Into the Woods

Into the Woods is based on the award winning musical that first premiered on Broadway in 1987. The story intertwines characters from classic fairy tales, as an ordinary baker and his wife search the woods for an array of magical (and well known) objects in order to reverse a curse that a witch has put on their family tree.


Director Rob Marshall
Cast Emily Blunt, Jonny Depp, Anna Kendrick
Production Company Walt Disney Pictures
Year 2015
Filming location(s) Multiple UK Locations

How was Uni-versal Extras Involved?

Uni-versal Extras was the sole extras agency for Disney’s feature film adaptation of Into the Woods.

Into the Woods was filmed in multiple UK locations including Surrey, Shepperton Film Studios, London and perhaps most memorably at Dover Castle in Kent where some of the climatic scenes of the film were shot. Uni-versal Extras supplied all the extras casting for each of these filming locations.

In addition to background extras and supporting artistes, the company also cast some specific roles such as doubles and stand-ins for the main actors including Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and James Corden.

When watching Into the Woods, keep your eyes peeled for…

Wedding Guests, Villagers, Royal Guards

Related Testimonials

I agreed to work as part of Into the Woods which filmed yesterday, and I fully enjoyed it.

Yasmin

Into the Woods

I had an amazing time during my two days at Dover castle for the earthquake scene! and even made an appearance in the official trailer!

Louisa

Into the Woods

The "earthquake" scene was so much fun to film, and the crew was so nice! Would love to do it all again :)

Charlotte

Into the Woods

I spent two days at Dover Castle filming the wedding scene - the highlight was when Chris Pine put his arm around my shoulders and asked me if I was having fun!

Karol

Into the Woods

The whole thing was a great experience, thank you.

David

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