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Ben Platt reprises his role as Evan Hansen in the highly-anticipated Dear Evan Hansen movie adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical of the same name.
The story follows Platt as Evan, a high school student with social anxiety who gets caught in a lie when a letter he wrote to himself is found in the pocket of a classmate who died by suicide. The situation then brought him closer to the departed’s family.
In the trailer released by Universal Pictures on Wednesday, May 19, Platt is heard singing the musical’s breakout song “You Will Be Found.” Dear Evan Hansen movie also stars Julianne Moore, Amy Adams, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Demarius Copes, Nik Dodani, Danny Pino, and Colton Ryan.
Platt told Vanity Fair that there are new scenes in the film adaptation that weren’t seen in the musical. “I think the main change, other than the fact that there are two new songs, is a kind of extended third act of the film in which we get to see a little bit more of Evan’s repentance and redemption and the work that he does subsequently to make amends,” he said.
The Perks of Being A Wallflower’s Stephen Chbosky will direct the adaptation. He said that Dear Evan Hansens has given him the chance to explore themes of forgiveness, acceptance, and mental health issues.
“When I take on a movie, I want it to do some good in the world. I want it to do some good in the world. I want to help those people who might feel isolated, who might feel lonely or exposed,” he said to Vanity Fair.
The Dear Evan Hansen musical won six Tony Awards, including Platt’s win for Best Actor in a Musical.
The film is now slated to premiere on September 24, 2021. – Rappler.com
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