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He’s learned to slam on the brake — but not this time. Shortly after the first Dear Evan Hansen trailer dropped, Ben Platt took aim at critics who claim he’s too old to play the titular high school student.

Yesterday, the world was given the first look at the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical, “Dear Evan Hansen.” While the trailer seemed to showcase what is a faithful adaptation of the award-winning source material, fan reaction was…mixed, to say the least. And it appears that most of the social discourse was less to do with the content of the trailer, but instead the idea that 27-year-old Ben Platt is in the lead role as the high school-aged kid, Evan Hansen.

Ben Platt is coming to the big screen as Evan Hansen.

Dear Evan Hansen has just been released – check it out below.Ben Platt is set to star in the film, reprising his Tony-winning titular role from the Broadway musical which opened in 2016.Per Variety, the film follows Evan Hansen, “an anxious and isolated high school student who writes letters to himself.

The musical Dear Evan Hansen has been turned into a feature film and the first trailer just dropped!

Ethan Shanfeld Universal has released the first trailer for the “Dear Evan Hansen” movie, premiering in theaters on Sept. 24.Ben Platt returns in his Tony-winning titular role in the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical hit created by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.“Dear Evan Hansen” follows Evan Hansen, an anxious and isolated high school student who writes letters to himself.

Ben Platt lives out his Wicked dreams and defies gravity like Elphaba in the music video for his new song “Imagine.”

Universal is set to open Dear Evan Hansen, its adaptation of the Broadway musical that stars Amy Adams, Julianne Moore and Amandla Stenberg, on Sept. 24, 2021.

A release date has been announced for the upcoming Dear Evan Hansen movie!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMusical theater aficionados, Sept. 24 is going to be a good day and here’s why: Universal is debuting the movie adaptation of “Dear Evan Hansen” in theaters.Ben Platt is reprising his Tony-winning role as the title character in “Dear Evan Hansen,” a cinematic retelling of the popular Broadway musical created by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Dave McNary Film ReporterJulianne Moore has joined the cast of Universal Pictures’ “Dear Evan Hansen” and will portray Heidi Hansen, the mother of Evan Hansen.“Dear Evan Hansen,” a Tony-winning musical, opened on Broadway in 2016. The story follows a high schooler with social anxiety who gets caught up in a lie after a classmate’s family mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.Universal acquired the feature film rights in late 2018.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterOscar winner Julianne Moore is set to join the ensemble cast of Universal’s movie adaptation of the Broadway hit Dear Evan Hansen, joining Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amy Adams and Amandla Stenberg.The story follows Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety. He unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who died by suicide mistakes one of Hansen’s letters for their son’s suicide note.

Danny Pino has joined the star-studded cast of the upcoming Dear Evan Hansen movie!

Amy Adams is joining the cast of the upcoming film adaptation of the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen!

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After opening with some hilarious riffing on the mess that is 2020 from hosts Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, the 31st annual GLAAD Media Awards brought out Ben Platt (virtually!) for its first performance of the evening on Thursday (July 30).

Ben Platt stepped back into the role of Evan Hansen on Monday (March 30) by performing "You Will Be Found" with the cast of Dear Evan Hansen for HomeFest: A Late Late Show Special.Before introducing the number, host James Corden took a moment to share a heartfelt message with his audience about the fear and uncertainty surrounding the growing, worldwide coronavirus crisis."Right now, it's all right to feel a bit sad; it's OK to feel anxious," he said.

Katharine McPhee and some other stars from the NBC series Smash will be reuniting during a live stream event TODAY (March 20)!

By Dino-Ray Ramos