CAST Into the Woods Movie

[StarShine82093]

I would really like to know who you guys would cast for the Into the Woods movie. I don't have a COMPLETE cast list, but I would REALLY like to see
Bernadette Peters as the Witch- SHE WAS JUST SO SPECTACULAR
Idina Menzel as the Baker's Wife
Daniel Radcliffe as Jack-I can tell that many on here are not fans of Daniel Radcliffe (which I do understand). Jack is a little bit of a challenging vocal role, but I think he could do it!
Sierra Boggess as Cinderella- I am COMPLETELY in LOVE with her voice
Ariana Grande as Little Red Ridinghood- I think she would be ADORABLE

Tell me what you guys think! And please try not to be extremely harsh on me, this is my first post!

[Jordan Catalano]

GLEE!!!!!!!!!!!

[uncageg]

I can't even start to imagine who they will cast but I wouldn't be surprised if Bieber was cast as Jack.

[pinoyidol2006]

I can't think of a Hollywood actor for Baker. Maybe Josh Radnor.

[neen2]

I would like to see:
Baker's Wife - Sutton Foster
Baker - Neil Patrick Harris
Jack - Jonathan Groff

[StarShine82093]

Sutton Foster would be a great Baker's Wife!
Neil Patrick Harris could make a great Baker as well!

[ljay889]

OmG, These r like totally big namez 4 the movie!!

[bwayphreak234]

Some of these names would be great for a Broadway revival, but not for a major film.

[JulesReverie]

Jason Segal would actually be really great as The Baker, the more I think about it the more I really could see him as The Baker.(though I have a gut feeling Marshall is going to cast Steve Carell as the Baker)

Kristen Wiig IMO was born to play The Baker's Wife

Alison Brie would be just TOO perfect as Cinderella

If only Alexander Skarsgard could sing, but he can't so I'd have Matt Bomer for Cinderella's Prince/Wolf(I would have Nathan Fillion but he might be too old)

Hunter Parish for Rapunzel's prince

Jeremy Jordan for Jack

A complete unknown for Red

Either James Cromwell, Steve Martin, or John Lithgow for The Narrator/Baker's Father

Dianna Argon as Rapunzel

[Overkill]

I really LOVE the idea of Jason Segal as The Baker! I've always had an unpopular opinion that Zach Galifianakis would be great as The Baker, though. The thing is, he's been type cast as a man-child in Hollywood, so those are all the roles he gets to play. He's really a great serious actor, and can actually sing. I've been following his career since he started, and I saw him at a comedy club not too long ago, and he recognized me. (And before I go on about this, this isn't me bragging about meeting a celebrity and having a conversation - I just want to make that clear.) We got to talking about a lot of things and I asked him if he ever wanted to do a musical and he said "Oh my god, I'd love to, but no one would let me... They're not jokes, ya know?" Then he went on to tell me how he did community theatre for years in his younger days, and how much he loves musicals and that he saw Million Dollar Quartet (I know, jukebox, but still!) several times on Broadway. He's actually a really great actor and very classy man who wants to be taken seriously every once in a while. And I think with the beard, it's a really good look for the character. And I've heard him sing, he's not incredibly strong, but it could definitely work for a film version of Into the Woods. Just for what it's worth.

Michael Caine as The Narrator
Meryl Streep as The Witch (So obvious, but COME ON! She's gotta do Sondheim SOME time!)
Ana Gasteyer as The Baker's Wife
Emily Blunt as Cinderella
Daniel Radcliffe as Jack
Julie Andrews as Jack's Mother
Anna Kendrick as Little Red Riding Hood
Alan Cumming as The Wolf
Dick Van Dyke as The Mysterious Man/Baker's Dad
Mandy Patinkin as The Steward
Carol Burnett as The Giant

[undercoveractor]

I would like Toni Colette ...Baker's Wife or Witch

[HouGuy77002]

What about Kristin Chenoweth as the Witch? She has great comedy chops.

I second Toni Collette for the Baker's Wife, although I think Amy Adams and Kristen Wigg would do well in the part too. I guess it all has to do with how old the Baker and his wife are...are they a young couple...or a much older couple?

Emily Blunt would be a great Cinderella...but so would Amy Adams, Anne Hathaway...plus many others.

I always thought it would be fun to cast Vanessa Williams as the Step Mother and have Beyonce and Solange Knowles as the Step Sisters.

[random person 112]

I think some of you are forgetting vocal classes here, Harris is a tenor, the baker is a very good baritone part, and would suffer without having one. And harris certainly does not have the low notes neccessary.

[SueleenGay]

It never ceases to amaze me how people can forget that the actors do not have to actually have a VOICE, just a name. Hollywood has a VERY long history of casting actors who cannot sing a note in leading roles. Check out this video, which was recently brought to my attention by a crazy MF on FB:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wowXaIuWv0

[Musicaldudepeter]

Narrator: Dick Van Dyke / Steve Martin

Cinderella: Amy Adams / Amanda Seyfried

Jack: Freddie Highmore

Baker: Johnny Depp

Baker’s Wife: Anne Hathaway / Helena Bonham Carter

Jack’s Mother: Julie Walters

Witch: Michelle Pfeiffer / Meryl Streep / Helena Bonham Carter / Susan Sarandon

[AMH]

They would be crazy not to cast Bernadette Peters as the Witch.

[Overkill]

"...the baker is a very good baritone part, and would suffer without having one."

Would Chip Zien be classified as a baritone? I always saw him as a tenor....

[Jordan Catalano]

I'd like to see Bette Midler as the witch, if it's not going to be Bernadette.

[best12bars]

Vocal types (soprano, alto, etc.) don't matter at all for film. They'll change the keys for a star.

Baker's Wife:

Kate Winslet
Toni Colette
Anne Hathaway
Cate Blanchett


Witch:

Catherine Zeta-Jones
Lady Gaga
Queen Latifah
Meryl Streep
Cate Blanchett


Baker:

Robert Downey Jr.
Adrien Brody
Leonardo DiCaprio
Brad Pitt
Ben Stiller


Cinderella's Stepmother:

Glenn Close
Susan Sarandon
Michelle Pfeiffer


Cinderella's Prince and Rapunzel's Prince:

James Marsden
James Franco
Jake Gyllenhaal
Ryan Gosling


Jack:

Eddie Redmayne
Josephh Gordon-Levitt


Jack's Mother:

Julie Walters
Kathy Bates


Narattor/Old Man:

Ian McKellan
Anthony Hopkins
Ben Kingsley
Jack Nicholson
Kevin Kline

Cinderella:

Emily Blunt
Amanda Seyfried
Evan Rachel Wood

[Jordan Catalano]

Zac Effron would fit nicely in this film, as well.

[Midnight Radio]

I think Debbie Harry would have made an amazing witch, but like many suggestions here, she is too old for the part now...

[Michael Bennett]

I do kind of love the idea of Marion Cottilard as the Witch because its so unexpected.

I think the film will likely be a super all star affair along the lines of that reading of the proposed film version from the 90s. A lot of the suggestions in this thread are more realistic possibilities for the summer production at the Delacorte.

[Jon]

Albert Finney as Narr/Mys Man
Jane Lynch as Stepmother

[finebydesign]

I guess I never got the NPH appeal, outside of Doogie everything thing just seems to be cynical.


Love to see Jake Gyllenhaal as the Baker. Streep as the Witch, I think Bieber would be awesome. They'll probably cast Amy Adams somewhere, gross.

PS dubbing doesn't matter anymore everything can be fixed in post (ask KeSha).

[best12bars]

Amy Adams is in a weird stage ... too old for Cinderella, yet perfect. Too young for the Baker's Wife ... and not necessarily right at all for it.