In The Heights will be filming next summer on location in NYC’s Washington Heights.
Deadline reports that the upcoming feature adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning play In the Heights has attached Straight Outta Compton star Corey Hawkins as one of its lead characters, Benny.
Miranda portrayed the lead role of Usnavi in the Broadway musical, and also wrote the music and lyrics.
In the novel and play, Benny is the only character who doesn’t speak Spanish.