In the Heights Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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.

Drama Musical Based on Play

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in In the Heights.

• A
  Anthony Ramos

  ... Usnavi

  Twisters, Distant

• C
  Corey Hawkins

  ... Benny

  The Piano Lesson, Crime 101

• J
  Joseph Velez

  ...

• L
  Leslie Grace

  ... Nina

  The Thicket, Batgirl

• M
  Melissa Barrera

  ... Vanessa

  Scream, Abigail

• J
  Jimmy Smits

  ... Kevin Rosario

  Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Mother and Child

• O
  Olga Merediz

  ... Abuela Claudia

  Somebody I Used to Know

• G
  Gregory Diaz

  ... Sonny

• S
  Stephanie Beatriz

  ... Carla

  Encanto, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part

• D
  Dascha Polanco

  ... Cuca

  Air Force One Down, Joy

• D
  Daphne Rubin-Vega

  ... Daniela

  Jack Goes Boating, Reverse the Curse

Crew Behind the Film

The In the Heights behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jon M. Chu last directed Wicked and Crazy Rich Asians. The film's writer Quiara Alegria Hudes last wrote Vivo and Hamilton.

Director

Jon M. Chu

Screenwriters

Quiara Alegria Hudes
Marc Klein

Producers

Mara Jacobs
Jay-Z
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Scott Sanders

Production Details

What we know about the In the Heights movie production.

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.

Production Updates for In the Heights

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. No additional details available for this status.

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