Ben Platt Responds to Dear Evan Hansen Film Rumors

Ben Platt reminisces about spending his childhood producing backyard plays, addresses rumors about starring in a potential Dear Evan Hansen film and talks about Season 2 of The Politician.


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Ben Platt Responds to Dear Evan Hansen Film Rumors

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[blockmonster]

Jimmy looks like he's filming in the back table at some weird steakhouse in texas

[Stars]

Ugh! I WISH DEAR EVAN HANSEN WAS FILMED LIKE HAMILTON WAS AND THEY COULD RELEASE IT ON HULU OR NETFLIX! LOL!! OMG I WOULD WATCH IT ALL THE TIME LOL!

[NewMessage]

Sometimes even the most successful theater kids have to move back home. Makes me feel better about the 3 times I had to.

[hopevanriesen]

DUDE IN FIRST GRADE WHEN I WAS EATING CRAYONS HE WAS MAKING THE LION KING IN HIS BACKYARD MAKING SURE THERE WAS A YOUNG SIMBA AND OLD SIMBA

[Rona]

Tell me Ben Platt with arguably one of the best voices in the world wasn’t also the musical There is no excuse. We all need more Ben Platt singing in our lives rn

[hbombthecat]

I’m already ready for The Politician season 3

[Kristine_]

Classic theater kid: "You see a platform, I see a stage." I was the exact same way. 🤣 The only difference is that I don't have Ben Platt's talent.

[jrdkleinman]

ben platt is too precious to exist in this world

[jaqenhghar]

I like this toned down version of Jimmy Fallon. He actually listens and conversates with his guests now instead of forced laughing at every word and fidgeting / jumping around. Maybe he gets super distracted and nervous when he does his normal talk show in the studio in front of an audience? Maybe because he is talking into a single camera with no one else around, he is forced to genuinely listen and react to the person he is speaking to.

[maddyb]

To all the people saying Ben is too old to play Evan
Jordan Fisher plays Evan on broadway, Ben and Jordan are the *same* age. And yes Ben has a mustache/beard but he’ll probably shave it. *CASE CLOSED*

[Cutiepenguin]

Me: Ben Platt has a boyfriend?
Also me: It's Noah Galvin?? Omg I love it so much.

[tollersis]

anyone else notice the very serious and unnoticed sarcasm about his first grade lion king production haha

[mill-e]

If dear evan hansen turns into a movie, mike faist has to be in it. Theres is no compromise, MIKE FAIST SHALL PLAY CONNOR MURPHY ONCE AGAIN

[kathrynloudon]

Dear Evan Hansen needs to be a film so us introverts with anxiety can watch it in the safety of our own homes. If I’m going to be depressed and crying I’d like to do that alone not surrounded by people

[michaelvega]

Everyone that’s saying that Andrew should play Evan there’s no way he could do it realistically. He’s going to Harvard in the fall with a lot of other opportunities. He just doesn’t seem to have the time and I highly doubt he will do it. I think if Ben shaves the mustache he can look a lot younger and if he can’t his boyfriend Noah who played Evan on broadway right after him or Ben Levi Ross who played Evan on the National tour are other great options with younger faces. I just think ultimately they will go Ben or nothing.

[rileyart]

Just release the recording of the broadway show! That’s what we all want and you can’t capture the energy the same way now anyway. Shrek the Musical was once on Netflix, why not Dear Evan Hansen?

[megdevita]

wait a minute he said “my boyfriend noah” ???? how was i not aware of this

[dizzy.lizzie]

If Ben Platt is Evan, I want Mike Faist to be Connor, and Will Roland to be Jared

[aidansheehan]

Love “Dear Evan Hansen”! Such a mind-blowing show!

[emmathaw]

"I mean-- I mean, I think once people see what's gonna happen with "Hamilton" everyone will be going, yah we should've filmed this"
**Laughs in "slime tutorials"**