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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jon M. Chu are on the cover of the latest issue of Variety.

Here’s what the 41-year-old playwright and the 41-year-old director had to say…

Lin-Manuel Miranda, on the long struggle to get In the Heights made into a movie, which was first optioned by Universal: “I was so naive. I thought once a studio buys the rights to the movie, the movie’s getting made. I didn’t know the sheer tonnage of miles between acquiring the rights and a green light. You can find interviews of me being like, the In the Heights movie is happening any minute now!”

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Here’s some exciting news for musical theatre fans – the In the Heights movie is being released even earlier than expected!

While the movie was delayed by nearly a full year because of the pandemic, fans will now get to see the film a week earlier than previously announced.

Warner Bros. just revealed that In the Heights‘ release date has been moved from June 18 to June 11.

Director Jon M. Chu wrote on Twitter, “Surprise. We coming to Theaters one week earlier!!! There has been so much demand since our trailer release this week that we decided to get it out to you sooner. Let’s gooooooooooooo!!!! See you soon. JUNE 11th 2021.”

In the Heights, based on the Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, will be available to stream on HBO Max on the same day it hits theaters.

Here is the movie’s synopsis: “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.”

Also starring in the movie are Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, and Jimmy Smits.

Watch the TWO new trailers that were released this week!

Two brand new trailers for the upcoming In The Heights movie have just dropped!

Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins and Leslie Grace lead the movie with Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Stephanie Beatriz, and Jimmy Smits.

Here’s a summary of the pic, which is based on the Broadway musical from Lin Manuel Miranda: Lights up on Washington Heights, a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big… 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, who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.

In The Heights, directed by Jon M. Chu, will premiere in theaters and stream on HBO Max on June 18.

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The highly anticipated movie musical In the Heights will be released this summer and Warner Bros. just released a bunch of cool new posters!

The musical was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and premiered on Broadway in 2008. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Lin won for Best Original Score. Though he played the lead role of Usnavi on stage, the role will be played by his Hamilton co-star Anthony Ramos in the movie.

Here is the movie’s synopsis: “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 (Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.”

Also starring in the movie are Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, and Jimmy Smits.

Crazy Rich Asians and Step Up director Jon M. Chu directed the movie, which will be released in theaters and on HBO Max on June 18.

The official trailer for the movie is being released on Sunday (March 14), but you can check out the teaser trailer now.

In The Heights‘ release date has been officially pushed back until 2021.

Warner Bros. Pictures revealed that the flick, based on Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Broadway musical of the same name, has been moved from June 26, 2020 to June 18, 2021.

Jon M. Chu will direct the movie which stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Jimmy Smits, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz and Dascha Polanco.

In the Heights centers on a bodega owner, Usnavi, who has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after he inherits his grandmother’s fortune.

See which other movie just got a new release date, too!

The first trailer for In the Heights, the new movie-musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda, has just debuted!

The film stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, and Jimmy Smits.

Here’s a synopsis of the movie: 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 (Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.

The film will hit theaters on June 26, 2020.

In the Heights is coming!

Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted the first-look teaser for the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway play on Wednesday (December 11).

“This is the story of a block that was disappearing,” the clip teases, along with the title song being performed by an ensemble.

“The streets were made of music,” says Anthony Ramos as Usnavi de la Vega.

A full trailer for the Jon M. Chu-directed film, which is set to hit tears on June 26, 2020, will premiere on Thursday (December 12).

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