Andrew Garfield Is Running on 'Fear' as 'Rent'' s Jonathan Larson in Trailer for' Tick, Tick... Boom!'

Mar. 16, 2025

Andrew Garfieldis taking a dive into fear for his latest role.

In the trailer, Garfield’s Jonathan dwells on that fear as he attempts to write a musical that could change his life — and the lives of his friends — forever.

“I have an original rock musical,” he says. “And I have spent the last eight years of my life writing. And rewriting. And rewriting. And the time keeps ticking.”

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“There’s not enough time,” Jonathan laments. “I went to three friends' funerals last year and nobody is doing enough. I’m not doing enough.”

The trailer also gives audiences a look at the rest of the cast, which includesVanessa Hudgens,Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús,Joshua Henry,Judith Light, andBradley Whitford.

The film will also markLin-Manuel Miranda’s feature film directorial debut.

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Larson is best known as the creator of the hit Broadway musicalRent. He died on Jan. 25, 1996, at the age of 35 on the morning of the musical’s first preview off-Broadway.

For his work onRent, Larson was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and three Tony Awards for best musical, best book of a musical, and best original score.

Tick, Tick… Boomis in select theaters and on Netflix on Nov. 19.

source: people.com