Anthony Ramos, the “Hamilton” alum who recently appeared alongside Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born,” has found his next project.Sources tell Variety that Ramos is in talks to re-team with “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda to star in the film adaptation of the 2005 Broadway musical “In the Heights.”“In the Heights” is set in Washington Heights in New York City and focuses on a bodega owner who is closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother’s fortune.
Quiara Alegría Hudes penning the script.
“Crazy Rich Asians” filmmaker Jon M.
Chu is on board to direct, while Miranda, Anthony Bregman, Mara Jacobs, and Scott Sanders will produce.Warner Bros.
won the bidding war this May for the movie version of “In the Heights,” which won the 2008 Tony Award for best musical.
It had previously been set up at the Weinstein Company but was extricated
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