Why Did Andrew Garfield Say He Could Sing for Lin-Manuel Miranda If the Movie Was a Year Away?

Lin-Manuel Miranda says he saw Andrew Garfield in Angels in America, both parts, and treated the play as an endurance test. He did not know whether Andrew Garfield had a musical bone in his body, but the performance made him think Andrew Garfield could do anything.

Andrew Garfield and Lin-Manuel Miranda had exchanged an email or two, and Andrew Garfield was a fan of Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda took him out to sushi, told him about the movie, and asked whether he could sing. Andrew Garfield asked when the movie was being made. Lin-Manuel Miranda said not for a year, and Andrew Garfield said that he could sing.