Hamilton movie: Disney, Lin-Manuel Miranda bring Broadway blockbuster to big screen

You won't have to "Wait for It" much longer — "Hamilton" is coming to the movies.

"Hamilton," the film of the original Broadway production, will arrive in American and Canadian cinemas on Oct. 15, 2021, released by the Walt Disney Studios.

The Walt Disney Company, creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, producer Jeffrey Seller and producer/director Thomas Kail announced the news Monday, Feb. 3.

“I fell in love with musical storytelling growing up with the legendary Howard Ashman-Alan Menken Disney collaborations – 'The Little Mermaid,' 'Beauty and The Beast,' 'Aladdin,' ” said Lin-Manuel Miranda in a statement. “I’m so proud of what Tommy Kail has been able to capture in this filmed version of 'Hamilton' — a live theatrical experience that feels just as immediate in your local movie theater. We’re excited to partner with Disney to bring the original Broadway company of 'Hamilton' to the largest audience possible.”

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A genuine Broadway phenomenon and an innovative presentation of American history, "Hamilton" won 11 Tonys as well as Grammy, Olivier and Pulitzer Prize honors.

The film, shot during the musical's New York City run (the show is still playing and still a tough ticket), features original Broadway cast members including Tony Award winners Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander Hamilton), Daveed Diggs (Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler) and Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr), as well as Tony nominees Christopher Jackson (George Washington), Jonathan Groff (King George) and Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton). Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds), Okieriete Onaodowan (Hercules Mulligan/James Madison) and Anthony Ramos (John Laurens/Philip Hamilton) also star.

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“We are thrilled for fans of the show, and new audiences across the world, to experience what it was like on stage — and in the audience — when we shot this at The Richard Rodgers Theatre on Broadway in June of 2016. We wanted to give everyone the same seat, which is what this film can provide,” said Kail in Monday's announcement.

“Lin-Manuel Miranda created an unforgettable theater experience and a true cultural phenomenon, and it was for good reason that 'Hamilton' was hailed as an astonishing work of art. All who saw it with the original cast will never forget that singular experience,” Robert A. Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company said in a news release. “And we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to share this same Broadway experience with millions of people around the world.”

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The "Hamilton" film continues Miranda's fruitful relationship with Disney. He earned an Oscar nomination for "How Far I'll Go," one of the songs he wrote for the 2016 animated film "Moana," and was nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance in the studio's "Mary Poppins Returns."

Miranda also contributed music to the studio's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015) and "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" (2018) and is contributing to the studio's upcoming remake of its animated classic "The Little Mermaid."