Lin-Manuel Miranda has hinted at a possible 'In the Heights' delay because there is still "a lot that remains to be done" on the film.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
The 40-year-old composer and actor has revealed the team behind the motion picture, which is due to drop on June 26th, were "getting the music exactly right" when the coronavirus pandemic - which has left nearly 15,000 people dead - was kicking off, prompting speculation the project, like many others, could be delayed.
He said: "We were literally recording the score when all of this started happening.
"There's a lot that remains to be done on that movie.
"We were finishing the score and the mixing and just getting the music exactly right."
And Miranda said the movie will only hit cinemas "when it's time".
Speaking to Rosie O'Donnell on a livestream, he added: "I'm really hopeful that that's something we all get to watch in the theaters together - when it's time, and no sooner, to go out."
Miranda admitted last week he is "learning how to homeschool" his sons Sebastian, five, and Fransisco, two, following widespread school closures in a bid to curb the coronavirus pandemic.
He said: "Everything is cool. We are doing the cool thing to do which is self-quarantining, which means we are at home with our two kids.
"We have a kindergartener and a two year old, so we're learning how to homeschool."
He then referenced Shonda Rhimes' recent tweet about attempting to homeschool children, in which she posted, "Teachers deserve to make a billion dollars a year."
Asked if he's doing any of his own writing, the 'Hamilton' creator laughed and said: "No, I'm not getting any work done! I'm learning how to teach math."
Tagged in Jimmy Fallon