Lin-Manuel Miranda to direct 'Octet' movie musical

Composer/lyricist Dave Malloy will adapt his show, which won numerous awards when it premiered off Broadway in 2019, for the screen.

Summary

• Lin-Manuel Miranda will direct a film version of Dave Malloy's musical Octet
• Malloy will adapt his award-winning show about eight people with internet addictions
• Octet marks Miranda's second feature film as a director
• Casting has yet to be announced

Lin-Manuel Miranda has confirmed his next film directing project: an adaptation of Dave Malloy's musical Octet, with release dates and casting to be announced.

Octet is an a cappella musical centered on eight internet-obsessed people who meet in a church basement, lock their phones in a box, and share their struggles with digital dependency. The show premiered off Broadway with Signature Theatre in 2019, winning Outstanding Musical prizes at the Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards, among numerous other accolades. Malloy will adapt his show for the screen.

The Octet movie will mark Miranda's second movie as a director. The Hamilton and In the Heights creator made his film directorial debut in 2021 with another movie musical: the Oscar-nominated tick, tick... BOOM! starring Andrew Garfield.

“I haven’t stopped thinking about Octet since I saw [director] Annie Tippe’s premiere production in November of 2019," Miranda said in a statement. "Dave Malloy’s score is versatile, brilliant and grows more relevant with each passing year. It won’t leave me alone so here we are.”

"I am over the moon that Lin-Manuel is turning Octet into a movie!" Malloy said in a statement. "I was utterly gobsmacked by his work on tick, tick... BOOM!, and feel so honored to have such a beacon of the musical theatre world bring this piece into a new life. As a brilliant storyteller, fellow internet junkie, and dear friend, I know he's going to make something amazing. And our cast is completely ridiculous."

Octet is produced by 5000 Broadway Productions, Miranda's production company; Julie Oh; John Skidmore for Best Kept Secret Productions; and Luis A. Miranda, Jr. (president of 5000 Broadway Productions). Executive producers are Johnny Holland, Owen Panettieri, and Diana DiMenna. The film is being financed and executive produced by Sander Jacobs, Caren Jacobs, TodayTix Group, Jeffrey Seller, Teresa Tsai, and John Gore.

Photo credit: Lin-Manuel Miranda and Dave Malloy. (Miranda photo courtesy of Disney; Malloy photo by Rebecca Greenfield)