Chris Connor on the resurrection of the movie musical… Film musicals are certainly not a new phenomenon with a long history of both animated and live action features proving incredibly successful both with audiences and award bodies alike. Be it the 50s and 60s musicals from the likes of Singin’ in the Rain, Guys and […]
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story gets a first trailer
20th Century Studios has debuted the first trailer for Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the classic Broadway musical West Side Story which explores the rivalry between street gangs the Jets and the Sharks and tells the story of forbidden love; watch it here… An adaptation of the original Broadway musical, WEST SIDE STORY explores young love […]
Black Widow moves to 2021 as Disney pushes back its entire film slate
While we knew this was coming, it’s still shocking to see. Disney has officially pushed back its entire slate of upcoming films, some even moving as far as an entire year away. The fall blockbusters from Disney, such as Marvel’s Black Widow, the West Side Story remake, and Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile, have all […]
New images from Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story include Rita Moreno
Steven Spielberg’s next cinematic task is updating West Side Story for a modern audience, and by the looks of these news photos, it looks like he’s achieving the impossible. One of the film’s stars, Ariana DeBose, took to her Instagram to share some new photos from the upcoming movie. In these photos from People en […]
New images from Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story
Seven new images have been released from West Side Story offering a new look at the cast of Steven Spielberg’s remake of the classic musical; check them out via Vanity Fair’s Instagram here… https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ytFRcpTF6/?utm_source=ig_embed West Side Story features a cast that includes Ansel Elgort (Tony), Rachel Zegler (Maria), Ezra Menas (Anybodys), Ben Cook (Mouthpiece), […]
First look at Ariana DeBose’s Anita from Spielberg’s West Side Story
A new image has arrived online from 20th Century Fox and Steven Spielberg’s upcoming remake of the classic musical West Side Story which give us our first look at Ariana DeBose as Anita; check it out here… An adaptation of the original Broadway musical, WEST SIDE STORY explores young love and tensions between rival gangs […]
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story gets a first look image
20th Century Fox has released an image offering us our first look at Steven Spielberg’s upcoming remake of the classic musical West Side Story featuring Tony (Ansel Elgort) and Maria (Rachel Zegler) flanked by Anybodys (Ezra Menas), Mouthpiece (Ben Cook), Action (Sean Harrison Jones), Riff (Mike Faist) and Baby John (Patrick Higgins) of the Jets […]
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story adds Corey Stoll and Brian d’Arcy James
Steven Spielberg continues to assemble the cast for his upcoming remake of the classic musical West Side Story, with Corey Stoll (First Man) and Brian d’Arcy James (Spotlight) have signed on to appear in the movie. THR reports that Stoll is set to portray Lieutenant Schrank, “the New York City detective charged with quelling civic […]
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story casts its Maria, Anita, Bernardo and Chino
Deadline is reporting that Steven Spielberg has cast newcomer Rachel Zegler as Maria, the female-lead in his upcoming West Side Story adaptation, while stage actors Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez and Josh Andres Rivera will play fellow Sharks Anita, Bernardo and Chino. Spielberg and his team reportedly auditioned more than 30,000 people from around the world […]
Rita Moreno returning to West Side Story for Steven Spielberg
As casting continues on West Side Story, Rita Moreno – who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as Anita in the 1961 movie – has now signed on to appear in the Steven Spielberg-directed remake. “Never in my wildest dreams did I see myself revisiting this seminal work,” says Moreno. “And to […]
