Into the Woods with Production Sound Mixer John Casali

Sound & Picture: We met filmmaker Rob Marshall during the Cinema Audio Society Awards in 2012, and he told us he was working on a new musical with Disney – Into the Woods. It was something he seemed pretty excited about and now, having seen it, we can see why – it’s simply wonderful. This is an adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine stage production that opened on Broadway back in 1987, and it intertwines Brothers Grimm fairy tales in a truly unique and unexpected way. The story follows a Baker (James Corden) and his Wife (Emily Blunt) who have been cursed by a Witch (Meryl Streep); to lift the curse, they must collect four items never been touched by the Witch. In their search, they meet by chance Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (Mackenzie Mauzy), among others.