In the Heights Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Aug. 15, 2021

In the Heights

Release Date: Friday, June 11, 2021 Theaters

Director: Jon M. Chu

Starring: Anthony Ramos • Corey Hawkins • Joseph Velez • Leslie Grace • Melissa Barrera

PG-13 Drama N/A

3.8 / 5.0

88% WILL SEE 12% WON'T SEE

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Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Takes place over three days in the upper Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights, where a bodega owner inherits his late grandmother's lottery winnings and plans to shutter his store and retire on a beach in the Dominican Republic. Trying to say farewell to the characters who live on the block, he realizes that his neighbors are his real family, and he's torn about leaving.

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Who stars in In the Heights – Cast List

A
Anthony Ramos
... Usnavi

The Bad Guys 2, Twisters
C
Corey Hawkins
... Benny

Crime 101, The Color Purple
J
Joseph Velez
...
L
Leslie Grace
... Nina

The Thicket, Batgirl
M
Melissa Barrera
... Vanessa

Abigail, Scream
J
Jimmy Smits
... Kevin Rosario

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith - 25th Anniversary, Mother and Child
O
Olga Merediz
... Abuela Claudia

Somebody I Used to Know
G
Gregory Diaz
... Sonny
S
Stephanie Beatriz
... Carla

Don't Say Good Luck, Encanto
D
Dascha Polanco
... Cuca

Joy, Samaritan
D
Daphne Rubin-Vega
... Daniela

Reverse the Curse, Jack Goes Boating

Who is making In the Heights – Crew List

A look at In the Heights behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Jon M. Chu last helmed Wicked: For Good and Wicked. The film's writer Quiara Alegria Hudes last penned Vivo and Hamilton.

Director: Jon M. Chu
Screenwriters: Quiara Alegria Hudes
Marc Klein
Producers: Mara Jacobs
Jay-Z
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Scott Sanders

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company

Production – What we know about the In the Heights

Key Facts

Filmed in New York, primarily in the community of Washington Heights.
The film rights reverted back to Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes before The Weinstein Company went into bankruptcy. Disney and Warner Bros are strong candidates to grab them now (Deadline.com, 4/5/18).
Lin-Manuel Miranda. will be heavily involved in the film, it's unclear whether or not he will star (Hollywood Reporter, 5/31/16)
Based on the Tony Award winning Broadway musical, created by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2019

Completed

Changed In the Heights movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2018

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

May 2018

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Warner Bros in talks to pick up the rights to the Tony Award-winning musical.

May 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The Tony Award-winning musical had previously been in development at Universal Pictures, which put it in turnaround in 2011. The project is now in the works at The Weinstein Company.

Apr 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Nov 2009

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Nov 2008

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Preparations are underway to start production.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for Some language and suggestive references.
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English