Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks LITTLE MERMAID Reboot; Secret Project for Disney!

Straight off his work alongside Disney's chief creative officer John Lasseter and MOANA directors John Musker and Ron Clements, HAMILTON creator Lin-Manuel Miranda spoke to Vulture and revealed that he is currently joining forces with 'Zootopia' co-director Byron Howard on a new, original animated film.

"That's the fun thing about working with someone and having it go well - you go, 'Okay, what else can we do?'" Miranda tells the site. "Lasseter took me aside and said, 'I have an idea: Here's Byron, and you guys should start talking.'" Miranda would not divulge any further details on the secret project except to share, "We literally haven't gotten in the room yet, but we're plotting."

The Tony winner also discusses Disney's recently announced live-action THE LITTLE MERMAID, for which he will reportedly pen new songs alongside Oscar winner Alan Menken. "We're in super-early talks," he explains. "I literally don't have a title for what my job on The Little Mermaid is yet. Right now, it's the guy who wears the 'don't mess it up' hat. If I could sign a contract with that job title on it, that would be great! But that's sort of where we are."

He continues, "if this requires new music, I'm here for that, and if this requires me weighing in on who makes this thing, I'm here for that. If this requires me just saying, 'That doesn't look like it's underwater,' I'm even here for that! It's going to be a huge challenge to not make it feel uncanny valley-ish." Asked if he would consider starring in the highly anticipated project, Miranda replies, "I'm such a fan that I can't picture where I'd fit into that universe. But no matter what, I'm here for the ride."

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Lin-Manuel Miranda is currently filming MARY POPPINS for Disney, opposite Emily Blunt. He recently composed original music for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS, and his original music will be featured in Disney's upcoming animated film MOANA.

Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the musical In the Heights, which opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in March 2008. His written work for the show earned him numerous accolades, including the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Score and the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Miranda's performance in the show's lead role of Usnavi earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

This year, Miranda received multiple TONY AWARDS for his work on HAMILTON. He is a 2015 recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Award, and received the 2016 Edward Kennedy Prize for Drama.

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