Rent (film)

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.

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Broadway - Musical of the same name - March 15 - 2005 - New York City - Los Angeles - Toronto - November 11 - November 23

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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.

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San Francisco - June 29 - Post-production - 1990s - 1980s

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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.

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2001 - Spike Lee - Miramax - Shelved - October - 2004 - Revolution Studios - Chris Columbus - Columbia Pictures

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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 ' 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.

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Trailer - June - Crash - June 3 - June 7 - America Online - Access Hollywood

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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.

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August 25 - September - Nip/Tuck

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