Editing Rob Marshall (section)

==Career==
Marshall went on to perform as a dancer in various [[Broadway theatre|Broadway shows]], but suffered a [[Spinal disc herniation|herniated disc]] while performing in ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]'' and after recovering, transitioned into choreography and then directing.<ref name="Feinberg">{{cite news|last1=Feinberg|first1=Scott|title=Rob Marshall on Movie Musicals and His Journey 'Into the Woods' (Q&A)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/rob-marshall-movie-musicals-his-760996|access-date=7 January 2015|work=The Hollywood Reporter|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|date=5 January 2015}}</ref>

He debuted in the film industry with the [[Annie (1999 film)|TV adaptation]] of the musical ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' by [[Charles Strouse]] and [[Martin Charnin]]. He went on to direct the 2002 [[Chicago (2002 film)|adaptation]] of the [[Kander and Ebb]] musical ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'', for which he was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Director]]. His next feature film was the drama ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' based on the best-selling [[Memoirs of a Geisha (novel)|book of the same name]] by [[Arthur Golden]] starring [[Zhang Ziyi]], [[Gong Li]], [[Michelle Yeoh]] and [[Ken Watanabe]]. The film went on to win three [[Academy Awards]] and gross $162.2 million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=memoirsofageisha.htm|title=Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Box Office Mojo|website=boxofficemojo.com}}</ref>

Marshall went on to direct the 2009 film ''[[Nine (2009 live-action film)|Nine]]'', an adaptation of the Broadway production [[Nine (musical)|with the same name]] starring [[Daniel Day-Lewis]], [[Marion Cotillard]], [[Nicole Kidman]], [[Sophia Loren]] and [[Penélope Cruz]], who was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]. In August 2009, it was reported that Marshall was to direct ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides]]'', the fourth chapter of Disney's ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean (film series)|Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' film series starring [[Johnny Depp]], Penélope Cruz, [[Ian McShane]] and [[Geoffrey Rush]],<ref>{{cite news | author=Michael Fleming|url = http://variety.com/2009/film/news/rob-marshall-circles-pirates-1118006813/ |title = Rob Marshall circles 'Pirates' | date = 2009-08-02|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date = 2009-08-03}}</ref> which opened on May 20, 2011 and grossed $1 billion worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disney.go.com/pirates/|title=Pirates of the Caribbean presented by Disney|website=Pirates of the Caribbean}}</ref>

After working with Disney on ''Pirates'', Marshall directed Disney's [[Into the Woods (film)|film adaptation]] of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s ''[[Into the Woods]]'' (2014), and produced the film under his Lucamar Productions banner.<ref>{{cite news|title=Disney Sets Rob Marshall To Direct Adaptation Of 'Into The Woods'|url=https://deadline.com/2012/01/disney-sets-rob-marshall-to-direct-adapation-of-into-the-woods-213370/|access-date=December 14, 2013|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 11, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/exec/rob-marshall|title=Rob Marshall|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=2017-12-13|archive-date=2017-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731153456/http://variety.com/exec/rob-marshall/|url-status=dead}}</ref> His next film was the sequel to the 1964 film ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'', titled ''[[Mary Poppins Returns]]'', reuniting two ''Into the Woods'' actresses: [[Emily Blunt]] as the title character and [[Meryl Streep]] in a supporting role.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/09/14/disney-mary-poppins-rob-marshall | title=Exclusive: Disney developing new original musical featuring Mary Poppins; Rob Marshall to direct | magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] | date=September 14, 2015 | access-date=September 21, 2015 | last=Snetiker | first=Marc}}</ref>

By December 2017, Disney was considering Marshall to direct the [[The Little Mermaid (2023 film)|live-action/CGI adaptation]] of ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)|The Little Mermaid]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/12/the-little-mermaid-rob-marshall-top-choice-disney-mary-poppins-returns-1202220650/|title=Rob Marshall Top Choice To Helm Disney's Live Action 'The Little Mermaid'|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 6, 2017|access-date=December 6, 2017}}</ref> which he was officially confirmed to direct in December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/rob-marshall-interview-mary-poppins-returns/#images|title=Rob Marshall on Mary Poppins Returns and the Live-Action Little Mermaid|website=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|date=21 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/little-mermaid-live-action-director-rob-marshall-shares-production-update-exclusive|title = 'Little Mermaid' Live-Action Director Rob Marshall Shares Production Update (Exclusive) &#124; Entertainment Tonight|website=Entertainment Tonight}}</ref> In 2024, Marshall was hired to take over for [[Bill Condon]] as director of the remake of ''[[Guys and Dolls (film)|Guys and Dolls]]'', for which he will also co-produce and co-write the screenplay with [[John DeLuca (producer)|John DeLuca]], [[John Requa]] and [[Glenn Ficarra]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/guys-and-dolls-screen-musical-tristar-teams-rob-marshall-with-requa-and-ficarra-let-the-casting-speculation-begin-1236097910/|title = Has Lady Luck Turned In Favor Of 'Guys And Dolls' Musical? TriStar Teams Rob Marshall With Requa & Ficarra; Cue Casting Speculation On Who Plays Brando's Sky Masterson & Sinatra's Nathan Detroit|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 24, 2024|access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/rob-marshall-will-direct-updated-guys-and-dolls-movie-musical|title=Rob Marshall Will Direct Updated Guys and Dolls Movie Musical|last=Hall|first=Margaret|work=Playbill|date=September 24, 2024|access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref>