The First Trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In The Heights’ Drops
We’ve been waiting months for the long-awaited trailer for In The Heights, the first screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical and it’s finally here! But unlike most film trailers these days, which are normally released on the internet, Miranda understood the importance of having it shown in the actual neighborhood that inspired it all —
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Warner Bros. Pictures trailer launch event for IN THE HEIGHTS, 809 Restaurant & Lounge, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY, USA- 11 Dec 2019
Warner Bros. Pictures trailer launch event for IN THE HEIGHTS, 809 Restaurant & Lounge, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY, USA- 11 Dec 2019
It was so refreshing to see Latinx actors playing leads roles and those roles for once not feeding into negative stereotypes. Instead, they showcase how multi-dimensional we are as people. We can grow up in an area like Washington Heights, be proud of our roots and where our parents came from, speak Spanglish, speak slang, listen to hip-hop while also enjoying Broadway musicals, kick it with our friends on the block and still be philosophical, articulate, and highly driven individuals. We know this about ourselves. But it’s about time the rest of the world caught up and understood that and this film definitely gives folks an opportunity to tune into that.
