The Release Date of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Musical IN THE HEIGHTS Has Been Pushed to 2021
Warner Bros. has moved the release date of the big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical In The Heights from June 26th, 2020 to June 18th, 2021. Yep, we’re gonna have to wait a whole year until we get to see this movie!
My kids and I have been looking forward to seeing the film, and I know a lot of other people who were excited about seeing it as well. It kinda sucks that it’s been pushed back a year. Oh well, we’ll eventually get to watch it.
The film comes from director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians), and if you’re not familiar with the story, here’s the 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.
The film 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).
In the Heights was filmed in New York, primarily on location in the dynamic community of Washington Heights.