Disney+ really, really likes us. Or it really, really wants us to get their service, which hey, means they’re doing things to make us like them, which we’re not really complaining about, because Hamilton.
The movie! Or, you know, the movie which is actually filmed performances of the Broadway hit, which is even better.
Set your calendars: July 3rd.
Yes, that’s when Hamilton will be available on Disney+, after originally being slated for a 2021 theatrical run.
Tommy Kail, who directed the stage production of Hamilton, also directed the filmed version, which consists of 3 different performances. The movie will feature the original Broadway cast, including Lin-Manuel Miranda as Alexander Hamilton, Leslie Odom Jr. as Aaron Burr, Daveed Diggs as Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, Renée Elise Goldsberry as Angelica Schuyler and Phillipa Soo as Eliza Hamilton.
How about it, Hamilton fans? Are you excited?