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West Side Story is a lavish remake of the classic 1960s musical directed by Steven Spielberg but didn't seem to make any great cultural impact despite Ariana Debose winning the Oscar for  Best Supporting Actress, which she definitely earned This and the odd flood of musicals in the past year seems contrary to what audiences want[...]

The remake of West Side Story is one of those rare times when a remake really did do everything right and is genuinely a good movie, but there just wasn't an audience at the box office for it at the time December was kind of a weird time of the month, and it seemed that people[...]

The review embargo for West Side Story came down today, and so far, things are looking very positive People have been highly anticipating this movie for a long time, and the delay due to COVID has just made fans even more excited It turns out that you can go see West Side Story early, in IMAX, for[...]

West Side Story is very well made and executed with some star-making performances However, aside from that, it doesn't do much of anything to elevate the source material or the genre beyond the established norms. Director: Steven Spielberg Summary: An adaptation of the 1957 musical West Side Story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the Jets[...]

West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg, will land in theaters on December 10th, and 20th Century Studios and Disney released a sneak peak and posters for the film this morning The latest adaptation of the seminal musical, this version will open only in theaters, a promise made by Disney and 20th last week when they[...]

West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg, will land in theaters on December 10th, and 20th Century Studios revealed the first full trailer for the film this morning The latest adaptation of the seminal musical, this version will open only in theaters, a promise made by Disney and 20th last week when they were announcing[...]

Disney seems to be committing to this new window as they announced that Eternals, West Side Story, The Kings Man, and Ron's Gone Wrong will all have 45-day theatrical windows, according to Variety Meanwhile, the latest animation movie, Encanto, will have a 30-day window. L-R: Eternals Poster ©Marvel Studios 2021 All Rights Reserved | West Side[...]

There were a lot of big movies that got delayed due to COVID-19, but one of the bigger ones that were looking to be an Oscar contender is the remake of West Side Story One of the most well-known musicals of all time was coming to the big screen again, and it was Steve Spielberg[...]

Netflix adds for June 2020 include classic films like ET, The Silence of the Lambs, and West Side Story Blockbusters like Twister, V For Vendetta, Ladybird, and Inside Man also appear on the service in the first week of the month This is a big month for originals as well as new seasons of The[...]

and around the world; while actress Rita Moreno (One Day at A Time, West Side Story) will be this year's recipient of the Peabody Career Achievement Award. Winners in News/Radio and Podcast/Web/Public Service will be announced on April 23, with the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony set for Saturday, May 18, at Cipriani Wall Street in[...]

Sounds like most of the cast has been assembled for Steven Spielberg's next big picture- a new feature film adaptation of movie musical classic West Side Story. Corey StollPhoto by lev radin / Shutterstock.com Just yesterday, it was revealed that Corey Stoll (Midnight In Paris, The Strain) will be playing Lieutenant Schrank, the New York City detective charged with[...]

Steven Spielberg's upcoming West Side Story retelling has rounded out the cast after a reported 30 thousand auditions with an unknown in the lead role of Maria. According to multiple outlets (Deadline, Variety, THR), 17-year old high school student Rachel Zegler will be playing the lead of Maria alongside Ansel Elgort as Tony. Zelger commented on the news to Deadline, and[...]

The cast of Steven Spielberg's version of West Side Story is coming together According to Variety Ansel Elgort has joined the cast in the lead role of Tony Spielberg is directing from Tony Kushner's adaptation of the 1957 musical, which was originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim with music by Leonard Bernstein, and[...]

Tim called him and Matthew said he was already thinking he wanted to do a musical next and the two he had been contemplating were Oliver and West Side Story so it was very serendipitous!?! Cameron is very open to the idea and they are all meeting next Wednesday or Thursday If that goes well[...]

It seems like this one has only gotten as far as he's interested and the studio is on board if he wants to do it, but judging by how many unmade films he's left in his wake, who knows if West Side Story has any real shot at becoming a reality where those did not?[...]