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Lin-Manuel Miranda on Whether He’d Make a ‘Hamilton’ Movie After ‘Wicked’s’ Success: ‘If Someone’s Got an Idea, Holla at Me’
Lin-Manuel Miranda says the success of the 'Wicked' movie has led to him being questioned more often about bringing 'Hamilton' to the big screen.
“I’ve always said I’m open to it, if I hear a director with a great take,” Miranda told Variety during an interview for his latest film “Mufasa: The Lion King.” (He wrote the original songs for the Disney prequel, in theaters Dec. As someone who loves musicals, I was like, ‘Theater kids are getting their own “Lord of the Rings,”‘” Miranda added, referring to Chu splitting “Wicked” into half, with Part 2 set to arrive next November. He shared similar sentiment with Entertainment Tonight, saying, “It would take a really good vision from a director to convince me that ‘Hamilton’ could be adapted, because these things aren’t easy!
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