‘Hamilton’ Moves to Disney Plus, Leaving Movie Theaters in the Lurch

Lin-Manuel Miranda promises to do better about speaking out on all his social media platforms.

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda took to social media Saturday night to issue an apology for taking part in the "moral failure" of not speaking up amid the ongoing protests taking place across the nation over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. "We spoke out on the day of the Pulse shooting.

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda took to social media Saturday night to issue an apology for taking part in the "moral failure" of not speaking up amid the ongoing protests taking place across the nation over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis."We spoke out on the day of the Pulse shooting. We spoke out when Vice President Mike Pence came to our show 10 days after the election.

By Greg Evans

By Tom Tapp

CAA has organized a committee of theaters, studios, and filmmakers to create a campaign around cinemas re-opening.

France will allow cinemas to reopen June 22, the government disclosed Thursday. The move was part of a general relaxing of lockdown measures unveiled amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

France’s movie theaters will be allowed to re-open from June 22, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced this evening. This is earlier than expected, as French Culture Minister Franck Riester said this week that cinemas were eyeing a July 1 re-start. The decision was made in concert with the industry, Philippe said today, in order to allow exhibitors and distributors to organize concerted national campaigns. Social distancing measures will be in place, though Philippe did not elaborate.

Before there was or, Lin-Manuel Miranda was the co-founder and member of a hip-hop improv troupe called Freestyle Love Supreme alongside director Thomas Kail and beatboxer Anthony Veneziale. Their performances eventually went from the streets to screen, for a short-lived TV series on Pivot, and finally to the Broadway stage, where the three reunited with performers like Christopher Jackson for a limited run at Booth Theatre in New York City during the fall of 2019. 

By Elsa Keslassy

Drive-in entertainment is having a moment.

Melanie Parker didn’t know what to expect when she reopened Sweet Onion Cinemas in Vidalia, Ga., shortly after the governor lifted the stay-at-home order. It’s been a few weeks now, and the attendance numbers are pretty dismal.

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By Leo Barraclough

ABC has brought back its Wonderful World of Disney banner for a series of theatrical movies that will air on the network. The four films will run on Wednesday nights for four weeks. The first installment, with Disney Animation

Let's get ready to Hulu! The streaming service has released its slate of arrivals for the month of June, and there are some promising Hulu originals, some great shows from other networks, and some classic movies coming online.

By Greg Evans

The filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s historical stage musical Hamilton will debut in July (2020) on the Disney+ streaming service, rather than in cinemas next year as planned.

The filmed version of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s historical stage musical Hamilton will debut in July on the Disney+ streaming service, rather than in cinemas next year as planned.