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Lin could and should play Usnavi.  The character's age is never referenced.  with some make up and a wig he could easily pull off a 20-something Usnavi

" I hope Chris Columbus directs this. He knows how to make NYC feel really gritty and real on film."

Yeah, I feel like this could be like Rent. But like that movie, I never saw the stage show so I probably won't dislike it as much as those who did.

They need to get Spike Lee on the phone fast. He's the obvious choice to direct it. I mean, he's basically already made this movie twice before. Do the Right Thing, the summer's hottest day in an African-American Brooklyn neighborhood; Summer of Sam, a hot summer in an Italian-American Bronx neighborhood; and In the Heights, the summer's hottest day in a Latino Manhattan neighborhood.  Come on, Spike, complete the trilogy!

Call_me_jorge said: "Maybe Corbin?

 

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He would be a good choice, I also remember seeing on Twitter that Lin wanted Carlos PenaVega to sometime play the role, maybe this is his time.

 

update: https://twitter.com/lin_manuel/status/697639442341896192

Updated On: 5/31/16 at 11:57 PM

I think Naya Rivera could probably be a good Vanessa. She has the voice and name recognition. 

If I've said it once, I'll say it a million times: Rita or Chita for Abuela Claudia. It just needs to happen.

Sunny11 said: "Lin should relaunch legally brown to find his Piragua Guy. Remember that? 

 

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no, he shouldn;t. and yes, i remember. 

I'd personally like to see Belita Moreno, who was a major stage presence in the 1980s, as Abuela. Rita and Chita may be legends, but they have had so much exposure that their legacy is already cemented. I'd like to see Belita get some lasting exposure, especially given that her most recent work on "George Lopez" as Benny seems to be out of streaming and syndication due to rights issues. Moreno is too good to be forgotten, and LMM would work well with her caustic warmth.

mistermanifesto said: "I think Naya Rivera could probably be a good Vanessa. She has the voice and name recognition. 

 

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No way Naya Rivera has "name recognition."

 

Phantom4ever said: "Lin could and should play Usnavi.  The character's age is never referenced.  with some make up and a wig he could easily pull off a 20-something Usnavi

 

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I am pretty sure they reference Usnavi as a baby in 1987 in the the song "Everything I Know". Personally i think Lin is to old and someone younger would work better in film. Rita Moreno would be my guess for abuela. 

With a budget of $15 million, there's not going to be any stars, unless there are some who want to do it basically for free because they love the show.

aaaaaa15 said: "They got Anna Kendrick with 2 million in TL5Y though, right?"

Which largely had to do with her love of the project.

Now with every celebrity being obsessed with Hamilton, I feel like they have a much bigger pool of options than they had a few years ago (of singing actors who would do it on the cheap).

Can we find a place for Sara Ramirez in it please?