'Muscle Shoals' Drama Being Developed by Team That Includes Johnny Depp, Sir Richard Branson

Sir Richard Branson, Jason Felts and Justin Berfield’s Virgin Produced, Emmy Award & Golden Globe Award nominated executive producers Joshua D. Maurer and Alixandre Witlin’s City Entertainment (Georgia O’Keeffe, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself) have partnered with Johnny Depp and Christi Dembrowski’s Infinitum Nihil to produce a new drama series inspired by the award winning documentary feature Muscle Shoals. Greg Camalier, who directed and produced the documentary, will also produce the television adaption. Virgin Produced Executive Vice President of Production Rene Rigal brought the project into the company and will be overseeing with Infinitum Nihil’s Bobby DeLeon.

The series will explore the rich and vast milieu of the tumultuous and often poetically tragic segregated south through its colorful characters, rich cultural and political history and southern gothic settings, which became a unique melting pot of diverse musical & cultural traditions. Weaving a Faulkneresque tale through the stories of Muscle Shoals and the magical and mythical south, the filmmakers will get behind the music to explore the extraordinary stories that birthed this iconic sound.

Watch the Trailer for Disney's 'Into the Woods'

Mackenzie Mauzy plays Rapunzel and Billy Magnussen is her Prince in Into the Woods.

Disney has released the first trailer for its upcoming film adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine musical Into the Woods, which will hit theaters December 25. Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine, Johnny Depp and Emily Blunt are among the stars.

Rob Marshall (Chicago, Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) directs the film, based on the Tony-winning original musical by James Lapine, who also penned the screenplay, and composer Sondheim, who provides music and lyrics.

The cast includes Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada, The Iron Lady) as the Witch, Emily Blunt (Looper, The Young Victoria, The Devil Wears Prada) as the Baker's Wife, James Corden (One Man, Two Guvnors) as the Baker, Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, Up in the Air) as Cinderella, Chris Pine (Star Trek Into Darkness, Jack Ryan) as Cinderella's Prince, Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean, The Lone Ranger, Sweeney Todd) as the Wolf, Daniel Huttlestone (Les Misérables) as Jack, Lilla Crawford (Annie) as Little Red, Tracey Ullman as Jack's Mother, Christine Baranski (Mamma Mia!, The Good Wife) as the Stepmother, Mackenzie Mauzy (The Bold and the Beautiful) as Rapunzel and Billy Magnussen (As the World Turns) as Rapunzel's Prince.

'Into The Woods' Photos Including Billy Magnussen, Mackenzie Mauzy, Tammy Blanchard

Billy Magnussen (As the World Turns) as Rapunzel's Prince.

Disney's hotly anticipated big screen adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy tale-themed musical Into The Woods is set to be released on December 25, 2014.

Into The Woods 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, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Rapunzel—all tied together by an original story involving a baker and his wife, their wish to begin a family and their interaction with the witch who has put a curse on them.

The cast for Into The Woods includes Meryl Streep as The Witch, James Corden as The Baker, Emily Blunt as The Baker's Wife, Johnny Depp as The Wolf, Anna Kendrick as Cinderella, Chris Pine as Cinderella's Prince, Billy Magnussen (As the World Turns) as Rapunzel's Prince, Mackenzie Mauzy (The Bold and the Beautiful) as Rapunzel, Lucy Punch as Lucinda, Tammy Blanchard (Guiding Light) as Florinda, Christine Baranski as Cinderella's Stepmother and Tracey Ullman as Jack's Mother, with Lilla Crawford as Little Red Riding Hood and Daniel Huttlestone as Jack. The film is directed by Rob Marshall.

Disney has released the first photos from the film. Check our more images below: