Disney to Make ‘Hamilton’ Film With Musical’s Original Cast
- Studio is spending $75 million for rights, Deadline reports
- The film deal would be one of costliest transactions ever
"Hamilton" performance for The 58th GRAMMY Awards in New York City in 2016.
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Walt Disney Co. will bring the wildly popular musical “Hamilton” to the big screen next year, and it’s reportedly spending a record amount to do it.
The film will include the original cast of “Hamilton” and shot onstage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York, according to a tweet from the musical’s creator and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda. Disney acquired the rights to the Broadway show for $75 million in one of the biggest-ever film acquisition deals, Deadline reported earlier.