The new clip also offers glimpses of Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno, but the verdict is still out on Ansel Elgort's singing talents.
, however, the trailer omits any trace of Elgort’s singing voice ― which is surprising given both the actor’s star billing and the fact that his character croons showstoppers such as “Something’s Coming” and “Maria.”The stage version of “West Side Story,” written by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, opened
in 1957. An updated take on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” the musical broke fresh ground in its depiction of immigrant lives, gang violence and racism.last year, Spielberg said that the currently divisive political and social climate made the themes in “West Side Story” relevant to a modern audience once again.
“This story is not only a product of its time, but that time has returned, and it’s returned with a kind of social fury,” he told the publication. “I really wanted to tell that Puerto Rican, Nuyorican experience of basically the migration to this country and the struggle to make a living, and to have children, and to battle against the obstacles of xenophobia and racial prejudice.”due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It will now be released Dec. 10.
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