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'Hamilton' film recording with original cast to be released July 3 on Disney+

After initially announcing the film would be released in October 2021, Disney moved up the release by more than a year to stream exclusively on its streaming platform.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, center, and the cast of "Hamilton" perform at the Tony Awards at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

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In February, Disney announced the filmed production of "Hamilton" with the original Broadway cast was scheduled to hit theaters Oct. 15, 2021.

Now, the film will be released exclusively on Disney+ July 3 — more than a year before it's initially planned release.

Disney made the announcement Tuesday morning on "Good Morning America" and its Twitter account.

Surprise! The original Broadway production of Hamilton, filmed LIVE onstage at the Richard Rodgers Theatre, is now coming exclusively to @DisneyPlus this July 3rd. Shout it to the rooftops! #Hamilfilm pic.twitter.com/Uha1RBo6NB
— Disney (@Disney) May 12, 2020

"Hamilton" opened in 2015 on Broadway and received a record-setting 16 Tony nominations the following year. It went on to win 11 of those awards, including Best Musical.

The original Broadway cast includes Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Phillipa Soo, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Okieriete Onaodowan, Jasmine Cephas Jones and Anthony Ramos.