Bruno Marsis hitting the big screen.The 11-time Grammy winner, 34, is set to star in and produce a music-driven movie for Disney, Mars confirmed on Instagram after multiple reports.Deadlinereportsthe movie will mostly feature original music from the singer.This would be only the third acting credit for Mars, who previously appeared in the Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker comedyHoneymoon in Vegasas a child actor in 1992, and voiced a character in the animated movieRio 2in 2014.Mars confirmed the news on Instagram with a sweet video of himself playing “When You Wish Upon a Star” from Disney’sPinocchioon a piano inside a music studio.“If your heart is in your dream ‬No request is too extreme ‬When you wish upon a Star,” he wrote, referencing the song’s lyrics. He also added the hashtags #MarsMeetsTheMouse #ImGoingToDisneyland and #YESSS!!Disney’s Mars reveal comes a few days after another major announcement.On Monday, the content giant announced it would bringLin-Manuel Miranda‘sHamiltonto the big screen in October 2021. The studio reportedly paid $75 million for the international distributing rights to the Broadway show.The show will feature the entire original Broadway cast in their roles, filmed in 2016. The cast includes Miranda (Alexander Hamilton),Daveed Diggs(Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler),Leslie Odom, Jr.(Aaron Burr), Christopher Jackson (George Washington) andJonathan Groff(King George).“I fell in love with musical storytelling growing up with the legendary Howard Ashman-Alan Menken Disney collaborations –The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, Aladdin,” said Miranda — who also wrote the music, lyrics and book for the Tony-winning show — in a press release.“I’m so proud of what [director]Tommy Kailhas been able to capture in this filmed version ofHamilton– a live theatrical experience that feels just as immediate in your local movie theater,” he added. “We’re excited to partner with Disney to bring the original Broadway company ofHamiltonto the largest audience possible.”

Bruno Marsis hitting the big screen.

The 11-time Grammy winner, 34, is set to star in and produce a music-driven movie for Disney, Mars confirmed on Instagram after multiple reports.Deadlinereportsthe movie will mostly feature original music from the singer.

This would be only the third acting credit for Mars, who previously appeared in the Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker comedyHoneymoon in Vegasas a child actor in 1992, and voiced a character in the animated movieRio 2in 2014.

Mars confirmed the news on Instagram with a sweet video of himself playing “When You Wish Upon a Star” from Disney’sPinocchioon a piano inside a music studio.

“If your heart is in your dream ‬No request is too extreme ‬When you wish upon a Star,” he wrote, referencing the song’s lyrics. He also added the hashtags #MarsMeetsTheMouse #ImGoingToDisneyland and #YESSS!!

Disney’s Mars reveal comes a few days after another major announcement.

On Monday, the content giant announced it would bringLin-Manuel Miranda‘sHamiltonto the big screen in October 2021. The studio reportedly paid $75 million for the international distributing rights to the Broadway show.

The show will feature the entire original Broadway cast in their roles, filmed in 2016. The cast includes Miranda (Alexander Hamilton),Daveed Diggs(Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Angelica Schuyler),Leslie Odom, Jr.(Aaron Burr), Christopher Jackson (George Washington) andJonathan Groff(King George).

“I fell in love with musical storytelling growing up with the legendary Howard Ashman-Alan Menken Disney collaborations –The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, Aladdin,” said Miranda — who also wrote the music, lyrics and book for the Tony-winning show — in a press release.

“I’m so proud of what [director]Tommy Kailhas been able to capture in this filmed version ofHamilton– a live theatrical experience that feels just as immediate in your local movie theater,” he added. “We’re excited to partner with Disney to bring the original Broadway company ofHamiltonto the largest audience possible.”

source: people.com