Currently, Pulitzer-Prize winner and "Hamilton" creator and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda has his hands full. Miranda is involved a number of new Disney projects, the first of which is another animated feature with Byron Howard, the co-director of "Zootopia".
The "Hamilton" star is also set to appear in "Mary Poppins Returns" with Colin Firth, Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep. Along with these projects, Lin-Manuel Miranda is also to be involved as well in the live action version of "The Little Mermaid". According to Deadline,
Sony has settled with a December 18 2020 opening for this project. "Vivo" is the story of a capuchin monkey who embarks on a journey from Havana to Florida in search of freedom. The movie will undoubtedly be chock-full musical sequences and new catchy tunes. Miranda has already written eleven songs for the animated film.
"Vivo" is written by Manuel's collaborator in "In The Heights", Quara Alegria Hudes. The pair had developed the story and the songs previously with DreamWorks but was shelved for some time. After the success of "Hamilton" the project was revived and put in fast track.
"Vivo" will be directed by "The Croods" director Kirk De Micco. Set to direct "The Croods 2" previously, the sequel to the hit animated caveman movie was cancelled by Dreamworks just last month. This put De Micco in a good place to ride along the trend and direct Lin-Manuel Miranda's new movie. As for the songs, the "Hamilton" writer and actor has finished writing the songs but will have to go through the different adjustments as time goes by right up until its release.
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