how was it developed?
Development of the project was postponed at an early stage. Later the director's interest in the project was rekindled when he heard a speech by President Barack Obama on the anniversary of September 11th attacks to the families of the 9/11 victims, which passes the same message as one of the musical's song.
Into the Woods (film)
Marshall's interest in the project was rekindled when he heard a speech by President Barack Obama on the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks to the families of the 9/11 victims, which seemed to evoke the same message as the musical's most important song, "No One Is Alone". Marshall firmly believed that "Into the Woods" was “a fairy tale for the post-9/11 generation". 
who plays the baker in into the woods James Corden what is this film's genre? Musical fantasy film was it adapted to the screen from a musical stage? Yes, it was adapted to the screen from broadway musical of the same name what is the storyline? The film is centered on a childless couple who set out to end a curse placed on them by a vengeful witch. Ultimately, the characters are forced to experience the unforeseen consequences of their actions.
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Into the Woods (film) [SEP] Development at Disney
It was this reading which ultimately convinced Walt Disney Studios president Sean Bailey to green-light the film despite ongoing concerns about the dark nature of the original musical (which Disney executives had begun to understand since Marshall's original pitch). However, Disney (which self-finances all its films) provided only a relatively small production budget of $50 million (relative to other feature-length fantasy films on its development slate), in turn forcing both cast and crew to accept pay cuts to work on the film. Reports subsequently surfaced in January 2013 that Meryl Streep had been cast to play the Witch. Streep had instituted a personal "no witch" rule after she turned 40 and was offered three witch roles, but ultimately broke her own rule to do a Sondheim role again.