▁There ▁are ▁also ▁many ▁foreign ▁cast ▁record ings ▁of ▁international ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁Live ▁stage ▁film ing ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁Broadway ▁production ▁of ▁R ent , ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁was ▁fil med ▁live ▁and , ▁cut ▁together ▁with ▁close - up ▁foot age ▁from ▁a ▁day ▁of ▁film ing ▁in ▁August ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁R ent : ▁Fil med ▁Live ▁on ▁Broadway ▁in ▁cin emas ▁with ▁high ▁definition ▁digital ▁projection ▁systems ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁Canada ▁between ▁September ▁ 2 4 ▁and ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁R ent : ▁Fil med ▁Live ▁on ▁Broadway ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁February ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁on ▁DVD ▁& ▁Bl u - ray ▁formats . ▁ ▁Ada pt ations ▁ ▁Film ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁R ent ▁was ▁adapted ▁into ▁a ▁movie ▁directed ▁by ▁Chris ▁Columb us ▁with ▁a ▁screen play ▁by ▁Stephen ▁Ch bos ky . ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁D aph ne ▁Rub in - V ega ▁( who ▁was ▁pre gn ant ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁film ing ) ▁and ▁Fred i ▁Walker ▁( who ▁felt ▁she ▁was ▁too ▁old ▁for ▁her ▁role ), ▁who ▁played ▁M imi ▁and ▁Jo anne ▁respectively ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Broadway ▁cast , ▁the ▁original ▁Broadway ▁cast ▁members ▁repr ised ▁the ▁principal ▁roles . ▁Re leased ▁on ▁November