The first trailer for ‘Hamilton’ is here

Hey Hamilton fans—and those would-be fans of the musical phenomenon who were never able to score tickets—a minute-long teaser trailer of the film’s upcoming release has been shared so rise up and do not throw away your shot to get in on the excitement. Don’t get those references? You will soon enough.The trailer may be brief but it packs major excitement with those who have been giddy since Disney announced the release, which isn't technically a new offering but footage of the actual Broadway show starring its creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. When it debuted in 2015, Hamilton took the world by storm and captured many awards in the process, shedding new light on the historic American founding father that was Alexander Hamilton. Meanwhile, the diverse casting and storyline that positions the U.S. as a country founded by immigrants became major talking points as more and more celebrities started urging others to see the powerful show.

July 3 on @disneyplus, #Hamilfilm.

May you always be satisfied... pic.twitter.com/42ecf0XkHO— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) June 22, 2020

The film’s release is especially relevant given the current social climate calling for the end of systemic racism and injustice, lead by the Black Lives Matter movement, and worldwide discussions about white privilege and the need for real change.[video_embed id='1981927']RELATED: Kurt Cobain's guitar sells for $6 million[/video_embed]But it also gives everyone at home a chance to experience the magic of theatre while theatres everywhere remain closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Bonus: the entire original cast is featured including Leslie Odom Jr., Chris Jackson, Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jonathan Groff, and Daveed Diggs alongside Miranda, as Alexander Hamilton, in the movie. In other words, viewers everywhere will feel like they too were “in the room where it happened.”The rap-musical was originally supposed to hit theatres on October 15 but Disney moved the release up in the wake of COVID-19. According to Variety the company paid $75 million to own the rights, which is roughly six million per trophy that the show earned at the 2016 Tony Awards (the play won 11 of its 16 nominations, including best musical, and it also won the Pulitzer Prize for drama that year).“No one can predict the way a work is received and the way Hamilton has been received has surpassed everyone’s wildest dreams,” Miranda told Good Morning America on June 22. “But our biggest issue has always been accessibility. And so I’m really glad we had the luxury to basically shoot an independent film in our first year and now the world can see what it felt like to be in that room.”

RISE UP if you’re excited for #Hamilfilm to stream on @disneyplus on July 3! @lin_manuel takes us through the groundbreaking filming process of the musical special. ⭐️ https://t.co/bRwIBvhrgP pic.twitter.com/nSeaMuiRhR

— Good Morning America (@GMA) June 22, 2020

The movie version of Hamilton was shot over a three-day period in 2016. Cameras captured the action during a Sunday matinee, and then the cast and crew kept working through their day off to get the close-ups and other necessary camera angles. Cameras were also present for the Tuesday night show, grabbing any last-minute scenes before everything was edited down.Miranda is currently working on a big-screen adaptation of his other musical, In the Heights (which hits theatres next summer), and he has inked a deal with Disney on a new animated musical set in Colombia with the same crew that did Zootopia.[video_embed id='-1']BEFORE YOU GO: Grandson makes TikTok video with grandma even while physical distancing[/video_embed]