Movie Trailer | In The Heights

While Justin and I were in Thailand the trailer for the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway show "In The Heights" came out. And as you may or may not know, Justin and I are big fans of Lin-Manuel Miranda. We've seen "Hamilton" twice (With and without the original cast), last May we went to see a local production of "In The Heights" because we weren't fortunate enough to have seen it on Broadway during it's run, this past September we saw "Freestyle Love Supreme" on the opening night of previews and several years ago I got to see "West Side Story" with the adaptations Lin made. So to say that we were excited to watch this film it is an understatement.

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For those of you not familiar with Lin's first masterpiece, here is the synopsis from the movie website:

The creator of “Hamilton” and the director of “Crazy Rich Asians” invite you to the event of the summer, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big... “In the Heights.”

Lights up on Washington Heights...The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.

“In the Heights” fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda’s kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling to capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.

“In the Heights” stars Anthony Ramos (“A Star is Born,” Broadway’s “Hamilton”), Corey Hawkins (“Straight Outta Compton,” “BlacKkKlansman”), singer/songwriter Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera (TV’s “Vida”), Olga Merediz (Broadway’s “In the Heights”), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway’s “Rent”), Gregory Diaz IV (Broadway’s “Matilda the Musical”), Stephanie Beatriz (TV’s “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Dascha Polanco (TV’s “Orange is the New Black”) and Jimmy Smits (the “Star Wars” films).

Chu is directing the film from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes; it is based on the musical stage play, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegría Hudes and concept by Miranda. “In the Heights” is produced by Miranda and Hudes, together with Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs. David Nicksay and Kevin McCormick served as executive producers.

Behind the camera, Chu is reuniting with his “Crazy Rich Asians” production designer, Nelson Coates, and editor, Myron Kerstein. He is also collaborating with director of photography Alice Brooks (TV’s “The Walking Dead”) and costume designer Mitchell Travers (“Eighth Grade”). The choreography is by Christopher Scott, who previously teamed with Chu on the award-winning “The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers.”

“In the Heights” was filmed in New York, primarily on location in the dynamic community of Washington Heights. Slated for release on June 26, 2020, it will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Genre: Drama, Music, Musical
Cast: Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, Jimmy Smits, Noah Catala, Marc Anthony and Lin-Manuel Miranda
Director: Jon M. Chu
Producers: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs
Screenplay: Quiara Alegría Hudes
Rated: N/A
Release Date: June 26, 2020

Honestly, we cannot wait to go see this when it comes out next summer and I'm positive that we'll end up seeing it on opening day because we're that pumped for it.

What about you? Are any of you as excited as we are to see the film adaptation of "In The Heights"? Do you enjoy Lin's body of work? Lemme know!