In the Heights Movie: Jon M. Chu on the Film’s Status, His Inspirations
123Director Jon M. Chu talks about his upcoming adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights, his inspirations for the movie, filming dates, and more.
Lin-Manuel Miranda made an international splash with his musical Hamilton, but before he won Best Musical for that brilliant bit of theater, he won Best Musical for his previous Broadway show, In the Heights. The adaptation of In the Heights, which tells the story of a group of first and second-generation immigrants living in Washington Heights, had languished in development hell for years, but got a jump start thanks to the success of Hamilton and moving from The Weinstein Company to Warner Bros. Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) is set to direct the adaptation.
Chu came into the Collider studio and sat down for an interview with Steve Weintraub, and during their conversation, Chu talked about what attracted him to In the Heights.
When asked how Chu would compare In the Heights to other musicals, he instead revealed that he’s drawing inspiration from non-musicals, specifically Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing and Woody Allen’s Annie Hall:
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