Into the Woods
Be careful what you wish for...
Country
Budget
$50 000 000
Box office
$212 902 372
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Francine Maisler, Bernard Telsey, Tiffany Little Canfield
Editing
Wyatt Smith, Hannah Godwin
Whole Team (79)
Whole Team (79)
Short description
In a woods filled with magic and fairy tale characters, a baker and his wife set out to end the curse put on them by their neighbor, a spiteful witch.
What's left behind the scenes
- To braid the six-meter-long braid, real hair of the appropriate color was brought from Germany – a bale weighing almost 3 kilograms. Then the hair strands were interwoven with very strong cotton and woven into Mackenzie Mauzy’s hairstyle. At one point, the producers suggested using acrylic hair, but makeup artist Peter King was vehemently opposed – he knew that acrylic would look unnaturally bright on film.
- Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Penelope Cruz, Kate Winslet, Idina Menzel, Donna Murphy, and Miranda Richardson were considered for the role of the Witch. The role ultimately went to Meryl Streep.
- One scene was filmed in front of the tower where the beautiful Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy) was imprisoned. Artists and builders constructed a full-scale tower within 18th-century ruins—the ruins of Waverley Abbey, located in Farnham, Surrey.
- Matthew Broderick, Colin Firth, Andrew Rannells, Denis O'Hare, Johnny Depp, and Jim Carrey were considered for the role of the Baker.
- Prior to this, several attempts were made to adapt the famous musical for the screen. For example, in 1994, the process reached the stage of a script read-through at Penny Marshall's house, with Robin Williams, Goldie Hawn, and Cher; later, Columbia Pictures appointed Rob Minkoff as the film's director and negotiations were held with actors such as Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, and Susan Sarandon.
- The smooth flow of dialogue and music throughout the film was one of the most challenging tasks during its creation. To make the transition from dialogue recorded in a pavilion to a song recorded in a recording studio seem truly seamless, one of two methods was used: either the actors sang half the song “live” on set (and in many cases, not half, but the entire song), or the end of the dialogue recording was taken to the studio, where the recording quality was improved.
- Filming began in September 2013 in the woods of the Ashridge Estate near the town of Berkhamsted. Here, the scene in which Jack (Daniel Huttlestone) sang the song "Up There, Giants" after the giant stalks grew from the magic beans was filmed.
- One scene was filmed in front of the tower where the beautiful Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy) was imprisoned. Art directors and builders constructed a full-scale tower in the ruins of an 18th-century ruin – the remains of Waverley Abbey, located in Farnham, Surrey.
- Prior to this, several attempts had been made to adapt the famous musical for the screen. For instance, in 1994, the process reached a script reading at Penny Marshall's home with Robin Williams, Goldie Hawn, and Cher; later, Columbia Pictures appointed director Rob Minkoff to lead the film, and negotiations were held with actors such as Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, and Susan Sarandon.
- Approximately 70% of the entire film was shot on a giant "forest" set in a pavilion at the Shepperton N Studio, located near London.
- The village of Hambleden, near Henley-on-Thames, became the Baker's hometown for the duration of filming. A centuries-old barn, located near the village, was transformed into Jack and his Mother's (Tracey Ullman) dilapidated farm.
- Scenes in the forest surrounding Grandmother's house, where Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford) sang the song "Now I Know," were filmed in Bear enclosure park. The exterior of Grandmother's house was constructed by workers right there in the forest. The thickest tree in the area was chosen, and a small door was attached to its trunk. A waterfall found in the park served as the backdrop for the song "Agony," performed by Cinderella's Prince (Chris Pine) and Rapunzel's Prince (Billy Magnussen) as they lamented their failed romances.
- Bayfilde Estate, located in the village of the same name in Surrey, served as the exterior of Cinderella's (Anna Kendrick) house. The scene where the Prince finds the one whose foot fits the golden slipper was also filmed here. Scenes in the royal palace, where Cinderella marries her Prince, were filmed at Dover Castle, one of England's most majestic landmarks. The castle stands on the shore of the Pas-de-Calais (Strait of Dover), the narrowest part of the English Channel.
- Nicole Kidman, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Penélope Cruz, Kate Winslet, Idina Menzel, Donna Murphy, and Miranda Richardson were considered for the role of the Witch. The role ultimately went to Meryl Streep.
- Boulthampstead Manor, located in the village of the same name in Surrey, served as the exterior for Cinderella's (Anna Kendrick) home. This is also where the scene was filmed in which the Prince finds the one whose foot fits the golden slipper. Scenes in the royal palace, where Cinderella marries her Prince, were filmed at Dover Castle, one of England's most majestic landmarks. The castle stands on the shores of the Pas-de-Calais (Strait of Dover), the narrowest part of the English Channel.
- Part of the filming took place in Windsor Great Park, located on the border of Berkshire and Surrey. In the park's dense forests, locations were found with powerful oaks that closely resembled the decorative trees that formed the scenery of the original Broadway musical. Many of the trees in Windsor are over 800 years old.
- The village of Hambleden, near the town of Henley-on-Thames, served as the Baker's hometown during filming. A century-old barn located near the village was transformed into the dilapidated farm of Jack and his Mother (Tracey Ullman).
- The film's music was recorded in two weeks at Angel Studios in London. An orchestra of 56 instruments was assembled from the ranks of the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic.
- Scenes were filmed in the forest around Grandmother’s house in "Bear Meadow" Park, where Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford) sang the song "Now I Know." The exterior of Grandmother’s house was built by workers right there in the forest. For this, the thickest tree in the area was chosen, and a small door was attached to its trunk. A waterfall found in the park served as the backdrop for the song "Agony," sung by Cinderella’s Prince (Chris Pine) and Rapunzel’s Prince (Billy Magnussen), lamenting their failed romances.
- To weave the six-meter braid, real hair of the matching color was brought from Germany—a bundle weighing nearly 3 kilograms. The strands of hair were then interwoven with very strong cotton and braided into Mackenzie Mauzy's hairstyle. At one point, the producers suggested using acrylic hair, but makeup artist Peter King was categorically against it, knowing that acrylic would look unnaturally bright on film.
- Amanda Seyfried was considered for the role of Cinderella.
- Filming took four months: from September to December 2013.
- Amanda Seyfried could have played the role of Cinderella.
- Filming began in September 2013 in the forest of the Ashridge Estate near the town of Berkhamsted. This is where the scene was filmed in which Jack (Daniel Huttlestone) sang the song "Up in the Sky the Giants Dwell" after giant stalks grew from the magic beans.
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