‘Hamilton’ Might Be Headed To The Big Screen
Alexander Hamilton, movie audiences are waiting in the wings for you.Hamiltonis a worldwide phenomenon, and people have been wondering when the inevitable movie adaptation would be announced. Well, you might be able to seeHamiltonon the big screen very soon, butnotas an adaptation. Instead, a recorded version of the hit musical with the original Broadway cast is currently being fought over in Hollywood.
Hey, have you heard of this playHamilton? It’s supposed to be pretty good! I jest, of course. Everyone has heard ofHamilton, and rightfully so – the hit play from future EGOT winnerLin-Manuel Mirandais every bit as good as you’ve heard, and better. Miranda’s musical history lesson opened on Broadway in 2015 and quickly became a box office juggernaut. As is the case with most hit musicals, many have wondered when we’d get aHamiltonmovie adaptation. According to theWall Street Journey, the answer issoon. Sort of. We’ll likely have to wait a several more years before a full blown, big budget, big screen adaptation, but audiences can soon make due with a recording of the play featuring the original Broadway cast.
Miranda and company filmed a live performance of the play back in 2016, right before Miranda and much of the original cast began to depart the production one by one.
1)So far@USATODAYis the only one not burying the lede:We’re filming the original cast before I go.WE GOT YOU.https://t.co/O7Vo9LhF7O
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel)July 13, 2025
At the time, there was no official word about when and where the filmed version ofHamiltonwould pop up. Now, according to WSJ, “Hollywood studios are currently bidding for the big-screen rights” to the production, and said rights “could sell for more than $50 million, two of the people with knowledge of the deal talks said.”
Whomever lands the rights toHamiltonwill have to wait a few more years to screen them. The WSJ report states “Sellers are asking that theHamiltonrecording not play in theaters, or stream, until 2020 or 2021, some of the people close to the deal talks said, giving the show at least two more years during which it can only be seen on stage.”
In case you’ve been living on a distant star billions of light years from earth for the last three years,Hamiltontells the story of Alexander Hamilton, the ten-dollar founding father without a father, who got a lot farther by working a lot harder, by being a lot smarter, by being a self-starter. Miranda adapted Ron Chernow’s massive biography of Hamilton, and added a unique twist: he turned it into a musical. And not just any ordinary musical – Miranda blended styles, including hip hop, R&B, pop, soul, and show tunes to create one of the best and most successful Broadway shows of all time. The play won Miranda a Pulitzer Prize, and the production took home a slew of Tony awards (and several other awards to boot).
Not to brag (okay, maybe I’m bragging a little here), but I sawHamiltontwice on Broadway – once with the original cast, once with the cast replacements. Both times were magnificent – even having heard the full soundtrack recording beforehand, I was still blown away. I’d be happy to see the production with the original cast on the big screen, but I’ll be honest – I’m much more excited for the full movie adaptation, whenever that happens. Unless they hire Tom Hooper to direct it.
