By Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, Film A bright spot in the pandemic! Disney has just changed its plans to release a filmed version of the Lin Manuel-Miranda musical Hamilton.
It will now be released July 3 on Disney +, accelerating an original October 15, 2021 theatrical release, followed by a Disney + berth.
Disney Executive Chairman Robert Iger and Lin-Manuel Miranda just announced on Good Morning America that Hamilton will brighten up the July 4 weekend with the seminal hip hop American history tale.
This comes after Disney moved up the release of the 10-part Michael Jordan docu The Last Dance from a planned release on ESPN during the NBA playoffs.
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