Exclusive Into The Woods Interview With Emily Blunt And James Corden

Not only are Emily Blunt and James Corden funny on their own but when they are together they are on a whole other level of awesomeness (is that even a word?…if not, it should be).

They happened to know each other before they starred as husband and wife in Into The Woods (how they met can be found below) which made their on screen chemistry all the more realistic.

They must be good friends if in the middle of the interview 1 of them points out that the other has something black in their tooth, LOL. Yep, it was that kind of interview and I loved every minute of it. Apparently, James Corden did as well because he didn’t want the interview to end (neither did we) and he even went on to tweet about it.



How cool is that? Very!!!!!! I loved getting to chat with them



Here’s what Emily Blunt and James Corden had to say about how they met, their chemistry, the message of the film and more!  Of course, it includes some funny stories.

How did you guys meet?

Emily Blunt: I’ve known James for, like, eight/nine years almost? We met at a polo match in England. The princes were there, guys-

James Corden: Harry and William.

Emily Blunt: Harry and William. We met them…

James Corden: Have you ever heard of anything more British…

Emily Blunt: And we really got along and, and we had too much to drink, and we sang…

James Corden: Something Stupid.

Emily Blunt: Something Stupid by Frank Sinatra, and that’s not true. Like, he’s the only person I’ve ever sung in front of…

James Corden: Yeah, we were getting on great.

Emily Blunt: And so it was nice.

On their on screen chemistry

Emily Blunt: When I heard it was him, I remember Rob Marshall telling me that I had the part, and I said, “who’s the baker”. And he said, “it’s James Corden”…I was so relieved and so thrilled because I knew that this couple needed to have real lifelong, shorthand chemistry and you needed to believe in them.

You needed to believe that they’ve been together forever. That was the option they had in the village that they grew up in…

James Corden: There’s always options. Okay? There’s never not options if you’re rocking this.

Emily Blunt: This is the thing he said the whole time…This is a fairytale movie. A lot of, like, fantasy stuff happens, and the audience goes with it. The only thing that this audience won’t understand is why she’d leave this- for Chris Pine.

**Of course we all cracked up to this.

James Corden: No one, no one would believe that, you know what I mean?

Emily Blunt: He was like, he said to Rob, he was like, they’re not gonna go with you on this, Rob.

What was it like filming while pregnant?

Emily Blunt: Well, it’s funny because I found out I was having a baby when I found out I had the part, but I was thinking well, she’s the baker’s wife, so it doesn’t matter if I gain a few pounds…

I forgot how much running around this woman does in the woods. Like, I like body slam into Anna Kendrick like a linebacker, and she’s a tiny person. I, like, almost killed her.

she’s always running; like, we’re always rushing (referring to her character in the film). And so it was, it was interesting. There was a chair onset that had “Emily Bunt’s Pregnancy” written on it. I often found Chris Pine sitting in it.

I stood over him, several months pregnant, and he went, “oh, do, do you wanna sit down”, and I’m like, “yes, I do”.

So a lot of the film is about parenting methods and what happens, so did this influence how you guys parent or what not to do at all?

Emily Blunt: It’s interesting. I, I hadn’t thought of that, actually.

James Corden: I think there’s an honesty in the film which has made me want to be more honest with my children…, I sort of feel like the only thing you can be with your children is honest.

Thoughts about the Message of the Film

James Corden:The great message in the film is to be careful what wish for, and sometimes the very thing you wish for is not the thing that you need in a world where we seem to have told children that this happily ever after does exist, and we all know it doesn’t.

That’s not to say you won’t be happy, but like that song, No One is Alone, which at the end of the film, I sort of feel like what that song is saying is, it’s two adults talking to two children saying, there’s some screw-ups coming your way, and that’s true of all of us…there’s nothing you can do about it. But when they do, you might feel like you’re completely on your own in the world. You will feel like you are completely alone, and you’re not and you never will be. These things are just part of your life and what ultimately makes you better and stronger.

It has made me think that that’s a positive message to tell your children, that mistakes are gonna happen.

Emily Blunt: I just feel that it’s important to teach your children that life is not always going to be easy, you know, and that is what this film is about. Nobody goes through life unscathed.

What was it like working with the kids?

Emily Blunt:  They are phenomenal.

James Corden: Well, they’re both incredibly talented and gifted…it’s one thing being brilliant in the film; it’s another thing just being brilliant to be around all day, and they are.

Emily Blunt: I mean, Lilla Crawford was doing eight shows a week playing Annie on Broadway. Like, this is a girl who knows how to punch in and go to work, and show up, and be professional, and, and when she opens her mouth, she has a voice like a trumpet.

And Daniel was completely unflappable, like, the coolest kid.

James Corden: Well, the first day of shooting was the Giants in the Sky song, which is my favorite song in the show, and I absolutely remember watching him run around this tree looking at him and thinking, oh my god, I’m watching a thousand Facebook profiles start to happen from girls who are just gonna be in love with you.

He’s got that thing which is unquantifiable that you don’t know what it is, but it’s just there. And he’s so gifted, musically. He’s the real deal. He really, really is.

Thoughts on starting the Late Late Show when this movie may very well get him more film offers

*Wait to you read what he has to say about this!

James Corden: It’s an amazing sort of time for me. I’m very intent on trying to enjoy it while it’s here, whatever it is, whatever comes or doesn’t. I’m so aware that these are transient things that will go as quickly as they arrive, in so many ways and so I just want to really enjoy it.

When I decided to take on the Late Late show, lots of people, their first reaction and my reaction, in a sense, when I first got offered it, was you won’t be able to do this, what if there’s a film coming…

Emily Blunt: What if, what if, what if…

James Corden: But after talking it through with my wife, the truth is that in this job, there are no guarantees of anything, and you really have to go wherever the work is. There was a point in the summer, just after I got offered, and I was unsure what to do, where I was shooting in Johannesburg for like six weeks, Skyping my son on my birthday, and I thought, this is only gonna get harder.

Here is someone offering me a job where I get to be creative every day, I get to have fun every day and talk to America before or more likely while they’re falling asleep and at the end of every day, I get to go home and be a present father and husband.

I just don’t think there’s ever a child when they’re twenty or thirty, sitting in a therapist’s chair going, do you know, my dad was just around too much. He, gave me too many cuddles, and he was too much a part of my life.

…I feel very lucky to have such an opportunity.

Emily Blunt: You’re gonna make me cry.

James Corden: Stop it. Stop it, flirt.

When notified that our time was up…

James Corden: …Oh, let’s not end. Don’t end.

Into The Woods is now in theaters! Be sure to check out my exclusive interview with Meryl Streep, Tracey Ullman & Christine Baranski