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West Side Storyfans, get excited for this one.
The first trailer forSteven Spielberg’s upcoming film remake of the beloved musical aired on Sunday night during the93rd Academy Awards— and it looks as epic as predicted.
The trailer featuresAnsel Elgortand Rachel Zegler, who are playing the starring roles of Tony and Maria.
Enemies holding chains as weapons faced off in the opening scene of theWest Side Storytrailer before Elgort’s character and Ziegler’s character were shown at a school dance catching eyes for one another across the room.
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Zegler, 19, shared her excitement over news of the trailer’s premiere on Saturday in a series of tweets. “Currently sobbing in bed because life is about to get real tomorrow. Thank you for sharing these past few years of in-between with me,” Zegler wrote.
Another tweet featured a throwback photo of the teenage star posing beside a sign for theWest Side Storymusical show that she participated in when she was younger. “I am thinking about her,” she wrote.
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Brian d’Arcy James, who stars in the film as Officer Krupke, a neighborhood police officer trying to keep the rival gangs in order, told PEOPLE in July 2019 that “it’s been fantastic” to be involved in the highly-anticipated remake.
“We’re in the middle of shooting right now in New York City, and all I can sayis it is an extraordinary experience,” he said at the time.
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Tony Award winner Justin Peck choreographed the musical numbers in the film. Also leading the production are Tony Award-winning producer Kevin McCollum and Academy Award-nominated producer Kristie Macosko Krieger.
Spielberg’s adaptation ofWest Side Storywill hit theaters on December 10, 2021.
source: people.com
