The Critics Agree: “Hamilton” the Movie is a Smash, Too

We’ve written about how director Thomas Kail and his team live-captured Hamilton for the screen. We’ve covered the glorious trailer and the fact that Disney moved the release of the film up a full year. Now, we can share how Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway juggernaut actually plays on screen. Folks, you’ll probably be unsurprised to find out that as a movie, Hamilton slaps.

How They “Live-Captured” Hamilton

In this new clip from the upcoming film version of Hamilton, which is coming to Disney + on July 3, you’ll be able to feel a little bit of the magic that existed in the theater for all those folks who got to see Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster Broadway musical. Yet as compelling as this clip is, and as great as it looks, it doesn’t quite represent what someone who got a chance to see “Hamilton”

Hamilton Trailer Brings Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway Smash Into Your Home

If there is one good thing to come of what COVID-19 has done to the entertainment industry, it’s the fast-tracking of the film version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. Miranda’s Broadway juggernaut is arriving on Disney + a full year ahead of schedule, and now we’ve got the first official trailer. Miranda’s miraculous musical, which began its’ run on Broadway in 2015, has been a very hard ticket to get (not that there are tickets to be had these days).

Hamilton Movie Will Premiere on Disney+ a Full Year Earlier Than Planned

Good news is few and far between these days, so we’ll take it where we can get it. And this, ladies and gentlemen, is good news. The movie version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton is arriving on Disney+ a full year (and change) earlier than originally planned. Hamilton will now stream on July 3, 2020, instead of the originally slated release of October 15, 2021. Miranda himself shared the news on Twitter:

It’s only a matter of time…