Rob Marshall News
t’s not out of the realm of possibility for Disney’s ‘Into the Woods’ to receive a couple of Oscar nods this season. It’s likely that Rob Marshall’s adaptation of the classic stage musical will get nominated for production design and/or costumes, at the very least, while star Meryl Streep might—just maybe—receive a nomination for her performance. The latest featurette for the film, which hit theaters on Christmas Day, takes us behind the scenes to show us the magic that went into bringing the woods to life.
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t’s not out of the realm of possibility for Disney’s ‘Into the Woods’ to receive a couple of Oscar nods this season. It’s likely that Rob Marshall’s adaptation of the classic stage musical will get nominated for production design and/or costumes, at the very least, while star Meryl Streep might—just maybe—receive a nomination for her performance. The latest featurette for the film, which hit theaters on Christmas Day, takes us behind the scenes to show us the magic that went into bringing the woods to life.
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- Variety: ‘Into the Woods': How the Forest Came to Life (Exclusive Featurette)
- Collider: New INTO THE WOODS Featurette: Integrating Real Woods with Woods Built on a Sound Stage
- MovieWeb: 'Into the Woods' Featurette: Designing the Woods
- Thompson on Hollywood: Watch: Singing Sondheim Is "Like Calculus" in 'Into the Woods' Behind-the-Scenes Video (Exclusive)
- Variety: ‘Hobbit’ Leads New Year’s Weekend B.O.; ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘Unbroken’ Stay Strong
Want a behind-the-scenes look at what could wind up becoming Academy Award-nominated production design? A new Into the Woods featurette just surfaced called “Designing the Woods” and it’s loaded with soundbites from the cast and crew including director Rob Marshall, director of photography Dion Beebe and production designer Dennis Gassner discussing what it took to integrate real woods with what they built on a sound stage.
Hit the jump to give it a watch and click here to check out my interview with producers Marc Platt and John DeLuca for more on how they created such a vibrant world on
- Variety: ‘Into the Woods': How the Forest Came to Life (Exclusive Featurette)
- Variety: Box Office: ‘Hobbit’ Finale Bests ‘Into the Woods’ on New Year’s Day
- Thompson on Hollywood: How They Turned Sondheim's 'Into the Woods' into a Post-9/11 Metaphor (VIDEO)
- Thompson on Hollywood: Watch: Singing Sondheim Is "Like Calculus" in 'Into the Woods' Behind-the-Scenes Video (Exclusive)
- Variety: ‘Hobbit’ Leads New Year’s Weekend B.O.; ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘Unbroken’ Stay Strong
Rob Marshall is back at the movie musical game.http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention
- Dread Central: Cabin in the Woods Coffee Mug Bong Is Now a Real Thing; Order Yours Today!
- Vulture: Emily Blunt on Into the Woods, Captain Marvel, and Her Go-To Karaoke Song
- Vulture: Anna Kendrick on Into the Woods, Impressing Sondheim, and Her Feminist Cinderella
- HitFix: Review: Fairy-tale mash-up 'Into The Woods' feels stagebound and small as a movie
Rob Marshall is back at the movie musical game.http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention
- Variety: Disney’s ‘Into the Woods’ Starts Strong with $1.1 Million at Latenight Shows
- USA Today: Cinderella: 'Into the Woods' and out of the box
- Variety: ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘Unbroken’ Open Strong on Christmas Against ‘The Interview’
- Deadline: ‘Unbroken’ Leads But ‘Into The Woods’ Back In Race – Christmas B.O. Update
- Chud: Movie Curiosities: Into the Woods
- Moviefone: Anna Kendrick Facts: 23 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the 'Into the Woods' Star
- Thompson on Hollywood: Best of the Week: From 'Into the Woods' to 'Unbroken,' Our Top Holiday Stories
- Dark Horizons: Review: Into the Woods
- Horror Society: Horror Sales: Into the Woods, Ninja Turtles, and The Grinch.
- Dread Central: Cabin in the Woods Coffee Mug Bong Is Now a Real Thing; Order Yours Today!
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'Unbroken,' 'Into the Woods' Earn $15M on Christmas Day
- SlashFilm: /Film Interview: Anna Kendrick Talks ‘Into the Woods,’ Disney, Filmmaking and ‘Pitch Perfect’ Plot Holes
- HitFix: Review: Fairy-tale mash-up 'Into The Woods' feels stagebound and small as a movie
While 'Chicago' turned Rob Marshall into a brand-name as a director of movie musicals, he seems to be getting worse at them as he goes, and his latest takes a classic Stephen Sondheim/James Lapine piece and somehow reduces it, making it feel very fake in the process.http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/motion-captured
- Mania: Mania Review: Into the Woods
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Into the Woods': What the Critics Are Saying
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Into the Woods': How Disney Tiptoed Around Johnny Depp's Creepy, Sexualized Song
- Variety: Disney’s ‘Into the Woods’ Starts Strong with $1.1 Million at Latenight Shows
- USA Today: Cinderella: 'Into the Woods' and out of the box
- Variety: ‘Into the Woods,’ ‘Unbroken’ Open Strong on Christmas Against ‘The Interview’
- Deadline: ‘Unbroken’ Leads But ‘Into The Woods’ Back In Race – Christmas B.O. Update
- Chud: Movie Curiosities: Into the Woods
- Moviefone: Anna Kendrick Facts: 23 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the 'Into the Woods' Star
- Thompson on Hollywood: Best of the Week: From 'Into the Woods' to 'Unbroken,' Our Top Holiday Stories
- Dark Horizons: Review: Into the Woods
- Horror Society: Horror Sales: Into the Woods, Ninja Turtles, and The Grinch.
- Deadline: Post-Christmas B.O.: ‘Hobbit’ Rebounds; ‘Unbroken’ & ‘Woods’ Solid;’Interview’ Dips
- HitFix: 11 things you should know about 'Into the Woods'
- MTV Movies Blog: ‘Into The Woods’: Should You See Disney’s New Musical?
- BoxOfficeMojo: Analysis: 'Unbroken,' 'Into the Woods' Earn $15M on Christmas Day
- SlashFilm: /Film Interview: Anna Kendrick Talks ‘Into the Woods,’ Disney, Filmmaking and ‘Pitch Perfect’ Plot Holes
Rob Marshall's latest musical movie adapts the Stephen Sondheim classic, but does it leave out all of the twists and turns?
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Into the Woods': How Disney Tiptoed Around Johnny Depp's Creepy, Sexualized Song
- Variety: Disney’s ‘Into the Woods’ Starts Strong with $1.1 Million at Latenight Shows
- Screen Crush: 'Into the Woods' Review: Not Your Typical Disney Fairy Tale, For Better Or Worse
- Cinema Blend: Into The Woods Was Almost A 'Disaster,' According To Emily Blunt
- Moviefone: Weekend Movies and TV: 'Into the Woods,' 'Black Mirror,' & More (VIDEO)
- Vulture: Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Into the Woods
- Variety: Digital Tracking: Audiences to Venture ‘Into the Woods’ Over Holidays
- Mania: Mania Review: Into the Woods
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Into the Woods': What the Critics Are Saying
- USA Today: Cinderella: 'Into the Woods' and out of the box
- Moviefone: Anna Kendrick Facts: 23 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the 'Into the Woods' Star
- MTV Movies Blog: 6 Ways ‘Into The Woods’ Is Not What You Expect
- Twitch: Review: INTO THE WOODS Ventures Into A Musically Dark Thicket
- JoBlo: Review: Into the Woods
- HitFix: 11 things you should know about 'Into the Woods'
Rob Marshall's latest musical movie adapts the Stephen Sondheim classic, but does it leave out all of the twists and turns?
- Screen Crush: 'Into the Woods' Review: Not Your Typical Disney Fairy Tale, For Better Or Worse
- USA Today: Screening Room: 'Into the Woods'
- Badass Digest: The Long And Opaque Career Of INTO THE WOODS’ Stephen Sondheim
- Vulture: Everything You Need to Know Before Seeing Into the Woods
- Cinema Blend: Into The Woods Was Almost A 'Disaster,' According To Emily Blunt
- Moviefone: Weekend Movies and TV: 'Into the Woods,' 'Black Mirror,' & More (VIDEO)
- Vulture: Why You Shouldn’t Worry About Into the Woods
- Variety: Digital Tracking: Audiences to Venture ‘Into the Woods’ Over Holidays
- Mania: Mania Review: Into the Woods
- Hollywood Reporter: 'Into the Woods': What the Critics Are Saying
- MovieWeb: 'Into the Woods' Clip Features Little Red Riding Hood
- MTV Movies Blog: 6 Ways ‘Into The Woods’ Is Not What You Expect
- Twitch: Review: INTO THE WOODS Ventures Into A Musically Dark Thicket
- JoBlo: Review: Into the Woods
- HitFix: 11 things you should know about 'Into the Woods'
- The Wrap: ‘Into the Woods,’ Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken’ and ‘Selma’ Lead Christmas Parade at Box Office
Director Rob Marshall, known for his Best Picture winner Chicago, returns to the musical genre this Christmas with Disney's Into the Woods. Based on the Stephen Sondheim Broadway production of the same name, this fairy tale will obviously feature numerous musical numbers, one of which being "On the Steps of the Palace," sung by Anna Kendrick's Cinderella.
- IndieWire: Watch: Anna Kendrick Gets Stuck in Song in 'Into the Woods' Clip
- Screen Crush: The Wrap Up: Listen to Anna Kendrick Sing the First Full Song From 'Into the Woods'
- Entertainment Weekly: See Anna Kendrick sing ‘On the Steps of the Palace’ in ‘Into the Woods’
- Hollywood Reporter: Listen to Anna Kendrick Sing "On the Steps of the Palace" in 'Into the Woods'
- The Playlist: Listen: Anna Kendrick Sings "On The Steps Of The Palace" From 'Into The Woods' Plus New Clip & Featurette
- Deadline: James Corden discusses the genius of Sondheim in ‘Into the Woods’
- Shockya: Into the Woods Blu Ray Review
- AintItCool: A New Clip From INTO THE WOODS!!
- MovieWeb: 'Cinderella' Poster: Helena Bonham Carter Is the Fairy Godmother
- MovieWeb: Disney's New 'Frozen' Short Will Premiere with 'Cinderella'
- MovieWeb: 'Cinderella' Character Poster Features Ella and Prince Charming
Rob Marshall's adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's classic enters the Oscar race and Meryl Streep's performance as the Witch steals the show.http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/in-contention
