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The New 'West Side Story' Trailer Is Almost Identical To The Original Movie - Watch a Side By Side!

The New 'West Side Story' Trailer Is Almost Identical To The Original Movie - Watch a Side By Side!

The first teaser trailer for the upcoming West Side Story remake was revealed over the weekend during the2021 Oscars.

While the new film, starring Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler, is a reimagining of the original, the trailer was very similar to the OG movie’s trailer from 60 years ago.

Even Rachel‘s white dress is just like the one that Natalie Wood wears in the original film.

The original West Side Story film was released on October 1961, and the new one will premiere in theaters just over 60 years later, on December 10, 2021.

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Ansel Elgort & Rachel Zegler Star In First 'West Side Story' Teaser Trailer - Watch Now!

Ansel Elgort & Rachel Zegler Star In First 'West Side Story' Teaser Trailer - Watch Now!

The first teaser trailer for the highly anticipated West Side Story remake has arrived!

The new video debuted during the 2021 Oscars on Sunday night (April 25), and features stars Ansel Elgort (Tony) and Rachel Zegler (Maria), as well as Ariana DeBose (Anita), Rita Moreno (Valentina), Mike Faist (Riff) and more.

West Side Story was directed by Steven Spielberg, and tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City.

If you didn’t know, Rita was actually in the original 1961 film as Anita, and she won an Oscar for her performance. She also serves as an executive producer on the new reimagining.

Also starring in the film are David Alvarez (Bernardo), Josh Andrés Rivera (Chino), Ana Isabelle (Rosalía), Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank) and Brian d’Arcy James (Officer Krupke).

West Side Story hits theaters on December 10th. Check out the teaser below.


‘West Side Story’ Teaser Trailer

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Rachel Zegler Is Receiving Undeserved Negativity on Twitter - Be Kind Everyone!

Rachel Zegler Is Receiving Undeserved Negativity on Twitter - Be Kind Everyone!

Let’s just start off by saying that everyone needs to be kind to one another and sending people negative messages on social media is unacceptable. We’re so sad to see that Rachel Zegler is going through this right now.

The 18-year-old actress, who will play Maria in the West Side Story movie, has announced that she’s taking a break from Twitter because of the message she has been receiving.

Rachel previously tweeted about “falling in love” with co-star Angel Elgort on-screen on the day the film wrapped last week.

“There really aren’t enough words to describe the pride I have in Ansel‘s growth and beauty and literal magic he possesses on screen and off. Falling in love with him was easy. Happy wrap mi amor; catch ya on a fire escape sometime soon,” Rachel tweeted on September 27. The tweet has since been deleted.

Since that tweet, Ansel publicly commented on how he wants to find love with people other than his girlfriend, though he’s not looking for anything sexual with anyone else. Fans have been calling Rachel a “homewrecker” and sending her inappropriate DMs, which caused her to speak out.

“the fact that i have to say something is absolutely absurd. but the DMs and the name-calling and throwing around the word homewrecker over me expressing genuine love i have for my coworker is heartbreaking and i don’t want any part of it. so peace for now, i guess. be nice,” Rachel tweeted on Thursday night (October 3). The message was deleted soon after.

One message of Rachel‘s that is still up reads, “the internet has made me upset so goodbye for a bit be nice to each other.”

Bullying of any form is unacceptable and we want to remind our readers that celebrities are people too. Be kind to everyone!

Rachel Zegler Is Glowing on the 'West Side Story' Set!

Rachel Zegler Is Glowing on the 'West Side Story' Set!

You can just tell how happy Rachel Zegler is to be playing Maria from these photos!

The 18-year-old actress was spotted for the first time on the set of her upcoming movie musical West Side Story on Sunday night (August 4) in New York City.

Rachel was joined by co-star Mike Faist and the rest of the Jets, as well as their director Steven Spielberg, while shooting outside of a fake subway station.

This is the first professional project for Rachel, who was discovered during an open casting call for the film. She just graduated high school a couple months ago.

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Ansel Elgort Spends Late Night on Set Filming 'West Side Story'

Ansel Elgort Spends Late Night on Set Filming 'West Side Story'

Ansel Elgort is hard at work on the West Side Story reboot!

The 25-year-old actor, who plays Tony, filmed a few late night scenes with director Steven Spielberg on Wednesday night (July 24) in New York City.

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The night before, Ansel was joined on set by co-star Mike Faist for another late night filming.

Ariana DeBose, who plays Anita, was spotted filming a colorful musical dance scene just a few days ago, too.

West Side Story is set to hit theaters on December 18th, 2020.

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Ansel Elgort Seen Filming Night Scenes For 'West Side Story' in NYC

Ansel Elgort Seen Filming Night Scenes For 'West Side Story' in NYC

Ansel Elgort is all smiles on set while filming West Side Story in New York City on Tuesday night (July 23).

The 25-year-old actor, who will play Tony in the movie, was seen shooting night scenes along with Mike Faist, and getting some direction from Steven Spielberg.

Mike will play Jets leader Riff in the movie.

If you don’t know, West Side Story centers on Tony and Maria, a modern day Romeo and Juliet, who fight to stay together in the midst of a gang war. See the first cast pic NOW!

West Side Story is set to hit theaters on December 18th, 2020.

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See Rachel Zegler as Maria in First Look Pic From 'West Side Story'!

See Rachel Zegler as Maria in First Look Pic From 'West Side Story'!

Rachel Zegler holds hands with Ansel Elgort in this first look image from West Side Story!

The first cast photo shows off members of the Sharks and Jets gangs for the upcoming remake of the classic musical, as well as a first look at Rachel‘s Maria.

Here’s a list of everyone who is in the image: Anybodys (Ezra Menas), Mouthpiece (Ben Cook), Action (Sean Harrison Jones), Jets leader Riff (Mike Faist), Baby John (Patrick Higgins), Maria’s brother and Sharks leader Bernardo (David Alvarez), and Sharks members Quique (Julius Anthony Rubio), Chago (Ricardo Zayas), Chino (Josh Andrés Rivera), Braulio (Sebastian Serra) and Pipo (Carlos Sánchez Falú).

The cast also includes Maddie Ziegler, who will play a member of the Jets.

West Side Story is set to hit theaters on December 18th, 2020.

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