Chris Connor on the resurrection of the movie musical… Film musicals are certainly not a new phenomenon with a long history of both animated and live action features proving incredibly successful both with audiences and award bodies alike. Be it the 50s and 60s musicals from the likes of Singin’ in the Rain, Guys and […]
Universal releases trailer for Broadway adaptation Dear Evan Hansen
Universal have released the trailer for Stephen Chbosky’s adaptation of the Broadway musical smash Dear Evan Hansen. Starring Ben Platt (Pitch Perfect), here reprising his Tony Award-winning titular role alongside a cast that features Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, and Amy Adams, Dear Evan Hansen is released in cinemas on September 24th, and you can check […]
Dear Evan Hansen adds Isaac Powell
Deadline reports that the film adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen has added Isaac Powell to the cast in his feature film debut. Powell is a stage actor who starred in the Broadway revival of West Side Story earlier this year. In Dear Evan Hansen, he will portray an original character for the film named Rhys, a high school […]
Julianne Moore joins Dear Evan Hansen
The cast of the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway stage musical Dear Evan Hansen continues to grow as the project has added Julianne Moore (After The Wedding). Ben Platt (The Politician), who performed the title role on stage, is expected to star in the film as Evan Hansen, a sociacially-awkward teenager who unintentionally gets caught […]
Amy Adams joins Dear Evan Hansen
Amy Adams has become the latest addition to the cast of Dear Evan Hansen, the upcoming feature film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Ben Platt (The Politician), who performed the title role on stage, is expected to star in the film as Evan Hansen, a sociacially-awkward teenager who unintentionally gets caught up in a […]
Ben Platt and Kaitlyn Dever in talks for Dear Evan Hansen at Universal Pictures
The award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen is coming to the big screen via Universal Pictures. Variety reports that Wonder director Stephen Chbosky will serve as the director while Steve Levenson, who wrote the book for the stage musical, will pen the script. There’s also reports that Booksmart’s Kaitlyn Dever is in talks for a starring […]