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Larson died at 32 from a heart condition and
received three posthumous Tony Awards for "Rent". Although the
original "Tick, Tick... BOOM!" was a solo piece, the
autobiographical production has expanded over the years.
"I look calm but I'm freaking out," Miranda told Reuters at the
premiere, paying tribute to Larson. "I'm very anxious for the
world to see it. This is such a labor of love. I've always said
'If they only let me make one movie', I'm really glad it's this
one because I owe Jonathan Larson a debt I could never repay.
He's the guy who inspired me to write musicals."
The film also represents a first for Andrew Garfield who plays
Larson as he had to learn how to sing.
"It was just a beautiful opportunity that I got to learn a skill
that I hadn't explored and it's a whole other form of expression
that I get to now continue," Garfield said. "It's healing.
Singing is healing. I love it so much."
Miranda talked about how much he enjoys directing films, saying
he hoped to make more musical movies.
"I've wanted to be a film director since I was three years old.
This is my first love," said Miranda, who's best known for
writing musicals.
"I want to make more musical films," he added. "I worked really
hard at getting good at this very particular thing which is
writing musicals, and it was wonderful figuring out how the
skillset adapts to directing."
"Tick, Tick... BOOM" will play in cinemas from Nov. 12 before
streaming on Netflix from Nov. 19.
(Reporting by Sandra Stojanovic and Rollo Ross; Editing by
Karishma Singh and Robert Birsel)
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