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Director Steven Spielberg reveals one of his behind-the-scenes traditions in a new sneak peek from his highly-anticipated adaptation of West Side Story.
The 74-year-old director reveals, ‘This is a tradition on all of our movies, where we toast the first shot and we toast the last shot,’ as he’s seen raising a glass to his cast and crew.
He’s also seen looking at footage from a monitor, as he adds, ‘And I just want to say that we have actually been in production on this for months,’ as we see new behind-the-scenes shots from the production.
Tradition: Director Steven Spielberg reveals one of his behind-the-scenes traditions in a new sneak peek from his highly-anticipated adaptation of West Side Story
Toast: The 74-year-old director reveals, ‘This is a tradition on all of our movies, where we toast the first shot and we toast the last shot,’ as he’s seen raising a glass to his cast and crew
‘But now, to actually bring all those elements together as one voice into an ensemble, I’m just so proud and honored that I got this shot, this late in my career, of being able to tell this story, based on the 1957 Broadway musical,’ Spielberg says.
The video then cuts to finished footage from the film, where Maria Vasquez (newcomer Rachel Zegler) tells her brother Bernardo (David Alvarez), ‘I want to be happy here. I want to make a life, a home.’
But Bernardo, the leader of the gang of Puerto Rico natives known as The Sharks, tells her, ‘Stay away from him,’ the him being Tony (Ansel Elgort), part of the Sharks’ rival gang of white men known as the Jets.
Elements: ‘But now, to actually bring all those elements together as one voice into an ensemble, I’m just so proud and honored that I got this shot, this late in my career, of being able to tell this story, based on the 1957 Broadway musical,’ Spielberg says
Siblings: The video then cuts to finished footage from the film, where Maria Vasquez (newcomer Rachel Zegler) tells her brother Bernardo (David Alvarez), ‘I want to be happy here. I want to make a life, a home’
Stay away: But Bernardo, the leader of the gang of Puerto Rico natives known as The Sharks, tells her, ‘Stay away from him,’ the him being Tony (Ansel Elgort), part of the Sharks’ rival gang of white men known as the Jets
Maria fights back and proclaims, ‘I’m gonna think for myself,’ before rushing to the fire escape, where she later finds Tony, who says, ‘Run away with me.’
Another shot shows Tony chatting with Valentina (Rita Moreno), who offers him some advice, stating, ‘You don’t want to start with, “I’d like to take you out for coffee.”‘
The video ends with a number of shots that showcase the musical number America before the video comes to an end.
Myself: Maria fights back and proclaims, ‘I’m gonna think for myself,’ before rushing to the fire escape, where she later finds Tony, who says, ‘Run away with me.’
Tony and Valentina: Another shot shows Tony chatting with Valentina (Rita Moreno), who offers him some advice, stating, ‘You don’t want to start with, “I’d like to take you out for coffee.”‘
America: The video ends with a number of shots that showcase the musical number America before the video comes to an end
The story first debuted as a Broadway musical in 1957, with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Steven Sondheim, loosely inspired by Romeo and Juliet.
The musical was nominated for six Tony Awards and ran for 732 performances before embarking on a tour.
The musical was adapted for the silver screen in 1961, starring Natalie Wood as Maria, Richard Beymer as Tony, George Chakaris as Bernardo, Russs Tamblyn as Riff and Rita Moreno as Anita.
Story: The story first debuted as a Broadway musical in 1957, with a book by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Steven Sondheim, loosely inspired by Romeo and Juliet
Adapted: The musical was adapted for the silver screen in 1961, starring Natalie Wood as Maria, Richard Beymer as Tony, George Chakaris as Bernardo, Russs Tamblyn as Riff and Rita Moreno as Anita
The film was a commercial and critical hit, winning 10 Oscar awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Chakaris) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rita Moreno).
This new adaptation also stars Corey Stoll as Lieutenant Schrank, Mike Faist as Riff, Ariana DeBose as Anita and Maddie Ziegler as Velma.
West Side Story will hit theaters December 10, going up against Amazon’s Being the Ricardos in limited release.
Big hit: The film was a commercial and critical hit, winning 10 Oscar awards including Best Picture, Best Director (Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (George Chakaris) and Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Rita Moreno)
In theaters: West Side Story will hit theaters December 10, going up against Amazon’s Being the Ricardos in limited release
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