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Template:Infobox Movie (2) Rent is the film adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical of the same name. Production began March 15 2005. The film's limited release date in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto on November 11 2005 was cancelled; it will be released everywhere nearly two weeks later, on November 23.

Many exterior shots were filmed in New York City; the interior and remaining exterior shots were filmed in San Francisco. As of June 29 2005, the film is in post-production. Unlike the original stage version, set in the mid-1990s, the film version is set in the 1980s.

Until 2001, Spike Lee was to direct the film for Miramax. However, budget constraints led the film to be shelved. In October 2004, Revolution Studios picked up the film, with Chris Columbus as the director and Columbia Pictures as the distributor.

The first trailer for the film featuring the song "Seasons of Love" surfaced on various Rent fan sites in early June 2005. The trailer was said to be shown before the films Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith and Crash in select cities beginning June 3 2005. MovieMusicals.net reported that the trailer would officially be released June 7 2005, exclusively on America Online; the movie's official blog announced it would also air during the June 7 episode of Access Hollywood.

A second trailer was released on August 25 2005, which featured some dialog from the film as well as music from the second part of the finale ("Finale B"). A third trailer was shown during the September 2005 season premiere of Nip/Tuck, which contained new footage set to Seasons of Love again. According to this trailer, the film is officially rated PG-13, though in several recent magazine articles, the cast and director have all expressed the belief that the film would be rated R. As a result, a great deal of confusion has erupted.

Cast

Principal Characters

All but two principal members of the original Broadway cast will reprise their roles on film. Names in bold denote original Broadway cast members.

Daphne Rubin-Vega and Fredi Walker, the original Mimi and Joanne respectively, were not cast in the film. Rubin-Vega was pregnant at the time of casting.

Other Characters

Casting Rumors

Justin Timberlake, Marc Anthony, Frenchie Davis, Brittany Murphy, Neil Patrick Harris and Jai Rodriguez were rumored to be interested in or considered for roles for the film. Ultimately, they were not cast.

Davis, Harris and Rodriguez previously performed in the stage version at different times.

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"Seasons of Love" single cover from iTunes.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack, which will contain 28 tracks, will be released September 27 2005. The first single, "Seasons of Love," was released exclusively on the iTunes Music Store on August 2 2005; a music video was released on Apple's QuickTime website the same day. Track listing:

Disc 1

  • Seasons Of Love
  • Rent
  • You'll See
  • One Song Glory
  • Light My Candle
  • Today 4 U
  • Tango: Maureen
  • Life Support
  • Out Tonight
  • Another Day
  • Will I
  • Santa Fe
  • I'll Cover You
  • Over The Moon
  • La Vie Boheme
  • I Should Tell You

Disc 2

  • La Vie Boheme B
  • Take Me Or Leave Me
  • Seasons Of Love B
  • Without You
  • I'll Cover You Reprise
  • Halloween
  • Goodbye Love
  • What You Own
  • Finale A
  • Your Eyes
  • Finale B
  • Love Heals

On Billboard's Hot 100 Singles chart for the week ending August 20, 2005, "Seasons of Love" debuted at #68.

Sources

Official and Fan Sites

Videos

  • Trailer
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