{"id":2067153,"date":"2025-10-03T17:58:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2067153"},"modified":"2025-10-03T17:58:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T17:58:06","slug":"rent-movie-coming-to-4k-for-20th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/rent-movie-coming-to-4k-for-20th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Rent&#8217; movie coming to 4K for 20th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"story_dl\">Oct. 3 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced Friday that <i>Rent<\/i> will make its 4K debut Nov. 18. Next month is the 20th anniversary of the film&#8217;s Nov. 23, 2005 release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The stage musical premiered in 1996 after 1993 workshops. It ultimately went to Broadway, the West End and toured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stage stars Idina Menzel, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia and Taye Diggs reprised their roles. The film added Rosario Dawson and Tracie Thoms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_l1p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_151p56mhek5clubsnm6fbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thoms would later reprise the role of Joanne on Broadway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The musical is about a group of artist friends in New York struggling with a landlord demanding back rent. The show and movie also deal with AIDS and characters who are HIV positive.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Rosario Dawson, seen at January's &quot;Star Trek: Section 31&quot; premiere in New York City, starred in &quot;Rent.&quot; File Photo by John Angelillo\/UPI\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gTc.2JHZtJ7nK8v_fPtarw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/08dd931040d8f4bdd2563e95f2fb8099\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Rosario Dawson, seen at January&#8217;s &#8220;Star Trek: Section 31&#8221; premiere in New York City, starred in &#8220;Rent.&#8221; File Photo by John Angelillo\/UPI<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>Rent<\/i> creator Jonathan Larson died in 1996. Stephen Chbosky adapted the musical for director Chris Columbus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 4K UHD includes previously released commentary by Columbus, Rapp and Pascal, deleted scenes and musical numbers, documentary and public service announcements.<\/p>\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Anthony Rapp, seen at the January premiere of &quot;Star Trek: Section 31&quot; in New York City, starred in &quot;Rent.&quot; File Photo by John Angelillo\/UPI\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/GnMzblcvCBgTtXN7Kb7zig--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/united_press_international_articles_356\/eb96133802b99faa323c17d2f0ad44fe\"\/><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Anthony Rapp, seen at the January premiere of &#8220;Star Trek: Section 31&#8221; in New York City, starred in &#8220;Rent.&#8221; File Photo by John Angelillo\/UPI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source ca.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oct. 3 (UPI) &#8212; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment announced Friday that Rent will make its 4K debut Nov. 18. Next month is the 20th anniversary of the film&#8217;s Nov. 23, 2005 release. The stage musical premiered in 1996 after 1993 workshops. It ultimately went to Broadway, the West End and toured. 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