West Side Story Movie

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Who's Involved:

Ariana DeBose, Rachel Zegler, Maddie Ziegler, Steven Spielberg, Rita Moreno, Ben Cook, Corey Stoll, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Kevin McCollum, Brian d’Arcy James, Patrick Higgins, Julius Anthony Rubio, Eloise Kropp, Kellie Drobnick Julian Elia, Skye Mattox, Sara Esty, Ansel Elgort, Tony Kushner, Mike Faist, Talia Ryder, Josh Andrés Rivera, David Alvarez, Ezra Menas, Sean Harrison Jones, Carlos Sánchez Falú, Ricardo Zayas, Sebastian Serra, Leigh-Ann Esty, John Michael Fiumara, Jonalyn Saxer, Halli Toland, Daniel Patrick Russell, Brittany Pollack, Jess LeProtto, Lauren Leach, Kevin Csolak, Garett Hawe, Myles Erlick, Adriana Pierce, Paloma Garcia-Lee

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City. This reimagining of the beloved musical stars Ansel Elgort (Tony); Rachel Zegler (María); Ariana DeBose (Anita); David Alvarez (Bernardo); Mike Faist (Riff); Josh Andrés Rivera (Chino); Ana Isabelle (Rosalía); Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank); Brian d’Arcy James (Officer Krupke); and Rita Moreno (as Valentina, who owns the corner store in which Tony works).


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Who stars in West Side Story: Cast List

... Tony

Divergent, Men, Women & Children  

... Maria

Snow White, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes  

... Anita

Wish, Kraven the Hunter  

... Bernardo

 

... Chino

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes  

... Valentina

Curious George: Cape Ahoy, 80 For Brady  

... Lieutenant Schrank

Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver, Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire  

... Sergeant Krupke

Pain Hustlers, All These Small Moments  

... Anybodys

 

... Mouthpiece

Happiness For Beginners  

... Action

 

... Riff

Challengers, The Bikeriders  

Who's making West Side Story: Crew List

A look at the West Side Story behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Steven Spielberg last directed The Fabelmans and Jaws. The film's writer Tony Kushner last wrote The Fabelmans and Lincoln.

Screenwriter

Tony Kushner

Producers

Kristie Macosko Krieger
Kevin McCollum
Steven Spielberg

Production Companies

Production: What we know about West Side Story?

Key Facts

  1. Rita Moreno, who plays Valentina, serves as one of the film’s Executive Producers.
  2. The film’s music team includes renowned conductor Gustavo Dudamel, who will helm the recording of Bernstein’s iconic score; Academy Award®-nominated composer and conductor David Newman (Anastasia) who will be arranging the score for the new adaptation; Tony Award-winning composer Jeanine Tesori (Broadway’s Fun Home and Thoroughly Modern Millie), who will be working with the cast on vocals; and Grammy-nominated music supervisor Matt Sullivan (Beauty and the Beast, Chicago), who will serve as executive music producer for the film.
  3. The film has been adapted for the screen from the original 1957 Broadway musical, which was written by Arthur Laurents with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and concept, direction and choreography by Jerome Robbins.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2021 - July: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2019 - November: The film was set to Post-Production  status.
  3. 2019 - June: The film was set to Production  status.

    Now filming in and around New York City.

  4. 2019 - January: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.

    Shooting summer 2019.

  5. 2018 - October: The film was set to Development  status.

    On track for a summer 2019 production start.

West Side Story Release Date: When was the film released?


West Side Story was a Nationwide release in 2021 on Friday, December 10, 2021. There were 19 other movies released on the same date, including Being the Ricardos, National Champions and Back to the Outback.

West Side Story DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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West Side Story was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 .

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