
It's wonderful to hear that Streep is getting really good notices from the screenings, so it's safe to say that Streep is not pulling a Daniel Day-Lewis from NINE here. Plus, audience love for "On the Steps of the Palace" and "Hello Little Girl" is always nice to hear.
Oh and I always knew that the "character name change" thing was a mistake from the start, Disney wouldn't be THAT dumb. Save that for ONCE UPON A TIME, a show which I do watch.
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#2801Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/20/14 at 10:29am
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Meryl is not obsessed with winning awards, and has an insatiable thirst for recognition. She's gotten all of her (well deserved) praise.
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Not sure if this was mentioned, but it is rated PG for Thematic Elements, Fantasy Action and Peril, and Some Suggestive Material...
That sounds like the ITW we all know and love...
"^Don't get too invested in the screenplay's versions of those two songs."
I've actually been thinking about this ever since this was replied. It's intriguing. I'm trying to think of another end to "Last Midnight". If her mother's not dragging her, and the ground erupts into lava (hence the black oil in the trailer). I've imagined different scenarios:
The Witch turns into a hag again (or not), and melts (the black oil is her melted self, sort of)
or
She has a Mother Gothel type ending, where she ages rapidly, and gets more ugly, and eventually turns into dust. Think Mother Gothel in Tangled, or Harry Potter in the Sorcerers Stone when the guy in the turban (I cant remember his name) turned into dust. Then the ground erupts just because.
As for Children Will Listen:
It doesn't really matter to me. I wouldn't mind if that song was just a Voice Over. Then, Children Will Listen will be the final song, and not the final reprise(?) of "Into the Woods". I guess I'll just have to wait and see.
Anyone know of any upcoming screenings?
Updated On: 9/20/14 at 10:29 AM
#2802Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/21/14 at 12:21amOctober is a safe bet, usually Christmas releases get screenings in the fall; I remember reading the reactions to the screenings of NINE before it came out.
#2803Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/21/14 at 1:00amI got to see an early screening of Nine in middle of no where New Jersey. I remember it was freezing out and we had to take both a train and a bus to get there from Manhattan.
#2804Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/21/14 at 3:56amMy friend who saw the screening said that the hands pulling the Witch under had been axed, but that she falls into the earth and it turns into a pit of lava-like stuff. He said that part confused him and he suspects they just weren't finished with the effects yet and that they might add the hands pulling her in during post-production. Maybe they thought it was too scary? I dunno. I love it.
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#2805Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/21/14 at 12:58pm
Interesting...I'm sort of mixed on that. It seems like the just made her take a trapdoor/elevator down. Well, the effects weren't finished, so we shall see. Maybe when "she falls into the Earth" she falls into a pit, rather than descending under the ground, then the lava like substance erupts.
#2806Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/21/14 at 10:45pm
She's supposed to return to her ugly self and be with her mother in the world she came from, and the lava is from that world or from the magic used to transport her to that world. Not fall in a pit. Not turn to dust. Not melt. Not die.
Updated On: 9/21/14 at 10:45 PM
#2807Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/22/14 at 12:46am^ I can't believe they're stealing gags from the finale of DRAG ME TO HELL. Really? Really?
#2808Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/22/14 at 3:53am
MagicalMusical, have you seen the movie or is this just your opinion?
And if it looks anything close to the finale of Drag Me to Hell, I will be a very happy camper.
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#2809Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/23/14 at 8:28pm
"Christine Baranski goes ‘Into the Woods,’ back to ‘The Good Wife’"
“I’ve actually done a lot of Sondheim,” she explains. “I was in the original workshop production of ‘Into the Woods.’ I’ve done the workshops of ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ and ‘Assassins,’ concert versions of ‘Follies’ and others, and a full production of ‘Sweeney Todd.’?”
In the fractured fairy-tale movie, Baranski plays the wicked stepmother of Anna Kendrick’s Cinderella. The all-star cast includes Johnny Depp as The Wolf, Meryl Streep as The Witch, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman and new CBS “Late Late Show” host James Corden. Rob Marshall, an old musical hand and director of the Oscar-winning Best Picture “Chicago,” orchestrates them all.
“You’ll be surprised; these film actors can really sing,” Baranski says of her co-stars. “The stepfamily is musicalized and we conceived of them, of course, as the fairy-tale Kardashians. They have a lot of money, the taste is over-the-top and they’re ambitious and clawing and would have their own reality show if they could. You’ll feel who these people are in terms of contemporary culture. It was great fun to do.”
http://www.dailynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140922/christine-baranski-goes-into-the-woods-back-to-the-good-wife
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#2810Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/25/14 at 8:26pm^I LOVE that they portrayed the step family like the fairy-tale Kardashians! I also hear Anna Kendrick's Cinderella has a modern flair to it.
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#2811Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/25/14 at 8:26pmDouble Post...sorry! Updated On: 9/25/14 at 08:26 PM
#2812Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/25/14 at 9:56pmI'm glad that Christine Baranski is cast as the Stepmother, not to mention that Tammy Blanchard is playing one of her daughters.
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#2813Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 9/26/14 at 8:42pm^^I think that EVERY character is perfectly cast in this film!
#2814Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 10/3/14 at 5:44pmI haven't seen the movie but it can be inferred the Witch goes back to her mother's world that she's from and the lava is just the magic that comes from transporting her there because in the Into the Woods 2002 revival the Witch says she is going "back to the world that I'm from" but even if she's not going to the world she's from and just somewhere else "away from this bunch" like she says in the original production, the lava is just the magic effect. She wouldn't come from a world full of lava. That makes no sense.
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#2815Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 10/4/14 at 3:53pm
According to a representative from Disney, Meryl is going to try to compete for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars and Emily Blunt will be trying to win Best Actress.
Meryl Streep to go Supporting for Into the Woods
#2816Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 10/4/14 at 7:04pmWe're never getting another trailer for this are we?
#2817Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 10/4/14 at 7:29pmThe teaser played with Gone Girl. I suspect one by the end of October.
"I think lying to children is really important, it sets them off on the right track" -Sherie Rene Scott-
#2818Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 10/5/14 at 8:50amMaybe we might get a full trailer with "Alexander and the..." which comes out October 10th
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#2819Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 10/5/14 at 1:12pm
I imagine the full trailer will be out this week with Alexander...then the International Trailer will be out with Big Hero 6.
Also, Magical Musical, it is my belief there is no one way to interpret Last Midnight...it is completely up to interpretation
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#2820Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 10/5/14 at 1:20pm
Also, about Meryl going into supporting and Emily into lead...I am not surprised. I wouldn't count on Emily being nominated; reports from other forums say that she is good, but is upstaged by Streep and Kendrick.
But, I have no doubt Meryl will get nominated. This is a surprisingly weak year for film, and if Into the Woods is successful...Meryl could be nominated.
Of course, I haven't seen anything yet, but one can predict and infer.
Updated On: 10/5/14 at 01:20 PM
#2821Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 10/5/14 at 1:31pmI wouldn't expect another trailer until later this month. Maybe even early November.
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#2822Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 10/5/14 at 1:34pm
I think my guesses are the best bet...this week, and then early November with Big Hero 6.
Think about it...which other PG Disney films come out between now and Christmas?
#2823Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 10/5/14 at 1:35pmAlrighty. Whatever you say.
Showface
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/14
#2824Official Into the Woods Movie Discussion Thread
Posted: 10/5/14 at 1:43pm
I'm sorry if my previous post sounded like a put down on your guess, but I think marketing for this film will be more similar to Maleficent (plenty of trailers leading up to the premiere date), rather than Frozen (one full trailer the month before). It just makes sense. Disney knows that they have to market this film as much as they can. So, that is why I think we will get a full trailer (and some more stills) this week with a Disney film, Alexander (PG), then they can add the trailer to other films (Dracula, The Book of Life, etc.), then the International Trailer (which they had for Maleficent), I think, will come out with another (sure to be a hit) Disney film, Big Hero 6, which comes out, like you guessed, in November.
Then, I imagine Disney to have smaller trailer, promo spots, Disney Channel interviews, etc.
I can actually even imagine them doing previews for trailers, like they did for the "Wings" trailer for Maleficent.
But, these are just my thoughts, opinions, and ideas. 
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