a half years, before its cancellation in late 2016, until it was revived a year later. Vivo In December 2016, it was reported that DeMicco was directing Vivo for Sony Pictures Animation scheduled for release on August 6, 2021. Lin-Manuel Miranda will write new songs for this musical animated feature. Lin-Manuel Miranda reports that Vivo has been 10 years in the making and that it's in amazing shape. And that and Quiara [Alegría Hudes], my cowriter on [In the] Heights, is working on the screenplay with Kirk [De Micco], our director." In May of 2021, it was reported that Netflix has licensed all global rights, sans China, to Sony Pictures Animation’s Vivo. The movie, directed by Oscar nominee Kirk DeMicco. Vivo is written by DeMicco and Pulitzer Prize winner Quiara Alegría Hudes, who wrote the book for Miranda’s Tony-winning Broadway musical In the Heights.Said Miranda, “Bringing Vivo to life has been an incredible artistic journey. I couldn’t ask for better creative partners than Kirk, Quiara, Alex and the entire team at Sony Animation. I’m so excited Vivo will have a home at Netflix, where kids of all ages will be able to enjoy the film’s songs and adventures again and again.” Filmography Quest for Camelot (1998) (screenwriter) Racing Stripes (2005) (story writer, co-producer) Here Comes Peter Cottontail: The Movie (2005) (writer) Casper's Scare School (2006) (writer) Space Chimps (2008) (director, writer) The Croods (2013) (director, writer) The Star (2017) (Creative consultant) The Croods: A New Age (2020) (story writer) Vivo (2021) (director, screenwriter) References External links 1969 births Living people University of Southern California alumni People from Franklin Lakes, New Jersey People from Wyckoff, New Jersey Ramapo High School (New Jersey) alumni American male screenwriters American animated film directors DreamWorks Animation people Film directors from New Jersey