May 12, 2020 12:30 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/12/21255693/hamilton-musical-disney-plus-early-release-date-streaming-broadway-miranda
Hamilton is getting released a year early as a Disney Plus exclusive
Disney is bumping up the release of its recording of the hit stage musical Hamilton by over a year. Instead of the planned theatrical release set for October 15th, 2021, it’ll be out on July 3rd, 2020, as a Disney Plus exclusive.
It’s a huge move on Disney’s part. The company is effectively canceling its planned theatrical run for the Hamilton recording — which it reportedly paid a record-breaking $75 million for the worldwide rights to — to turn it into a streaming exclusive instead.
It’s only a matter of time...
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) May 12, 2020
Our Hamilton film.
THIS July 3rd.
On Disney+.#Hamilfilm pic.twitter.com/cXTM949hRr
The move from theatrical to digital also emphasizes just how much Disney needs content to...
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