Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has officially announced that it will release on 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Jon M. Chu's In the Heights (2021), starring Anthony Ramos, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace, Corey Hawkins, and Olga Merediz. The two releases will be available for purchase on August 31.
Studio description: The creator of "Hamilton" and the director of "Crazy Rich Asians" invite you to the event of the summer, where the streets are made of music and little dreams become big... "In the Heights."
Lights up on Washington Heights...The scent of a cafecito caliente hangs in the air just outside of the 181st Street subway stop, where a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies this vibrant and tight-knit community. At the intersection of it all is the likeable, magnetic bodega owner Usnavi (Anthony Ramos), who saves every penny from his daily grind as he hopes, imagines and sings about a better life.
"In the Heights" fuses Lin-Manuel Miranda's kinetic music and lyrics with director Jon M. Chu's lively and authentic eye for storytelling to capture a world very much of its place, but universal in its experience.
"In the Heights" stars Anthony Ramos ("A Star is Born," Broadway's "Hamilton"), Corey Hawkins ("Straight Outta Compton," "BlacKkKlansman"), singer/songwriter Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera (TV's "Vida"), Olga Merediz (Broadway's "In the Heights"), Daphne Rubin-Vega (Broadway's "Rent"), Gregory Diaz IV (Broadway's "Matilda the Musical"), Stephanie Beatriz (TV's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"), Dascha Polanco (TV's "Orange is the New Black") and Jimmy Smits (the "Star Wars" films).
Chu is directing the film from a screenplay by Quiara Alegrķa Hudes; it is based on the musical stage play, with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, book by Quiara Alegrķa Hudes and concept by Miranda. "In the Heights" is produced by Miranda and Hudes, together with Scott Sanders, Anthony Bregman and Mara Jacobs. David Nicksay and Kevin McCormick served as executive producers.
Behind the camera, Chu is reuniting with his "Crazy Rich Asians" production designer, Nelson Coates, and editor, Myron Kerstein. He is also collaborating with director of photography Alice Brooks (TV's "The Walking Dead") and costume designer Mitchell Travers ("Eighth Grade"). The choreography is by Christopher Scott, who previously teamed with Chu on the award-winning "The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers."
"In the Heights" was filmed in New York, primarily on location in the dynamic community of Washington Heights.
Special Features and Technical Specs:
DOLBY ATMOS AUDIO TRACK
Paciencia y Fe: Making in the Heights
Paciencia y Fe: When You're Home
Paciencia y Fe: Hundreds of Stories
Paciencia y Fe: Alza La Bandera/Raise the Flag
Paciencia y Fe: Wepa!
Paciencia y Fe: That Music in the Air
Paciencia y Fe: Who Keeps our Legacies
In the Heights Sing-a-long
96,000 Sing-a-long
Optional English SDH, Latin Spanish, Parisian French, Castilian Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finish, Danish, Korean, Cantonese, Complex Chinese Italian, Italian SDH, and Japanese subtitles for the main feature