Steven Spielberg's West Side Story Trailer Released

The new trailer for Steven Spielberg's adaptation of the musical West Side Story has been released. The film will be distributed in Italian cinemas from December 23 by The Walt Disney Company Italia. It closely follows the 1957 Broadway musical with libretto by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and original choreography by Jerome Robbins. The story, set in 1957 New York, is a modern Romeo and Juliet tale of fierce rivalries and young love. The cast includes Ansel Elgort as Tony, Rachel Zegler as María, Ariana DeBose as Anita, David Alvarez as Bernardo, Mike Faist as Riff, Josh Andrés Rivera as Chino, Ana Isabelle as Rosalía, Corey Stoll as Lieutenant Schrank, and Brian d'Arcy James as Officer Krupke. Rita Moreno, who appeared in the 1961 film version directed by Robert Wise, also joins the cast. The 1961 film won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director. Spielberg's version arrives 60 years after the original film.