A brand new teaser for director Steven Spielberg’s much-awaited movie West Side Story is out. The quick clip introduces Maria and Tony (Ansel Elgort and Rachel Ziegler), the 2 lead characters, and reveals how their preliminary attraction and curiosity blossomed right into a romance.
The clip can also be particular as a result of it options Academy Award winner Rita Moreno performing the music “Somewhere”.
Watch the brand new teaser for West Side Story right here:
Directed by Steven Spielberg, it’s an adaptation of the 1957 musical of the identical identify. It was first tailored in 1961, with Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins piloting the undertaking.
The official synopsis of the movie reads, “Directed by Academy Award winner Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Tony Kushner, West Side Story tells the classic tale of fierce rivalry and young love in New York City in 1957. Beloved musical stars This re-imagining of Ansel Elgort (Tony); Rachel Ziegler (Maria); Ariana Debos (Anita); David Alvarez (Bernardo); Mike Faust (ref); Josh Andres Rivera (Chino); Anna Isabel (Rosalia); Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank); Brian D’Arcy James (Officer Krupke); and Rita Moreno (as Valentina, the owner of the corner shop where Tony works). Moreno – Academy, Emmy, Grammy, Tony and Peabody One of only three actors to be honored with the award – also serves as one of the film’s executive producers.”
West Side Story was earlier scheduled to launch final 12 months. However, as a result of pandemic, its launch date has now been prolonged to December 10, 2021.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS