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Dear Evan Hansen (2021)

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Last year’s multiple Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen which won not only Best Musical but Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical for Ben Platt and Rachel Bay Jones, respectively, is on its way to becoming a film. Stephen Chbosky, who directed last year’s sleeper worldwide box office hit Wonder, has been in conversations to direct, and negotiations have just begun. There is no start date as yet.

The story that explores the themes of teen suicide and mental illness, is about a high schooler plagued with social anxiety who concocts a story to become closer to the family of one of his classmates who committed suicide. It’s still uncertain whether Ben Platt will reprise his role.

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul — the talented team who not only won that Tony for music and lyrics for Dear Evan Hansen, but also wrote the music for The Greatest Showman — sold the rights to Universal Pictures. Marc Platt and Adam Siegel are producing through Marc Platt Productions while Pasek, Paul, and Steven Levenson (original author of Dear Evan Hansen who won the Tony for Best Book of a Musical for his work) are expected to be executive producers and Levenson will write.
Source: https://deadline.com/2018/11/dear-evan- ... 202222391/
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The music in this show is great- I'm definitely interested in this! I've been meaning to read the newly-released novel, too.
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Casting news.

Kaitlyn Dever In Talks For Universal Movie Adaptation Of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’
https://deadline.com/2020/06/kaitlyn-de ... 202955736/

Universal’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Adaptation Adds ‘The Hate You Give’ Star Amandla Stenberg
https://deadline.com/2020/08/universals ... 203015188/

Nik Dodani and Colton Ryan Join Universal’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Adaptation
https://deadline.com/2020/08/nik-dodani ... 203017780/

Amy Adams Joins Universal’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Adaptation
https://deadline.com/2020/08/amy-adams- ... 203025676/

Danny Pino Joins ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Movie At Universal Pictures
https://deadline.com/2020/08/danny-pino ... 203026140/

Julianne Moore Joins Universal’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Movie
https://deadline.com/2020/09/julianne-m ... 203028675/

‘Dear Evan Hansen’: Universal Pic Adds Broadway ‘Mean Girls’ Actor DeMarius Copes
https://deadline.com/2020/09/dear-evan- ... 234570998/

Gerald Caesar Joins ‘Dear Evan Hansen
https://deadline.com/2020/09/the-soundi ... 234583201/

‘West Side Story’s Isaac Powell Joins Universal’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Movie
https://deadline.com/2020/11/isaac-powe ... 234613075/

Universal’s ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Pic Gets Theatrical Release Date
https://deadline.com/2021/01/dear-evan- ... 234683675/

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Movie Adds Newcomer Liz Kate to Cast
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/dear ... 234794385/

Ben Platt on possible return for Dear Evan Hansen film: 'It's a toss-up at this point'
https://ew.com/movies/dear-evan-hansen- ... my-fallon/
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Trailer! I am crying!

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Articles.

Ben Platt Reveals Dear Evan Hansen Film Will Have a Rewritten Ending and Two New Songs
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/B ... s-20210821

How Ben Platt and Kaitlyn Dever brought Dear Evan Hansen from stage to screen
https://ew.com/movies/dear-evan-hansen- ... lyn-dever/

Dear Evan Hansen star Nik Dodani on tailoring Jared to his own identity
https://ew.com/movies/dear-evan-hansen- ... interview/

How Amandla Stenberg wrote a new song for Dear Evan Hansen
https://ew.com/movies/amandla-stenberg- ... -new-song/

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Oral History: How Broadway’s Biggest Hit Since ‘Hamilton’ Became an Awards Season Movie
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 235005684/

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Director Stephen Chbosky Talks Bringing Broadway to the Big Screen
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 235008217/

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Director on Ben Platt’s Return to the Role: “It Was Him or Nothing”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 235019353/

Behind the On-Set Recording of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’s Musical Numbers
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movie ... 235019592/

Director Stephen Chbosky on Chasing ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ Premiering at TIFF and Cutting Songs
https://variety.com/2021/film/features/ ... 235056696/

Ben Platt Wore His Original Shirt From the ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Musical in the Film
https://variety.com/2021/artisans/award ... 235058196/

Ben Platt, Amy Adams and Amandla Stenberg on ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ Social Media Toxicity — and the Best Broadway Songs for Karaoke
https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dear ... 235069237/

Ben Platt Recalls Playing Evan Hansen for the First Time
https://variety.com/video/ben-platt-dear-evan-hansen/

‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Star Ben Platt Makes Return To Iconic Role And Hopes The Film is “Cathartic”
https://deadline.com/video/dear-evan-ha ... ff-studio/

Ben Platt Is Done With ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ After Movie Role – No, Really
https://www.thewrap.com/ben-platt-dear- ... -end-role/

‘Dear Evan Hansen': Musical Numbers Were the ‘Most Dangerous Thing’ to Shoot During the Pandemic
https://www.thewrap.com/evan-hansen-pro ... -pandemic/

Director Stephen Chbosky on ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ Why He Created a New Ending, and Ben Platt’s Fantastic Performance
https://collider.com/dear-evan-hansen-n ... interview/

Stephen Chbosky on ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and Making Sure the Audience Never Loses Empathy for Evan
https://collider.com/dear-evan-hansen-d ... interview/

Ben Platt on ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ How He Can Sing Through Tears, and the Changes From the Stage
https://collider.com/ben-platt-dear-eva ... interview/

Julianne Moore and Amy Adams on ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and Why Adams Always Cries When Talking About the Film
https://collider.com/dear-evan-hansen-a ... interview/

Amandla Stenberg on ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ and Getting to Write a New Song for the Film With Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
https://collider.com/amandla-stenberg-d ... interview/

'Dear Evan Hansen': Kaitlyn Dever Pinpoints Her Guiding Light While Capturing Zoe's Whirlwind of Emotions
https://collider.com/dear-evan-hansen-k ... explained/

How the Cast Members of ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Found Their Voices
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/movi ... -sing.html
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Eek.
'Dear Evan Hansen' adaptation is 'a total misfire,' 'one of the worst movie-musicals ever made,' critics say
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2021/09/10/dea ... sical.html
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Wow. That's harsh.
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That is surprising. I thought it looked alright. I mean, I wasn't expecting a *great* movie, but it looked worth seeing once for Platt anyway.
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Yikes. I also thought it looked okay, but I guess this might be one of those stage musicals that doesn't really work as well on screen.

The review also mentioned that Platt looked too old, which is something I was very worried about. I know he got a lot of acclaim (and awards) for this role, and could probably still get away with playing a teenager on stage, but on screen it just didn't seem to work. Especially since they cast way younger looking actors in the roles of the other 'teenagers'. Hope it's still not as bad as it seems though.
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I rented this and now...I want to buy it. It was that good. Everything in the movie was perfect. Perfect starting song with a character I was perhaps a little annoyed at how whiny and weak he seemed, but then I felt sorry for him and was on his side. Absolutely fantastic opening song. I realized Ben Platt is a far better singer than I could ever hope to be and it wasn't just the song that was good but his voice. Colton Ryan was adorable as the troubled kid Evan gets involved with and I secretly wished there was a romance between them (and you almost feel their made up friendship could have been). Amy Adams was such a dear mother, I really liked her, except for one bit I'll get to later. Nik Dodani was, well, a character I didn't like because he was a mean friend to Evan. I didn't understand why he even talked to Evan if he didn't want to be associated with him. I liked Kaitlyn Dever. I liked Amandla Stenberg. But really, what was the best was the story, the songs, and Ben Platt's performance. I can see why he won the Tony for best leading actor in a musical, and hope he gets at least some nominations come awards season. I didn't cry, but towards the end when Evan starts really getting to know Connor by looking up stuff about him, and when Connor plays the guitar and his family sees, I did tear up. I didn't like that Connor's mom never stays close to Evan after some time after Evan apologized and later gives her that video, and I didn't get why Amy Adams would smile for a moment when she tells Evan she thinks he should go, but that was it.. I can see why this musical won Best Musical and Best Score. Ben Platt was not too old for me to lose myself in this movie, and I say all the critics saying the movie was bad are wrong. This film is a masterpiece. I hope I can buy it.
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I'm glad you enjoyed it, Duster. :) I hope I will, too, whenever I finally see it. I used to not always like Ben Platt. I think the first time I saw him was some years back. He used to be cleanshaven then and... I know it's mean, but his face was very creepy and clown-like to me, I'm not sure what it was. I know nobody can control the way their face looks. But then he grew facial hair out and he looks so handsome that way. His voice wasn't one I liked right away, but the more I've heard him perform, the more I've come to like him. He seemed really sweet when he was on The View some weeks ago.
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Thanks, DD. I hope you get to see it someday soon. It's ok you thought he looked creepy. We can't help what we feel about physical appearances. I'm glad you like his appearance and his voice and who is much better now. :)
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I know next to nothing about the musical other than the basic plotline--never heard any music. So...yeah. I didn't care for this. I don't think it was even the movie itself, just the music that was kind of disappointing--I'm not talking about Platt, but the material. I thought all the actors were fine--Ben Platt, Amy Adams, the guy from Cold Case as the dad, etc. I did kind of certain parts of the music (most of the first song, the Black girl's song, the song where he wrote the fake e-mails), but it wasn't anything I'd care to hear again. And there were so many hard-to-watch moments throughout this film because of the story (the one where Evan is lying to the family at the table while breaking into song). I assume it's a pretty faithful adaptation of the musical, so in that sense it's a success. I just didn't like it--meaning I doubt I would've liked the musical either. How good the film is depends on how much you like the musical, I imagine.

I had actually bought Ben Platt's first solo album a day before watching this. I'd had it saved on DVR for a while, but with that long of a runtime, I had to build myself up to watching it. If I didn't like it while I was in the middle of a Ben Platt high, I know I never will. :lol:
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Ohhh, sorry you didn't like it. I'm glad you can see it's the musical and story and music you didn't like, not so much the movie and actors. I recently bought it. I don't re-watch many movies, this one probably won't be re-watched by me very much at all, but I bought since it moved me so much the two times I did watch it, and I said I would buy it, plus I wanted to support the movie. Where did you DVR it from?!
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I did think it had some moving parts (like when Evan revealed his accident at the tree had been a suicide attempt). I DVRed it when there was a free HBO weekend for Passover / Easter a few weeks ago--same way I was able to see Dune.
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Oh, I am so glad at least some parts moved you! Yes, I agree, that part is moving.

Oh, so that's how you saw those films! Cool!
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