CREED Director Ryan Coogler Wants to Helm Movie Adaptation of HAMILTON

In an interview with Vanity Fair, Ryan Coogler, director of the Rocky reboot CREED, as well as the recent acclaimed film FRUITVALE STATION, revealed that he would love to take the reins on a film adaptation of Broadway's Hamilton.

The 29-year-old saw the hit Broadway show Sunday evening and even hung out with its star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda following the performance.

Speaking at a dinner for Oscar voters held Monday night in New York City, Coogler shared that he'd love to be the lucky guy to take on directing duties for the project. "I think anyone who ever picked up a camera would," he said, adding, "That's all people are talking about in California right now."

Unfortunately for him, the subject of a big screen adaptation of Hamilton was not something he discussed with Miranda during their backstage chat.

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The new musical Hamilton has book, music and lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winning composerLin-Manuel Miranda, who also plays the title role. The musical is directed by Thomas Kail, with choreography by Andy Blankenbuehler and music direction and orchestrations by Alex Lacamoire. Hamilton is inspired by Ron Chernow's biography "Alexander Hamilton."

The cast of Hamilton is comprised of Lin-Manuel Miranda (Alexander Hamilton), Daveed Diggs(Marquis De Lafayette,Thomas Jefferson), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler),Christopher Jackson (George Washington),Jonathan Groff (King George), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Peggy Schuyler, Maria Reynolds), Javier Muñoz (Hamilton alternate), Okieriete Onaodowan(Hercules Mulligan, James Madison), Leslie Odom, Jr. (Aaron Burr),Anthony Ramos(John Laurens, PhilipHamilton) and Phillipa Soo (Eliza Hamilton).

HAMILTON is the acclaimed new musical about the scrappy young immigrant Alexander Hamilton, the $10 Founding Father who forever changed America with his revolutionary ideas and actions. During his life cut too short, he served as George Washington's chief aide, was the first Treasury Secretary, a loving husband and father, despised by his fellow Founding Fathers and shot to death by Aaron Burr in their legendary duel.

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