VIDEO: INTO THE WOODS' Anna Kendrick on Working with Streep & Clooney: 'They're Cool as Hell'!

INTO THE WOODS star Anna Kendrick sat down with MTV and discussed her two experiences working with George Clooney in "Up In the Air" and Meryl Streep in the upcoming Disney musical.

"[Meryl] shares that quality with George, that is, 'I know you're freaked out, I'm going to do everything short of rolling around to make you laugh to make you feel comfortable,'" explained Kendrick. "That's why they're who they are, and that's why people look up to them no matter what station or generation they're from... By the end, you have the audacity to go 'Okay, bye Meryl, see you tomorrow,' instead of quivering in fear... You should be quivering in fear. It's all because they're cool as hell."

Watch the interview in full below!

INTO THE WOODS, hitting theaters on December 25th, is a modern twist on the beloved Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few choice stories and exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests.

This humorous and heartfelt musical follows the classic tales of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Little Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy) - all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife (James Corden & Emily Blunt), their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch (Meryl Streep) who has put a curse on them. Rob Marshall, the talented filmmaker behind the Academy Award-winning musical "Chicago" and Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: OnStranger Tides," helms the film, which is based on the Tony-winning original musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, who provides the music and lyrics.

Source: MTV.com