In the Heights Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Aug. 15, 2021

In the Heights

Release Date: Friday, June 11, 2021 Nationwide

Dascha Polanco, Melissa Barrera, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gregory Diaz, Corey Hawkins, Anthony Ramos, Marc Klein, Stephanie Beatriz, Scott Sanders, Jon M. Chu, Jimmy Smits, Jay-Z, Mara Jacobs, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Quiara Alegria Hudes, Leslie Grace, Olga Merediz, Joseph Velez

PG-13 Drama N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

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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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in In the Heights.

A
Anthony Ramos
... Usnavi

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Twisters
C
Corey Hawkins
... Benny

The Piano Lesson, The Color Purple
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, The Jane Austen Book Club
O
Olga Merediz
... Abuela Claudia

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

Encanto, Reverse the Curse
D
Dascha Polanco
... Cuca

Joy, Air Force One Down
D
Daphne Rubin-Vega
... Daniela

Reverse the Curse, Union Square

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

Studios: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Company: Superb Entertainment Former

Additional Information

MPA 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

All Trailers

Official In the Heights movie trailers and clips.

Drama

In the Heights Official Trailer #2

Drama

In the Heights Official Trailer

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

Dec 2019

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Oct 2018

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

May 2018

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Warner Bros in talks to pick up the rights to the Tony Award-winning musical.

May 2016

Development

The film was tagged as 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

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Nov 2009

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Nov 2008

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced.