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Disney's Into The Woods casting travails seem to have been resolved, albeit in a slightly unexpected way. The Rob Marshall musical was first due to star Jake Gyllenhaal as Rapunzel's prince. The actor since dropped out, citing a scheduling clash with indie thriller Nightcrawler, clearing the way for Billy Magnussen to step into those regal breeches.You may have come across the young actor in Whit Stillman’s Damsels In Distress, in which he played doofus undergrad Thor, and a couple of episodes of Boardwalk Empire, but he's a relatively new face and perhaps a surprising choice to help headline a big Disney musical. Maybe it's that Thor connection?The film will adapt Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Broadway musical, finding James Corden as a childless baker, who attempts to lift a family curse by journeying into the woods with his wife to confront the witch (Meryl Streep) that put the spell on them.

The star-studded 2013 TCM Classic Film Festival was packed with a plethora of great films and special legendary guests. Each spring, the TCM Classic Film Festival welcomes 25,000 movie fans from around the globe to Hollywood to celebrate the art and history of cinema and this year did not disappoint.

Being as this was my third year at the Festival, I was thrilled to see Oscar-winner, Cher, join Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne as a surprise guest at the opening night gala to kick off the 4th Festival in Hollywood. She joined Osborne onstage at the Tcl Chinese Theatre for a short conversation about her love of classic film, her favorite era of films and those that have inspired her prior to the world premiere screening of a brand new 45th anniversary restoration of the musical Funny Girl (1968).

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Johnny Depp and Meryl Streep filming together and singing. Who can resist? Not Disney any longer. It’s taken 16 months to get off the ground — ever since January 2012, when the studio sent out a press release announcing Rob Marshall (Chicago, Nine) would be directing Stephen Sondheim’s iconic 1987 Broadway musical Into The Woods as a feature film for Disney. A table read was held in NYC this past October featuring Donna Murphy, Megan Hilty, Christine Baranski, Allison Janney and quite a few other Broadway stars. Buzz of Streep’s interest first surfaced last summer and this past week Marshall confirmed in an interview to Playbill that she was “in” to the play the witch. Today Variety reported Depp’s interest. Now I’ve confirmed that Johnny and Meryl “almost have their deals wrapped up for the film,” according to sources. Marshall directed 2011’s Pirates Of The Caribbean 4 (which might have...

The Public Theater is currently presenting the Shakespeare in the Park production of Into The Woods at the Delacorte Theater. Directed by Timothy Sheader with co-direction by Liam Steel, Into The Woods is running for five weeks through Saturday, August 25, with an official press opening on Thursday, August 9.In the video below, Amy Adams, who plays 'The Baker's Wife,' chats about what it's like starring in the production. Click below to hear what she has to say...