West Side Story is amazing. There’s no doubting that. The love in which Steven Spielberg puts into this film, the heart. He’s never done a musical before, but he directs West Side Story like a pro. The cast doesn’t hurt the film either, Rachel Zegler shines as Maria, and we can never get enough of… Continue reading West Side Story (Review): A Story That Shines In The Darkest Of Times
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Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake Will Wrap on September 24th in New Jersey and New York
Steven Spielberg’s remake of ‘West Side Story’ will begin filming on June 8th and wrap September 24th in New Jersey and New York. The film tells the story of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ but in the setting of 1950’s New York, with warring white and Puerto Rican gangs. Ansel Elgort (‘The Fault in Our Stars,’ ‘Baby… Continue reading Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake Will Wrap on September 24th in New Jersey and New York
Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake Adds Corey Stoll & Brian d’Arcy James to Cast
Steven Spielberg’s remake of ‘West Side Story’ now includes Corey Stoll and Brian d’Arcy James. The film tells the story of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ but in the setting of 1950’s New York, with warring white and Puerto Rican gangs. Stoll will play Lieutenant Schrank, the New York City detective charged with quelling civic unrest… Continue reading Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake Adds Corey Stoll & Brian d’Arcy James to Cast
Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake Will Begin Filming on June 8th in New York
Steven Spielberg’s remake of ‘West Side Story’ will begin filming on June 8th in New York. The film tells the story of Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ but in the setting of 1950’s New York, with warring white and Puerto Rican gangs. Ansel Elgort (‘The Fault in Our Stars,’ ‘Baby Driver’) is playing the lead role of… Continue reading Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake Will Begin Filming on June 8th in New York
Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Adds More to Cast
After auditioning more than 30,000 people from around the world, Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ has found its Maria. They have cast 17-year old New Jersey High School student Rachel Zegler. She will make her film debut opposite Ansel Elgort as Tony. Rounding out the principal Shark roles are Broadway veterans Ariana DeBose as Anita and David Alvarez as Bernardo. Lastly, theater performer Josh Andrés Rivera has… Continue reading Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Adds More to Cast
Ansel Elgort Tapped To Play Tony In Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake For Fox
THR has word that Ansel Elgort has landed the role of Tony in Steven Spielberg’s remake of the classic Oscar-winning musical West Side Story. Tony falls for Maria, who happens be the sister of a competing gang and the musical is loosely based on Romeo and Juliet. On the west side of New York City,… Continue reading Ansel Elgort Tapped To Play Tony In Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ Remake For Fox
As ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Is Delayed Steven Spielberg Eyes Summer Start For ‘West Side Story’
Omega Underground recently revealed that Steven Spielberg would be moving forward with other projects while Indiana Jones 5 undergoes extensive rewrites from Jonathan Kasdan. As we reported he’s expected to tackle some episodes of his Cortes miniseries which is at Amazon, filming this fall. Now, there is word from DiscussingFilm that his remake of the… Continue reading As ‘Indiana Jones 5’ Is Delayed Steven Spielberg Eyes Summer Start For ‘West Side Story’