The following is a list of stage musicals announced to be adapted as films.
NOW PLAYING
THE COLOR PURPLE
• Release Date: December 25, 2023
• Production Company: Warner Bros.
• Screenplay: Marcus Gardley
• Director: Blitz Bazawule
• Cast: Fantasia Barrino, Halle Bailey, Jon Batiste, Danielle Brooks, Ciara, Deon Cole, Colman Domingo, Aunjanue Ellis, Louis Gossett Jr., David Alan Grier, Corey Hawkins, Taraji P. Henson, H.E.R., Stephen Hill, Tamela Mann, Elizabeth Marvel, Phylicia Mpasi
• An adaptation of Marsha Norman, Brenda Russell, Allee Willis, and Stephen Bray's musical based on the Alice Walker novel.
• Trailer
• Latest Update: The Color Purple Leads NAACP Image Award Nominations (1/25/2024)
MEAN GIRLS
• Release Date: January 12, 2024
• Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Broadway Video, Little Stranger
• Screenplay: Tina Fey
• Directors: Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne
• Cast: Reneé Rapp, Angourie Rice, Mahi Alam, Avantika, Christopher Briney, Auli’i Cravalho, Tina Fey, Jenna Fischer, Jon Hamm, Tim Meadows, Busy Phillips, Connor Ratliff, Jaquel Spivey, and Bebe Wood
• An adaptation of Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond, and Nell Benjamin's musical based on the 2004 film comedy.
• Trailer
• Latest Update: Watch Reneé Rapp Perform Mean Girls' 'Not My Fault' on Saturday Night Live (1/22/2024)
IN POST-PRODUCTION
WICKED
• Release Date: November 27, 2024 (Part 1); November 26, 2025 (Part 2)
• Production Company: Universal Pictures, Marc Platt Productions
• Screenplay: Winnie Holzman
• Director: Jon M. Chu
• Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh
• An adaptation of Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman's popular musical about the life of the Wicked Witch of the West.
• Latest Update: 'It's Imperative That You Come and Join Us': Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Had to Convince Michelle Yeoh to Join Wicked Film (1/25/2024)
IN PRE-PRODUCTION
GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
• Production Company: Blueprint Pictures
• Screenplay: Conor McPherson
• Director: Conor McPherson
• Cast: Olivia Colman, Chlöe Bailey, Tosin Cole, Woody Harrelson
• An adaptation of Conor McPherson's musical featuring the songs of Bob Dylan.
• Latest Update: Olivia Colman, Chlöe Bailey, Tosin Cole, Woody Harrelson Will Star in Girl From the North Country Film (2/6/2023)
IN DEVELOPMENT
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
• Producers: Walt Disney Pictures, Rideback
• Screenplay: TBA
• Director: TBA
• Cast: TBA
• An adaptation of William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin's musical about a middle school spelling bee.
• Latest Update: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Movie in the Works From Disney (4/23/2021)
BARE: A POP OPERA
• Producers: Hillary Butorac Weaver, Janet Billig Rich
• Screenplay: Kristin Hanggi
• Director: Kristin Hanggi
• Cast: TBA
• An adaptation of Jon Hartmere, Jr. and Damon Intrabartolo's musical about the struggles of two gay high school students at a Catholic boarding school.
• Latest Update: Bare: A Pop Opera Film Adaptation in the Works (1/2/2018)
BE MORE CHILL
• Production Company: 21 Laps, Berlanti Productions
• Screenplay: TBA
• Director: TBA
• Cast: TBA
• An adaptation of Joe Iconis and Joe Tracz's musical about a teenager who takes a pill that makes him more popular.
• Latest Update: Be More Chill, Headed to Broadway, Also Bound for the Big Screen (10/20/2018)
BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
• Production Company: Sony Pictures, Playtone
• Screenplay: Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg
• Director: Lisa Cholodenko
• Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones
• A film adaptation of the musical about the early life and career of singer/songwriter Carole King.
• Latest Update: Daisy Edgar-Jones Will Lead Beautiful Movie Musical as Carole King (12/15/2022)
BIG RIVER
• Screenplay: Douglas Lyons
• Director: TBA
• Cast: TBA
• A film adaptation of Roger Miller and William Hauptman's Tony Award-winning musical based on the Mark Twain novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
• Latest Update: Douglas Lyons to Adapt Big River for the Big Screen (1/16/2024)
FLOWER DRUM SONG
• Production Company: Concord Originals, 3AD, Janet Yang Productions
• Screenplay: TBA
• Director: TBA
• Cast: TBA
• A new adaptation of Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Joseph Fields' 1958 musical based on the C.Y. Lee novel.
• Latest Update: Concord Developing New Film Re-Imagining of Flower Drum Song, More With New Originals Division (8/6/2021)
FOLLIES
• Production Company: BBC Films, Heyday Films
• Screenplay: TBA
• Director: Dominic Cooke
• Cast: TBA
• An adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's musical about a reunion of former follies girls.
• Latest Update: A Movie Adaptation of Follies Is in the Works; Dominic Cooke to Direct (11/14/2019)
GUYS AND DOLLS
• Production Company: TriStar Pictures
• Screenplay: TBA
• Director: Bill Condon
• Cast: TBA
• A new film adaptation of Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows, and Jo Swerling's Tony Award-winning musical.
• Latest Update: Bill Condon Will Direct New Movie Adaptation of Guys and Dolls (7/7/2021)
GYPSY
• Production Company: New Regency
• Screenplay: TBA
• Director: Amy Sherman-Palladino
• Cast: TBA
• A new film adaptation of Jule Styne, Stephen Sondheim, and Arthur Laurents' classic musical.
• Latest Update: Gypsy Film Back in Development with Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Creator Amy Sherman-Palladino (2/7/2019)
JEKYLL & HYDE
• Production Company: Lexicon, Bluestone Entertainment, Fezziwig Studios
• Screenplay: Alexander Dinelaris
• Director: TBA
• Cast: TBA
• A film adaptation of Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse's 1997 musical.
• Latest Update: A Movie Based on Frank Wildhorn's Jekyll & Hyde Musical Is in the Works (3/19/2019)
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
• Production Company: Amazon Studios, The Really Useful Group, Scott Sanders Productions
• Screenplay: Daniel Goldfarb
• Director: Jon M. Chu
• Cast: TBA
• A film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical based on the biblical story of Joseph.
• Latest Update: Jon M. Chu to Direct New Film Adaptation of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (4/12/2023)
THE KING AND I
• Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Temple Hill, Concord
• Screenplay: TBA
• Director: TBA
• Cast: TBA
• A new film adaptation of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's Tony Award-winning musical.
• Latest Update: New The King and I Film Adaptation in the Works From Paramount (2/12/2021)
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
• Screenplay: Bill Condon
• Director: Bill Condon
• Cast: Jennifer Lopez
• A film adaptation of John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning musical, based on the novel by Manuel Puig.
• Latest Update: Jennifer Lopez to Star in Kiss of the Spider Woman Movie Musical (12/7/2023)
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
• Production Company: Blumhouse
• Screenplay: Richard Linklater and Jonathan Marc Sherman
• Director: Richard Linklater
• Cast: Beanie Feldstein, Paul Mescal, and Ben Platt
• A film adaptation of the George Furth-Stephen Sondheim musical, filmed over 20 years to recreate the amount of time the show covers.
• Latest Update: Paul Mescal Replaces Blake Jenner in Merrily We Roll Along Film (1/10/2023)
ONCE ON THIS ISLAND
• Production Company: Walt Disney Studios, Marc Platt Productions
• Screenplay: Jocelyn Bioh
• Director: Wanuri Kahiu
• Cast: TBA
• An adaptation of the Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty musical.
• Latest Update: Film Adaptation of Once On This Island in the Works at Disney+ (7/30/2020)
OLIVER!
• Production Company: Walt Disney Studios, Cube Vision, Marc Platt Productions
• Screenplay: Danny Strong
• Director: Thomas Kail
• Cast: Ice Cube
• A new film adaptation of Lionel Bart's Tony Award-winning musical.
• Latest Update: Danny Strong to Pen Script for Disney’s Oliver! Remake, Directed by Hamilton’s Thomas Kail (1/18/2018)
PORGY AND BESS
• Production Company: MGM, Winkler Films
• Screenplay: Dee Rees
• Director: Dee Rees
• Cast: TBA
• An adaptation of George and Ira Gershwin, and DuBose and Dorothy Heyward's opera.
• Latest Update: Oscar Nominee Dee Rees to Helm New Porgy and Bess Movie (2/11/2020)
THE SHAGGS
• Production Company: In Cahoots
• Screenplay: Joy Gregory
• Director: Ken Kwapis
• Cast: Elsie Fisher
• An adaptation of Joy Gregory, John Langs, and Gunnar Madsen's musical The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World.
• Latest Update: Elsie Fisher Tapped to Star in Shaggs Film Musical (10/17/2018)
SHUCKED
• Production Company: Mandalay Pictures
• Screenplay: Robert Horn
• Director: TBA
• Cast: TBA
• A film adapatation of Brandy Clark, Shane McAnally, and Robert Horn's Tony-nominated musical.
• Latest Update: Shucked to Be Turned Into Feature Film (1/15/2024)
SPAMALOT
• Production Company: Paramount Pictures
• Screenplay: Eric Idle
• Director: Casey Nicholaw
• Cast: TBA
• An adaptation of Eric Idle and John Du Prez's Tony Award-winning musical.
• Latest Update: Movie Adaptation of Spamalot Trots Over to Paramount (1/7/2021)
SPRING AWAKENING
• Production Company: Playtone
• Screenplay: Steven Sater
• Director: TBA
• Cast: TBA
• An adaptation of Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's Tony Award-winning musical.
• Latest Update: Duncan Sheik Reveals Plans for Filming of American Psycho and Spring Awakening (4/28/2016)
SUNSET BOULEVARD
• Production Company: Paramount Pictures
• Screenplay: Tom MacRae
• Director: Rob Ashford
• Cast: Glenn Close
• An adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black, and Christopher Hampton's musical based on the classic Billy Wilder film.
• Latest Update: Rob Ashford Will Direct Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard Film (3/1/2019)
