‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Movie Casts Amy Adams, Who Else Will Star?

Universal’s film adaptation for the hit Broadway musical “Dear Evan Hansen” is shaping up with a major star-studded cast.

Deadline reports that Amy Adams, best known for her Oscar-nominated roles in “The Fighter,” “American Hustle,” “Vice” and more, has signed on to the cast and will be portraying the role of Cynthia Murphy.

The musical, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2017, follows the story of the title character, a high school student who suffers from social anxiety and gets caught up in a lie when one of his letters is mistaken as the suicide note of a classmate who took his own life. Adams’ character is the mother of that classmate.

While Adams is a huge name for the film cast, she isn’t the only big player who will be seen when the film hits the big screen. Check out the rest of the confirmed star-studded cast below.

Ben Platt as Evan Hansen

Platt has long been rumored to be reprising his role from the original Broadway cast in the film. While those who loved him from the original production will recognize him from there, others will also recognize him from the show “The Politician,” as well as his role as Benji in the first two “Pitch Perfect” films.

Colton Ryan as Connor Murphy

Connor Murphy is the character who dies by suicide. Fans may recognize him for roles as J.J. Elkins on “Homeland,” Dan Summer in “The Social Ones,” and Samuel in “Little Voice.”

Amandla Stenberg as Alana Beck

Amandla Stenberg is starring in the film as Alana Beck, a classmate of Evan and Connor’s who is known for attempts at academic success and was affected by Connor’s death because she understands struggles with mental illness. Stenberg is best known for their role Starr Carter in “The Hate U Give” and Maddy in “Everything, Everything.”

Kaitlyn Dever as Zoe Murphy

Kaitlyn Dever stars in the film as Zoe Murphy, Connor’s sister. Dever is likely known for any number of roles in her career, but might be most recognized for playing Loretta McCready in “Justified,” Amy in ”Booksmart,” Marie Adler in “Unbelievable” and Eve Baxter in “Last Man Standing.”

Nik Dodani as Jared Kleinman

Nik Dodani stars as Jared Kleinman, Evan’s best friend. He is best known for his roles as Blake in “Alex Strangelove,” Zahid in “Atypical” and Chase in “Trinkets.”

A release date for the film has not been announced.