MOVIES
Murphy currently has three movies in the works: The Prom, Band, and one more that is yet to be announced.
The Prom
Hollywood is abuzz with talk of Murphy’s new project, The Prom. The upcoming feature adaptation is a classic example of one of Murphy’s famous pulls off Broadway; the film will be based on the Tony Award-nominated and LGBTQ-friendly musical of the same name. The reason everyone is so excited is because the cast is almost TOO good. Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, and Ariana Grande will all be starring in the musical, which follows Emma, a lesbian teen from a small Indiana town who wants to bring her girlfriend to prom. Our star, Emma, has yet to be cast, and Murphy is on a nationwide search for a new, fresh face. Murphy is set to direct and produce the film alongside Alexis Woodall and the Broadway musical’s producers, Bill Damaschke and Dori Berinstein. Slated for a Fall 2020 release, shooting will begin in December.
Band
Last summer, Murphy produced a highly successful Broadway revival of Mart Crowley’s The Boys in the Band. In April, Murphy announced via Instagram that he would be bringing his crew to Netflix as a film adaptation called Band. The upcoming film will be about a tense gathering between a group of gay friends, played by the entire cast of last summer’s show, including Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesus, Tuc Watkins, Michael Benjamin Washington, and Brian Hutchison. Set to begin filming mid-July, Band will be directed by Joe Mantello, who helmed the stage version. Band is set to debut on Netflix in 2020.