A highly anticipated remake!

20th Century Fox took a commercial break during the 93rd Academy Awards to unveil the first trailer for The

West Side Story

, directed by Steven Spielberg.

In this new adaptation, Rita Moreno, the unforgettable Anita from the original musical, returns in another role, surrounded by young actors, Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort, who play Romeo and Juliet of New York, Maria and Tony.

This remake of the clash between the Jets and the Sharks is still carried by the music of Leonard Bernstein, re-orchestrated.

Theatrical release scheduled for December

After seeing its release date postponed due to Covid-19, the film shot in 2019 will be released on December 8, 2021 in French cinemas, and on December 10 for the United States.

In view of these first images, grandiose, it seems that Steven Spielberg already has his entry ticket for the Oscars 2022. Fifty years ago, the first film adaptation of Leonard Bernstein's masterpiece, by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise, had won ten statuettes!

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