United Kingdom, April 26 -- Amanda Seyfried jumped at the chance to work with Lin-Manuel Miranda.

The 40-year-old actress stars alongside the likes of Rachel Zegler, Sheryl Lee Ralph, and Phillipa Soo in Octet, the upcoming musical film directed by Lin-Manuel, and Amanda has revealed that she committed to the project before knowing what it was about.

Speaking to People, Amanda shared: "I didn't even know what it was exactly. I just knew that Lin-Manuel Miranda was making a new project and he was directing a new movie, and it was a musical.

"I did meet with him. I mean, I'd met him before, you know, around town, but I met with him specifically for this project. I was like, 'I don't care what it is. I'm in.' And he said, 'Let me just exp...