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IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#25
Posted: 5/31/16 at 9:28pm
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
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#26
Posted: 5/31/16 at 9:31pm
Marlothom said: "I imagine this will have a similar release to Last Five Years - mostly geared to On-Demand/Streaming rather than a major release. They are probably thinking they can get a high ROI - with the Hamilton name attached. Makes sense.
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Mhmm with a 15 million budget? I know I was just saying it was too low but it seems a little high to gear it for video on demand. And In the heights even without the Hamilton association has way more wide appeal the the last five years. JRB, despite his talent can't write a commercial hit to save his life.
It will probably get a wide release or at least semi wide.
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#27
Posted: 5/31/16 at 10:06pm
" 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.
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#28
Posted: 5/31/16 at 11:26pm
Where are the Lin sold out to Harvey posts?
Some of you really are hypocrites!
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#29
Posted: 5/31/16 at 11:49pm
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!
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#30
Posted: 5/31/16 at 11:52pm
rosscoe(au) said: "Where are the Lin sold out to Harvey posts? Some of you really are hypocrites! "
Isn't Harvey Weinstein a pretty good movie producer?
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#31
Posted: 5/31/16 at 11:57pm
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
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IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#32
Posted: 6/1/16 at 12:18am
LMM should play the Piragua Guy - still somewhat of a narrator, he'd be great!
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#33
Posted: 6/1/16 at 12:27am
I think Naya Rivera could probably be a good Vanessa. She has the voice and name recognition.
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#34
Posted: 6/1/16 at 12:33am
Lin has nowhere near a good enough voice for Piragua Guy---that should be the best voice in the movie!
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#35
Posted: 6/1/16 at 9:10am
If I've said it once, I'll say it a million times: Rita or Chita for Abuela Claudia. It just needs to happen.
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IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#36
Posted: 6/1/16 at 9:21am
Lin should relaunch legally brown to find his Piragua Guy. Remember that?
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IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#37
Posted: 6/1/16 at 11:21am
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.
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#38
Posted: 6/1/16 at 11:29am
Gloria Estefan for Mrs.Rosario.
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#39
Posted: 6/1/16 at 11:39am
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.
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#40
Posted: 6/1/16 at 12:16pm
Jennifer Lopez as Daniela
Antonio Banderas as Mr. Rosario
Drake as Benny
I like the previous suggestions of Gloria Estefan and Naya Rivera.
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#41
Posted: 6/1/16 at 12:23pm
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."
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#42
Posted: 6/1/16 at 12:39pm
Sofia Vergara as Daniela
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#43
Posted: 6/1/16 at 12:46pm
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.
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#44
Posted: 6/1/16 at 1:58pm
I could be wrong but being on a show as popular as Glee would make plenty of (younger) people recognize her name.
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#45
Posted: 6/1/16 at 2:29pm
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.
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IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#46
Posted: 6/1/16 at 2:40pm
They got Anna Kendrick with 2 million in TL5Y though, right?
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IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#47
Posted: 6/6/16 at 1:19am
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?
IN THE HEIGHTS film gets new life at Weinstein#48
Posted: 6/6/16 at 1:43am
KnewItWhenIWasInFron said: "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."
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With a 15 million dollars budget I don't think they care about name recognition.
what about Zendaya?
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