The directors behind the recent musical movie adaptation of the teen comedyMean Girls, Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr., have revealed which musical they would love to bring to the big screen next:Hamilton. Speaking withComicbook.com, the filmmaking pair were quick to namedrop Lin-Manuel Miranda’s historical musical as a dream adaptation of theirs, with Perez Jr. saying she has been “screaming it from the treetops.”
“Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton. We’re screaming it from the treetops like he would. But unless maybe Lin wants to direct it, but … That would be amazing. That would be an incredible thing, too. But if he doesn’t want to direct it… We’re not throwing away our shot.”
With music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler,Hamiltonhas become a musical sensation since debuting Off-Broadway back in 2015. Based on the 2004 biography Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow,Hamiltonexplores the life of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, detailing his involvement in the American Revolution against the backdrop of the early United States. And all in singing-and-rap style that Lin-Manuel Miranda has now become so well-known for.
Hamiltonhas been met with widespread critical acclaim and has sold out theaters all over the world. During its run,Hamiltonhas received a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations, ultimately winning 11 awards, including Best Musical, as well as being awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2016.
Nothing less than a global phenomenon, there is no doubt that studios have been wondering how totransform theHamiltonmusical into a moviefor some time. And should they work it all out, Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. will be eagerly awaiting a call…
TheHamiltonBroadway musical is available to stream on Disney+.
This Year’s Mean Girls Is Based on the Musical Based on the Movie
Mean Girls (2024)
Newcomer directing pair Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. now have some experience adapting major musical projects from stage to screen. The duo this year releasedMean Girls, based on both the 2004 teen comedy and the subsequent Broadway musical of the same name.
From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes this new twist on the modern classic,Mean Girls, which follows new student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) as she is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika).
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Many movies throughout cinema history have inspired stage musical adaptations, and some of those musicals, in turn, were made into movies.
However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney), she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
While this year’sMean Girlswas met with mixed reviews, the musicalhas done well at the box office, earning a worldwide total of $103.5 million.
Mean Girlsis out now in theaters and was released digitally on August 01, 2025.
