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From this Saturday at 12am Eastern, that’s 4pm Saturday in NZ, 2pm in Sydney and 5am in the UK, and repeated every four hours throughout the day, it’s the described movies Into the Woods from 2014, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street from 2007.
Into the Woods is a 2014 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall and adapted to the screen by James Lapine from his and Stephen Sondheim's 1986 Broadway musical of the same name.
Produced by Walt Disney Pictures, it features an ensemble cast that includes Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, Lilla Crawford, Daniel , MacKenzie Mauzy, Billy Magnussen, and Johnny Depp.
Inspired by the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales of " Little Red Riding Hood", The Charles Perrault fairy tale " Cinderella", " Jack and the Beanstalk", and " Rapunzel", 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 unintended consequences of their actions.
After several unsuccessful attempts by other studios and producers to adapt the musical to film, Disney announced in 2012 that it was producing an adaptation, with Marshall directing and John DeLuca serving as producer.
Principal photography commenced in September 2013 and took place entirely in the United Kingdom, including at Shepperton Studios in London.
Into the Woods had its world premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on 8 December 2014, and was released theatrically in the United States on 25 December 2014.
It was commercially successful and received generally positive reviews, receiving praise for its acting performances (particularly Streep's), visual style, production merits, and musical numbers, and criticism for its lighter tone compared to the source material, and the changes made for the film adaptation.
It grossed $213 million worldwide.
Into the Woods was named one of the top 11 best films of 2014 by the American Film Institute ; the film received three Academy Award nominations, including a Best Supporting Actress nomination for Streep, and three Golden Globe Award nominations, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Directed by: Rob Marshall.
Screenplay by: James Lapine.
Based on: Into the Woods By Stephen Sondheim, and James Lapine.
Produced by: Rob Marshall , John DeLuca, Marc Platt, and Callum McDougall.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Tracey Ullman, Christine Baranski, and Johnny Depp.
Narrated by: James Corden.
Cinematography: Dion Beebe.
Edited by: Wyatt Smith.
Music by: Stephen Sondheim.
Production Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Lucamar Productions , and Marc Platt Productions.
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
Release dates: 8 December 2014 ( Ziegfeld Theatre), and 25 December 2014 (United States).
File Length: 124 minutes.
Country: United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $50 million.
Box office: $213.1 million.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 2007 musical slasher film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by John Logan, based on the stage musical of the same name by Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler, which in turn is based on the 1970 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond.
The film retells the melodramatic Victorian tale of Sweeney Todd (Johnny Depp), an English barber and serial killer who, while seeking revenge on Judge Turpin (Alan Rickman) who wrongfully convicted and exiled him to steal his wife, murders his customers and, with the help of his accomplice, Mrs. Lovett (Helena Bonham Carter), processes their corpses into meat pies.
Having been struck by the cinematic qualities of the stage musical while young, Burton had entertained the notion of a film version since the early 1980s.
However, it was not until 2006 that he had the opportunity to realize this ambition, when DreamWorks Pictures announced his appointment as replacement for director Sam Mendes.
Sondheim, although not directly involved, was extensively consulted during production.
Depp, not known for his singing, took lessons in preparation for his role, which producer Richard D. Zanuck acknowledged was something of a gamble.
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street had its premiere at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City on 3 December 2007, and was released in the United States on 21 December 2007 and in the United Kingdom on 25 January 2008.
The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of the cast, musical numbers, costume and set design, and faithfulness to the musical.
It grossed over $153 million against a production budget of $50 million.
Directed by: Tim Burton.
Screenplay by: John Logan.
Based on: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim Hugh Wheeler, and Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond.
Produced by: Richard D. Zanuck, Walter F. Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, and John Logan.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Jamie Campbell Bower.
Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski.
Edited by: Chris Lebenzon.
Music by: Stephen Sondheim.
Production Companies: Parkes/ MacDonald Productions, and The Zanuck Company.
Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures (United States; through DreamWorks/ Paramount Distribution, and Warner Bros. Pictures (International).
Release dates: 3 December 2007 (Ziegfeld Theatre), 21 December 2007 (United States), and 25 January 2008 (United Kingdom).
File Length: 111 minutes.
Countries: United Kingdom , and United States.
Language: English.
Budget: $50 million.
Box office: $153.4 million.
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