Tony Nominee Tammy Blanchard in Talks to Join INTO THE WOODS Film as Stepsister

Deadline.com reports that Tony nominee Tammy Blanchard is in talks to join Rob Marshall's movie adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical INTO THE WOODS for Disney. She would play the role of 'Florinda', one of Cinderella's stepsisters, alongside Lucy Punch as the other sister, and Christine Baranski as the evil stepmother.

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BroadwayWorld also recently reported that 2013 Tony nominee Billy Magnussen is in talks to play Rapunzel's Prince; he would replace Jake Gyllenhaal, who recently dropped out to focus on his upcoming indie flick NIGHTCRAWLER.

The INTO THE WOODS cast features Meryl Streep, Johnny Depp, Emily Blunt, and Chris Pine, with Anna Kendrick, Daniel Huttlestone, Tracey Ullman, James Corden, Megan Hilty and Christine Baranski in talks to join.

Rob Marshall's film, based upon Stephen Sondheim's classic musical, will hit theaters nationwide on December 25, 2014. Director of photography is Dion Beebe, who has previously worked with Marshall on the Oscar-winning Memoirs of a Geisha, Chicago and Nine.

INTO THE WOODS is heading to London to begin shooting this September. James Lapine, the original book writer of INTO THE WOODS, is reworking the script for the screenplay, while Sondheim has also written new material for the film, including "Rainbows", a duet between the Baker and his Wife, as well as a new song for Streep as the Witch.

Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It debuted in San Diego at the Old Globe Theatre in 1986, and premiered on Broadway in 1987. Into the Woods won several Tony Awards, including Best Score, Best Book, and Best Actress in a Musical (Joanna Gleason), in a year dominated by The Phantom of the Opera.

Blanchard was nominated for Tony Awards for her roles in the 2003 revival of Gypsy, as well as 2011's How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. She also received a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of young Judy Garland in ABC's Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, for which she won an Emmy.

Blanchard's next projects include Blue Jasmine and La vida inesperada. Past film credits include Moneyball, Rabbit Hole, Deadline, The Good Shepherd and more. She has appeared in the TV series The Big C, The Good Wife and Guiding Light.

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