A new look at West Side Story. Disney released the first trailer of Steven Spielberg‘s film adaptation of the hit musical on Sunday, April 25, during the Academy Awards.The movie, set in the ’50s in the Upper West Side, explores the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two gangs who come from different ethnic backgrounds.
Tony and Maria, two New Yorkers with ties to different gangs, fall in love.In the 2021 remake, Rachel Zegler stars as Maria as Ansel Elgort plays Tony. Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Corey Stoll and Brian d’Arcy James make up the cast.Rita Moreno, who starred as Anita Palacio in the 1961 adaptation of the 1957 musical, will also star in the reboot as Valentina.
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