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!
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
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
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.
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.
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:
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.