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May
Romance permeates Jon M. Chu’s big screen adaptation of In the Heights, like the aroma of charcoal on a summer day. Perhaps this should be obvious since the central conflict of the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical remains its two star-crossed couples working things out at the northern, tip-top peak of Manhattan. Yet that’s not where the movie’s true passion lies; like the source material before it, the In the Heights film’s real ardor is for the neighborhood of Washington Heights itself. How else could a picture so endear you to what is otherwise a cup of bodega coffee? As a jubilant…
24
Apr
Musical fans around the world took the news hard this week that In the Heights is being delayed a full 12 months. And stage and screen star Christopher Jackson might be one of them. While he recently told us he understands there are more important things going on in the world at this time, he’s still incredibly excited for fans and newcomers alike to experience the lights up on Washington Heights… especially after being so impressed by the new cast when he visited the In the Heights set to film a scene. “I may have been on-set, I may have…
22
Apr
One of the most anticipated movies of 2020 just became one of the most anticipated movies of 2021. Following a now familiar pattern, Warner Bros. has found a new release date for its intended summertime blockbuster, In the Heights: It’ll be in summer 2021. Originally slated for later this year on June 26, Warner Bros. delayed the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony winning musical to what was previously a date unknown. Now we know the new date is June 18, 2021, almost an entire year after its initially planned rollout. The film, which is directed by Crazy Rich Asians’…
25
Mar
After a week of speculation about its upcoming spring and early summer release schedule, Warner Bros. is finally making waves due to the coronavirus crisis. The biggest release date shift was that Wonder Woman 1984 is moving off its June 5 release date in favor of Aug. 14, 2020. However, just as important were the announced delays of WB’s animated Scooby-Doo movie, Scoob!, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights, and James Wan’s Malignant. All three movies are now indefinitely tabled after moving off their respective launch dates of May 15, June 26, and Aug. 14. And while Wonder Woman 1984 has…
16
Sep
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