Overview
- Miranda revealed the eight-person cast Tuesday via an Instagram photo of a rehearsal sign-in sheet, confirming work has started.
- Amanda Seyfried plays Jessica, Rachel Zegler is Velma, Sheryl Lee Ralph is Paula, Phillipa Soo is Karly, Gaten Matarazzo is Toby, Jonathan Groff is Henry, Tramell Tillman is Marvin, and Paul-Jordan Jansen is Ed.
- Octet creator Dave Malloy is writing the screenplay from his stage book and will serve as an executive producer.
- The film is produced by 5000 Broadway Productions with Julie Oh, John Skidmore, and Luis A. Miranda, Jr., and financed by Sander Jacobs, Caren Jacobs, TodayTix Group, Jeffrey Seller, Teresa Tsai, and John Gore for Broadway.com.
- The project has no distributor or release date yet, and some outlets note that a 2027 debut is speculative.