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Ben Platt Is Down to Star in the Dear Evan Hansen Movie, So Let's Make It Happen

30/09/2019 - 02:30 PM

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 11:  Ben Platt performs with the cast of

Today is going to be a great day, and here's why: Broadway's Dear Evan Hansen is getting turned into a movie [1]! In November 2018, it was announced that Universal Pictures had acquired film rights for the hit musical. Stephen Chbosky, who directed the 2017 film Wonder, is in talks to direct with Marc Platt and Adam Siegel as producers. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who wrote the music and lyrics for the musical, will also serve as executive producers, and Dear Evan Hansen's playwright Steven Levenson will write the script.

Of course, the question on everyone's minds is, will Ben Platt return as the title character [2]? Well, it's certainly a possibility. While promoting his upcoming Netflix series The Politician [3], which reunites him with Dear Evan Hansen costar [4] Laura Dreyfuss, the actor admitted that he is definitely ready to get back into that iconic blue-striped shirt and arm cast.

Although he admitted the timing around filming is still "very unclear," he said he would love to reprise the character that earned him his first Tony award [5] and helped him rise to superstardom [6]. "I think it would be a really special way to say goodbye to that character if it all works out," he told People. "Obviously we would just have to collectively forgive me for not being an 18-year-old anymore. But I'll do my best. I'll shave, I'll get scrawny. I'll do what I can. But I think, if that were to happen and come together, not being a part of it wouldn't feel right.

Dear Evan Hansen gained critical acclaim when it first premiered on Broadway in New York City in December 2016. In addition to tackling themes like depression, anxiety, and loneliness, the musical also won six Tony Awards, including best musical. While there's currently no release date for the film, you can check out the musical when it opens in London in November 2019 [7]!

Tickets are on sale now.


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