Which musical adaptations are coming to our screen?

Coming in 2020-2021 Everybody’s talking about jamie – January 22, 2021 Directed by Jonathan Butterell, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is an adaptation of Tom MacRae and Dan Gillespie Sells’ hit musical about a teenager who embraces drag to overcome bullying at school. The cast features Max Hardwood as Jamie, Rochard E. Grant as Loco Channelle as well as Sharon Horgan and Sarah Lancashire. In The Heights – June 18, 2021 Based on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hit musical, In The Heights is directed by Jon M. Chu with a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The movie tells the peculiar story of the … Continue reading Which musical adaptations are coming to our screen?

“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” movie to hit the screen in October 2020

Words by Léna Fontaine Jamie’s name will be in shining lights once again. The movie adaptation of the UK musical sensation “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie”  is coming to theatres on October 23, 2020, as confirmed by the 20th Century Fox in a tweet. The UK musical, created by Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae, is itself based on the 2011 BBC documentary Jamie: Drag Queen at 16, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. The story follows Jamie, a young drag queen who overcomes hates and prejudices to become his own person and finally step into the spotlight. The movie will star the young … Continue reading “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie” movie to hit the screen in October 2020