Two of the busiest men in show business areDwayne JohnsonandHamiltoncreatorLin-Manuel Miranda, who recently worked together on Disney’s new animated hitMoana, withLin-Manuel Mirandawriting the music andDwayne Johnsonproviding the voice of Maui.Dwayne Johnsonlaunched his Seven Bucks Productions YouTube channel earlier this year. Now, bothDwayne JohnsonandLin-Manuel Mirandahave released a new video that teases a project they’re working on calledMillennials: The Musical. While this preview video screams parody, the full musical will actually debut on Tuesday, November 29.
This eight-minute teaser debuted on the Seven BucksYouTube, where bothDwayne JohnsonandLin-Manuel Mirandatell how that they were both pitched this idea through Twitter from a filmmaker named “Michael Palomar” for this musical. This video shows how this group ofmillennialsreact to the script being changed at the last minute by the filmmaker, and much more. Here’s the official description of this video from the YouTube channel.
“Fresh off the heels of their Disney movie,Moana, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Lin-Manuel Miranda decided to put their producing chops to the test by releasing their very own YouTube musical epic, “Millennials: The Musical”! #Dwaynesgiving #MillennialsTheMusical. You can watch the musical in full next Tuesday (11/29) on The Rock’s YouTube channel, but for now enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at the creation of their musical epic!”
It isn’t known if this will actually be a feature-length musical, or if the entire production will be amusical parodylike this eight-minute preview. We also get to see the filmmaker trying to convince the choreographer to change all of the dance routines and the composer change all of the songs, just days before opening night. Unfortunately, we don’t get to see any of the dance routines or hear any of the songs in this extended sneak peek, so we’ll have to wait until Tuesday for the full musical.
Dwayne JohnsonandLin-Manuel Miranda’s movieMoanawas abox office hitthis weekend, earning $55.5 million over the three-day weekend, and $81.1 million over the five-day long holiday weekend.Dwayne Johnsonwill next be seen inFast & Furious 8(Apri 14, 2017),Baywatch(June 25, 2025) andJumanji(July 07, 2025).Lin-Manuel Mirandawill star in and work on the music forMary Poppins Returns, starring alongsideEmily Blunt. Take a look at this new preview forMillennials: The Musical, and check back on Tuesday for the whole musical.
