It was such a flop that it was considered to possibly be the death nail for the movie adaptation of Broadway musicals, to such an extent, I believe, that if Hamilton had not been as big a success as it was, I don’t think Warner Bros would have even remotely taken a chance on it. In The Heights also comes off the fact it’s the first time a Broadway musical has been turned into a live-action film for a big-budget studio since Cats in 2019 which was the biggest flop of its year, barely making back a tenth of its budget. In The Heights definitely feels like it was made as part of negotiations to get a Hamilton movie made, though I think Disney would have to make that now considering they do have the rights to the broadcast of the special film version of the stage show on Disney Plus, leaving many to question if that will even be happening. And that influence is definitely more on display in this project than it was in Hamilton though both definitely draw from that, tapping into the fact that Alexander Hamilton was born in the Caribbean and therefore was the only Founding Father that could not become President. In The Heights certainly feels like a passion project from Lin-Manuel Miranda, playing very heavily into his heritage that he’s very proud of, his parents being from Puerto Rico. The film certainly feels like it’s come at the right time Hamilton fever is certainly still around in spite of the fact that no one’s been able to go and see the thing for over 15 months.
In The Heights is the latest film from Warner Bros, based on the lesser-known Broadway musical written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of Hamilton.
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