Lin-Manuel Miranda confirmed that 'Hamilton' will be censored on Disney Plus: 'I literally gave two f-cks so the kids could see it'
- One June 21, Disney released a trailer for the "Hamilton" film that will hit the streaming service on July 3.
- "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda confirmed on Twitter that in order to ensure a PG-13 rating, he literally "gave two f-cks so the kids could see it."
- However, Miranda confirmed that select other swear words would remain in the show.
On June 22, "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda confirmed some fans' fears: "Hamilton" will indeed be somewhat censored when it hits Disney Plus on June 3. However, it doesn't seem that the censorship will be as extensive as some had thought — according to Miranda, two instances of the f-word were censored, but select other swear words will remain.
After the trailer for the film, which is a professional recording of the stage production edited together from three performances of the show in 2016, dropped on June 21, one fan tweeted at Miranda, asking, "As ['Hamilton' is] rated PG-13 does that mean that some (iconic) lines have been cut?? Is it changed at all?"
Miranda clarified that fans would be getting "the whole show, every note & scene," but that certain cuts had to be made in order to preserve the film's PG-13 rating. "Hamilton" has multiple instances of the word, which meant that at least a few had to go.
In a follow-up tweet, Miranda said that he, quite literally, "gave two f-cks so the kids could see it." The lyrics in question are two fairly iconic lines from the show: Hercules Mulligan's "get the f-ck back up again" in "Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)," and the "Southern motherf-ckin' Democratic Republicans" line in "Washington on Your Side."
According to Miranda's tweet, the first "get the f-ck back up again" will be muted, while the second line will use a record scratch to cover up the swear. However, it appears that the "That was my wife you decided to fuuuuuu—" line in "Say No to This" will remain untouched.
Miranda also confirmed select other swear words that would remain in the show, including "b-astard" (which is the fourth word of the first song of the show) and apparently every single instance of the word "sh-t."