The trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In The Heights is finally here.
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 set to hit cinemas next summer.
But if the first trailer is anything to go by, we are already hooked.
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 John M. Chu’s lively and authentic eye for storytelling to capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.
The movie adaptation of the Broadway musical stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, singer/songwriter Leslie Grace, Melissa Barerra , Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco and Jimmy Smits.
Director John 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.
- In The Heights will be released nationwide August 2020 by Warner Bros. Pictures.
