Lin-Manuel Miranda announces next musical film he’s directing

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s next directorial project will be a film adaptation of Dave Malloy’s a cappella musical Octet.

Malloy is adapting his book and score for the screen, following his critically lauded work on the big-screen version of tick, tick…Boom!. Casting and additional details will be announced at a later date.

Set in a church basement meeting room, Octet is the story of eight people struggling with internet addiction who have been gathered together by an enigmatic figurehead to cure themselves of their habits.

Malloy’s body of work includes Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, adapted from Tolstoy, as well as Ghost Quartet, Preludes, The Witches, and Moby Dick. 

The 2019 chamber musical Octet has not yet been seen on UK shores – it will be interesting to see whether it arrives before the film.

Casting rumours for the flick have already gone into overdrive, with eagle-eyed fans of Rachel Zegler spotting a recent Instagram grid post featuring the word “Octet” as a crossword solution.

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