"Hamilton" performed by the original Broadway cast could be headed to film and several top studios are reportedly locked in a bidding war for the movie rights, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit Broadway musical grossed nearly $400 million in New York since opening in 2015 and has won numerous accolades including 11 Tony Awards and a Grammy.
The inspiring production repaints the story of U.S. founding father and secretary of treasury Alexander Hamilton through song and rap that took seven years to write, according to CNBC News.
Now several studios are interested in bringing the production to the big screen.
However, unlike other movies that were adapted from stage productions specifically for film, the "Hamilton" movie will showcase the recording of a 2016 show made over two nights in New York, The Wall Street Journal noted.
An anonymous source explained that the recording features the original cast and is an exact replica of the Broadway production, which means that even the intermission is included in the movie.
According to insiders with knowledge of the deal talks, the worldwide theatrical rights for the movie could sell for over $50 million and reps have started screening the recording to interested buyers, which reportedly include Warner Bros, Twentieth Century Fox and possibly even Netflix.
The streaming service just bought rights to stream Bruce Springsteen's "Springsteen on Broadway" in December, Vulture noted, so it makes sense that it would be interested in the rights to "Hamilton."
Those hoping to watch the movie are in for a wait though.
Sources said that sellers are not intending to release the recording in theaters, or have it streamed, until at least 2020 or 2021, according to Vulture.
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