Something’s coming,West Side Storyfans!
On Wednesday, 20th Century Studios debuted the first full-length trailer forSteven Spielberg’s upcoming remakeof the classic musical, showing breakout star Rachel Zegler as Maria andAnsel Elgortas Tony, star-crossed lovers on opposite sides of a forbidden romance.
Set in New York City in 1957, the film also stars Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Josh Andrés Rivera, Ana Isabelle, Corey Stoll andRita Moreno, who famously played Anita in the original 1961 movie.
The 89-year-old actress won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for the performance at the time, and returns toWest Side Storysixty years later as Valentina, the owner of the corner store where Tony works.
Last month, Zegler, 20, opened uptoTown & Countryabout relating to Maria and landing the iconic lead role. She also explained that this 2021 film (which had its release date delayed due to the pandemic) is a reimagining of sorts.
Niko Tavernise
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
“I think the way Steven and [screenwriter] Tony [Kushner] framed it to all of us when we were auditioning, when we were rehearsing, when we were shooting, was, ‘We are making a movie of the original Broadway musical. This is our take on a story that every-one has heard, and knows so well, and really loves,’ " she recalled.
Brian d’Arcy James, who stars in the film as Officer Krupke, a neighborhood police officer trying to keep the rival gangs in order, toldPEOPLEin 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.
RELATED VIDEO: Rita Moreno Says She Will Sit in onWest SideStoryRehearsals and Doesn’t Care If It’s Intimidating: ‘Tough Darts!’
Elgort, 27, wasaccused of sexual assaultin June 2020. He denied the allegations in a statement shared on his Instagram account, which has since been deleted.
West Side Storyhits theaters Dec. 10.
source: people.com
