Ben Platt. Winner of the Tony Award. Perfectionist of the artwork to snot-crying on stage. Songwriter of catchy Yom Kippur jingles. Acapella magician on movie. Political mover and shaker on tv. So previous that one Twitter person mentioned he appeared like he is the principal within the new Dear Evan Hansen trailer.
Yes, Ben Platt, now twenty-seven, shall be reprising his position of Evan Hansen within the movie adaptation of the hit Broadway musical. Stephen Chbosky will direct the movie, and whose star-studded forged consists of Julianne Moore, Amy Adams, and Kaitlyn Dever. However, whereas some may welcome Platt’s return, others are sad about how he’s manner older than his character.
Following the Dear Evan Hansen trailer launching, Platt went on Twitter and wrote out a since-deleted tweet wherein he first thanked individuals for the outpouring of affection that the trailer obtained. Then, writing that the movie required him to revisit some private ache, seeing individuals excited and moved made all of it price it. He additionally directed anybody upset over his age to observe Grease.
Indeed, the 1978 cult classic Grease is likely one of the most egregious circumstances of excessive schoolers effectively past highschool age. For a body of reference, John Travolta was twenty-three, and Olivia Newton-John turned twenty-nine throughout filming. So why does this proceed to be a follow, despite the fact that it is typically painfully apparent that it isn’t a young person onscreen?
One of the explanations may very well be that sure movies’ material can be slightly gross if it involved actual teenagers. For occasion, are you able to think about Wild Things the place Denise Richards and Neve Campbell have been their characters’ age? Another purpose is that it will get decided that an important factor is expertise over how previous they’re, which Chbosky mentioned about Platt.
“You simply have to listen to him sing the songs,” mentioned Chbosky, whose earlier credit embrace The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Wonder. “His understanding of the character is so full and so profound. I could not think about anyone else taking part in it. It’s his half. I felt very strongly about it. And to me it was by no means even a consideration.”
In his deleted tweet, Platt additionally directed individuals to a Vanity Fair article titled “Dear Evan Hansen Trailer: Ben Platt on Going Back to High School, One Last Time.” There he acknowledges the truth that he is since gotten older than when he first performed the character on Broadway. However, even he was pleasantly stunned by how decided Universal was to maintain him within the position.
“The have to get it executed was slightly pressing. Then in fact the pandemic occurred, and I form of assumed that was that–it can be a no-go, and by the point the pandemic was over, I’d have outgrown it.” Said Platt to Vanity Fair.
He additionally advised the journal that hopefully, this could be the final time he’ll must strip himself into being a young person. No extra weight-reduction plan, rising his hair out, and continually shaving to ensure that it did not seem like he had a 5 o’clock shadow on a regular basis. Which ought to please any “randos being jerks about age.” This information comes courtesy of Variety, Vanity Fair, and Insider.
