Rachel Zegler Pays Heartfelt Tribute To Adam Somner: “He Lifted Me Up And Refused To Let Me Stumble”

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Rachel Zegler paid a loving tribute to prolific first assistant director Adam Somner, with whom she worked on Steven Spielberg‘s West Side Story, following his death ahead of the Thanksgiving weekend. “i had the honor of making west side story with adam somner when i was seventeen years old,” she began on her Instagram Story. “and with so much grace and love, he lifted me up and refused to let me stumble as i navigated the world of filmmaking.

i could not have been in better hands.” As the Y2K actress mentioned, the musical remake marked her film debut and catapulted her into the spotlight.

Since then, the powerhouse singer has taken to Broadway opposite Kit Connor in a revival of Romeo + Juliet, led a prequel to The Hunger Games trilogy and taken on the role of Disney princess with Snow White, due for release in 2025. “long story short, i loved him.

as did everyone who ever got to work with him. he was the kindest, the most efficient, the wackiest, and he was the best at his job,” she continued in the captioned post, featuring a black-and-white video of the two embracing on set. “it is not fair that he won’t get to do more.