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Lin-Manuel Miranda is enthusiastic about the possibility of making a movie based on the musical, Hamilton, but he needs the right director and idea to come to him first. Miranda made it clear to Variety this month that he was willing to consider transforming his wildly successful Broadway play into a movie, just like projects like Wicked, In The Heights, and others. Nonetheless, he isn’t hurrying to do so. What was Lin-Manuel Miranda’s response to the idea of a Hamilton movie?

“I’ve always said I’m open to it, if I hear a director with a great take,” said Miranda. “I already have an amazing production of the one we made on Broadway [which debuted on Disney+ in 2020],” he continued. “I’m really happy that exists and that we’re able to share it with the world. But if someone’s got an idea, holla at me.”

Hamilton, a musical biography originally released in 2015, tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, who rose to prominence in the founding of the United States. Hamilton became a cultural phenomenon when it was released, winning 11 Tony Awards, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and spawning countless productions.

Miranda starred in the production, with many of his co-stars breaking into superstardom after their appearance in the play, including Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Anthony Ramos, and more.

Disney+ released a filmed version of the Broadway production in 2020. Miranda has a reputation for collaborating with Warner Bros. on film adaptations of his musicals. Discovery will release a movie version of his popular 2005 musical In the Heights in 2021.