Following hot on the heels of yesterday’s speculation at BroadwayWorld.com that the Regent’s Park production of Into the Woods is to transfer to Central Park, New York, it appears that Sondheim’s 1986 musical fairytale is to hit the big screen, in a version directed for Disney by Rob Marshall. The two announcements are not thought to be related.

Rob Marshall has previously directed Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides for Disney, starring Johnny Depp who, of course, famously played Sweeney Todd in Tim Burton’s film adaptation of Sondheim’s musical thriller.

As readers of Look I Made A Hat will know, there was a previous plan to turn Into the Woods into a film, in 1994, with Robin Williams, Goldie Hawn and Cher amongst those tipped for starring roles, but the project fell through.

We’ll bring you more news as and when we get it, but in the meantime, why not indulge in a little harmless fantasising by tweeting your ideas for suitable cast members – see our twitter feed for the link, or go to www.twitter.com/StephenSSociety