Clayton Davis The year just keeps getting stranger and even more unpredictable. This week, we saw the exits of several major awards contenders from this extended eligibility year — most notably “West Side Story” from Steven Spielberg.
A large portion of Latinx talent in contention this year came from the 20th Century Studios picture (Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose, Rita Moreno) which is disheartening given the overall landscape.
Looking at the glass half-full, next year will give the world both Warner Brothers’ “In the Heights” and Spielberg’s musical remake.Other notable exits included “Black Widow,” which was being considered for a technical play for Marvel and its counterpart “Eternals” from Chloé Zhao, who is a heavy favorite in the.
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