The complete soundtrack for the new summer musical In The Heights is here!
The movie’s soundtrack features 17 tracks from the cast of the movie, including Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Melissa Barrera, Corey Hawkins, and Daphne Rubin-Vega.
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The highly anticipated movie musical In the Heights will be released in theaters in June and the first reactions from early screenings are in!
Step Up and Crazy Rich Asians‘ Jon M. Chu directed the film, which is based on the Broadway show written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes.
Here is the film’s official synopsis: “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.”
Anthony, best known for his work in Broadway’s Hamilton and the movie A Star is Born, is joined in the movie by Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, Gregory Diaz IV, Jimmy Smits, and Lin as the Piragua Guy.
The early reviews on Twitter are mostly raves, with many saying it’s not only one of the best movie musicals in year, but one of the best films in a while. There is even awards buzz brewing with many saying that Olga, who is reprising her Tony-nominated work from Broadway, should get a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Oscars.
In the Heights is also getting praise for giving the Latinx community the representation they deserve on the big screen. Make sure to watch the movie when it’s released in theaters and on HBO Max on June 11!
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Here’s some exciting news for musical theatre fans – the In the Heights movie is being released even earlier than expected!
While the movie was delayed by nearly a full year because of the pandemic, fans will now get to see the film a week earlier than previously announced.
Warner Bros. just revealed that In the Heights‘ release date has been moved from June 18 to June 11.
Director Jon M. Chu wrote on Twitter, “Surprise. We coming to Theaters one week earlier!!! There has been so much demand since our trailer release this week that we decided to get it out to you sooner. Let’s gooooooooooooo!!!! See you soon. JUNE 11th 2021.”
In the Heights, based on the Broadway musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda, will be available to stream on HBO Max on the same day it hits theaters.
Here is the movie’s synopsis: “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.”
Also starring in the movie are Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, and Jimmy Smits.
Watch the TWO new trailers that were released this week!
The highly anticipated movie musical In the Heights will be released this summer and Warner Bros. just released a bunch of cool new posters!
The musical was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and premiered on Broadway in 2008. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Lin won for Best Original Score. Though he played the lead role of Usnavi on stage, the role will be played by his Hamilton co-star Anthony Ramos in the movie.
Here is the movie’s synopsis: “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 (Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.”
Also starring in the movie are Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, and Jimmy Smits.
Crazy Rich Asians and Step Up director Jon M. Chu directed the movie, which will be released in theaters and on HBO Max on June 18.
The official trailer for the movie is being released on Sunday (March 14), but you can check out the teaser trailer now.
Sophie Turner is starring in a new Quibi series called Survive, and the first official trailer has just dropped!
Based on the novel by Alex Morel, Survive will center around the 24-year-old’s character Jane and Paul, played by Corey Hawkins.
Synopsis: After a devastating plane crash leaves them as the only two remaining survivors at the top of a snow-covered mountain, Jane (Turner) finds herself in the fight of her life against the cold and brutal wilderness and must learn to trust and depend on someone else for a change if she has any hope of making it out of this situation alive.
Survive is set to hit the streaming platform on Monday, April 6. Watch the trailer below…
In case you missed it, Sophie Turner recently threw shade at Evangeline Lilly for her controversial stance on social distancing – Watch here!
The first trailer for In the Heights, the new movie-musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda, has just debuted!
The film stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Gregory Diaz IV, Stephanie Beatriz, Dascha Polanco, and Jimmy Smits.
Here’s a synopsis of the movie: 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 (Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.
The film will hit theaters on June 26, 2020.
Sophie Turner has joined the cast of the upcoming series Survive, marking her first television role since the end of Game of Thrones!
The new series will air on the upcoming streaming service Quibi and the show will also star Corey Hawkins.
Here is the show’s synopsis: When Jane’s (Turner) plane crashes on a remote snow-covered mountain, she must pull herself out of the wreckage and fight for her life alongside Paul (Hawkins), the only other remaining survivor. Together they embark on a harrowing journey out of the wilderness, battling brutal conditions and personal traumas.
“I couldn’t be more honored to portray the role of Jane in Survive for Quibi” Sophie said in a statement. “She’s a complex character fighting against the odds to not only save her life, but to also find her own source of strength and courage. I only hope this can impact anyone struggling with self-worth to understand they are braver than they know and to seek the support they need.”
Survive is currently in production!
