The IN THE HEIGHTS Film Adaptation Thread — Page 8

natashalost said: "Right now Joseph Velez is listed as Kevin Rosario on IMDB. Not sure if there's any merit to this but he certainly has the look for the role.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1321510/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2



Personally, I want Jaime Camil to play Kevin and Auli'i Cravalho as Nina,"

that could possibly be false. cause lin wants latino legends and latino unknowns for this movie and i highly doubt that they would cast an unknown for the part of kevin. it has to be a big name. and on top of that, he doesn’t even sing.

Updated On: 1/19/19 at 12:55 AM

I know at one point Demi Lovato wanted Vanessa and they wanted Vanessa to be Demi Lovato...but had some insurance hurdles.

https://twitter.com/quiarahudes/status/1088550903765000202?s=21 OMGGGGGG!!!!!! EEEEEEKKKK

Just announced on twittter:

Anthony Ramos as Usnavi

Melissa Barrera as Vanessa

Corey Hawkins as Benny

Leslie Grace as Nina Rosario

EllieRose2 said: "I don't love that they cast a non actress as Nina. We don't want another Rent: Live on our hands. Otherwise, solid cast."

she actually has done some theatre when she was younger. she participated in musicals.

gypsy101 said: "not super excited that all 4 of the young people are relative unknowns (disregarding Anthony Ramos’ recent ASIB featured role most of America doesn’t know him), i’m legitimately shocked none of the 4 are big names or perhaps recording artists who also act

will we be looking forward to an absolutely star-free cast?"

the movie’s cast will be a mixture of broadway stars, latin stars, and hollywood stars.

gypsy101 said: "not super excited that all 4 of the young people are relative unknowns (disregarding Anthony Ramos’ recent ASIB featured role most of America doesn’t know him), i’m legitimately shocked none of the 4 are big names or perhaps recording artists who also act

will we be looking forward to an absolutely star-free cast?"



Corey Hawkins may not be a household name, but he's certainly not unrecognizable. Between Straight Outta Compton (a massive hit), The Walking Dead (a massive show), his starring role on 24: Legacy, films like Kong: Skull Island and BlaKkKlansman that were hits, he's definitely a face that many people are familiar with.

Leslie Grace, on the other hand, is pretty hot in her genre. Her song Duro y Suave has almost 300 million views on YouTube. There is a large group of people who know she is. The kind I'm sure Warner Bros is looking to market this film toward.

Remember, these characters are young. I can't imagine being able to list off young Latinx stars between the ages of 18-30 who are "big names" as you put it.

Love Beatriz but she plays very tough and intelligent. Will be interesting to see her Carla.