Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘Tick, Tick . . . Boom!’: Does Twitter approve?
People seem to be losing their minds over the trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, Tick, Tick . . . BOOM!, a musical drama that is set to drop on Netflix as well as some movie theatres this fall. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexandra Shipp, and Bradley Whitford, and tells the story of an aspiring theatre composer who’s suffering from a midlife crisis, feeling more and more distant from his dream.
The trailer, while only a teaser, does give us a brilliant first look at the world first created by Jonathan Larson, the creator of Rent who first brought this musical to the stage. We love the feels of this first trailer, but what about some of Twitter’s best reactions? What does Twitter think of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Andrew Garfield, and the rest of the cast involved with Tick, Tick . . . BOOM!? Let’s find out together before the clock runs out!
2021 belongs to andrew garfield and andrew garfield only pic.twitter.com/863zTYnuUD
— james 🕊 (@kthysparrow) June 10, 2021
The year of Garfield
And that’s not even counting Spider-Man: No Way Home! Oh, wait, he said wasn’t going to be in it . . .
Just want a movie starring Andrew Garfield and Jake Gyllenhaal, and all they try to do is one-up each other with chaotic antics. pic.twitter.com/TPpoO1x1tz
— Film Daze (@filmdaze) June 10, 2021
The duel
This could very well be the epic showdown we didn’t know we wanted until now.
wait, holy cow…this looks great?! Andrew Garfield’s comical intensity in a musical has me hooked already but LMM’s direction actually looks like it has some real character and energy https://t.co/qGnHRx9MJ4
— Houston Coley (@blockbustedpod) June 10, 2021
Early reactions
Lin-Manuel Miranda being complimented for his energy and creative spirit? You don’t say, Twitter . . .
If you didnt sing “Louder Than Words” for your sophomore year musical theater performance final with two of your best friends complete with a stomp clap a capella section then im sorry i don’t care to hear your thoughts on the Tick Tick Boom trailer 😤🙅🏾♂️😤
— Chris Murphy (@christress) June 10, 2021
Theatre nerds
Some people still love to bring up old high school stuff, even at the expense of Lin-Manuel Miranda.
The visionary director of Tick Tick Boom pic.twitter.com/GLcrn1Nhg7
— Sabya (@forcemarker) June 10, 2021
Blue steel
Lin-Manuel Miranda, starring in Twitter’s auditions of people who were cut from 2001’s Zoolander.
Vanessa Hudgens como Karessa Johnson no trailer de "Tick, Tick… BOOM!". pic.twitter.com/xqllTdZZs5
— Vanessa Hudgens Brasil (@vahudgensbr) June 10, 2021
You’re crazy, wildcat
Honestly, we’re so happy Gabriella Montez found theatre life after her time at East High!
thinking about tick tick boom & getting depressed pic.twitter.com/6UCfPLHoA6
— cailin (she/her, 21) (@roystarwayco) June 10, 2021
Spoiler alert
. . . Well this can’t be good.
from the mind of jonathan larson
creator of rentfrom director lin-manuel miranda
creator of hamilton and in the heightsstaring andrew garfield, vanessa hudgens and alexandra shipp
tick… tick… boom! pic.twitter.com/pETGeCi2Tu
— mique (@tisdeIe) June 10, 2021
Impressive credits
“Sell me the movie without showing me one actual clip.”
TICK TICK BOOM TRAILER STARRING ANDREW GARFIELD??&??&?! pic.twitter.com/fO3D63w0tf
— mckelvey (@mckelveycollins) June 10, 2021
Not a drill
A lot of people were excited by the surprise drop of this trailer. You’re telling us that we’re really getting four movie musicals this year?!
lin-m@nuel mir*nda gonna win that missing oscar i fear.. he's got tick, tick.. boom!, encanto, in the heights and the little mermaid on his hands😩
— vortex hype (@Finchering) June 10, 2021
And the Oscar goes to
Twitter is already crowning Lin-Manuel Miranda for his efforts in 2021. However, we should probably wait to see the movie first, right?
