Our hosts check out the trailer for the movie adaptation of Dear Evan Hansen, an upcoming American musical teen drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky, and adapted for the screen by Steven Levenson from his and Benj Pasek & Justin Paul's 2015 stage musical of the same name. A Universal Pictures/Marc Platt production, the film stars Platt's son, Ben Platt, reprising his performance in the title role, which he originated on stage. The film's ensemble cast also includes Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Nik Dodani, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino, Julianne Moore and Amy Adams.
Premise:
When Evan Hansen, a high school student with social anxiety disorder, has a therapeutic self-intended letter stolen by a classmate, who later dies by suicide, their family mistakes it for being sent to Evan by their son. Evan inserts himself into the boy's past, throwing him into a series of duplicitous and confrontational events.
It is scheduled to be released on September 24, 2021, by Universal Pictures.
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Ellie and Simon Rice host movie events and parties for the Alamo Drafthouse movie theaters, introducing movies they love, talking trivia and hosting goofy competitions to win prizes.
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