Into The Woods - Trailer

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When a Baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) are cursed by a witch (Meryl Streep), they discover that they are unable to have children. The couple embark on an adventure into the woods in order to recover the magical objects required to break the spell and allow them to begin a family together. Over the course of their journey, they encounter iconic fairy-tale characters and motifs from stories like Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, Rapunzel and Cinderella. They also steadily learn valuable lessons about responsibility and being careful what they wish for .

Marking Disney’s first adaptation of a Broadway musical, Into the Woods comes to us from Chicago director Rob Marshal. The all-star ensemble cast take on roles from various Grimm fairy tales, in this altered, family friendly version containing new songs and plot changes. The musical was originally planned to be adapted in the early 1990s by Columbia Pictures however nothing came of it. Reports of deviations to the original script have been confirmed and revoked by the shows writer – Stephen Sondheim. We’ll have to wait until Christmas Day 2014 to find out whether Disney has remained faithful to the Broadway show, or whether they have decided to update it for the silver screen.