'West Side Story' Cast On Steven Spielberg's Remake | Around the Table | Entertainment Weekly

Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Rachel Zegler and Rita Moreno break down the new Steven Spielberg 'West Side Story.'
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[@tshore4099]

Mike owned the role of Riff in this. Despite his character's issues, he was charismatic, terrifying and believable.

[@Nestor123057]

Well put.

[@digsybob]

Absolutely agree - it’s a fantastic cast but he acts everyone else off the set

[@emikiwi]

He was totally the best thing about the movie... not to take anything away from the rest of the cast!

[@budorman]

He was excellent, his character issues including, very charismatic, but he wasn't terrifying or believable...for a real punk, no, not at all, but nevertheless a charismatic player who very much influences and makes the film.

[@shalinituscano3228]

I wish I was in that Movie

[@mhawang8204]

Rachel was a great discovery! Can’t believe this is her 1st feature film. She’s so charismatic and eloquent in interviews, too. Ariana DeBose shines in every scene she’s in. Amazing movie!

[@jenniferwise8515]

Rachel has been acting since age 7 or earlier so it a pro.

[@puppchenschnuppchen4984]

@@jenniferwise8515 She hasn't acted since she's 7, she started singing very early though and starred in school musicals.

[@budorman]

DeBose practically stole the film,she stole every scene she was in.

[@jojober1980]

Absolutely she was great

[@laysmaxx5789]

This comment did not age well at all

[@juliamellett4732]

I would LOVE to have more Rachel/Mike action. It seems like they get along so well and their voices together would be lovely!

[@sandraromero6601]

Yeah it be great to see Rita moreno

[@greatoffersdaily5756]

No it wouldn’t

[@carolineauckerman3333]

It would I agree with you!

[@dasren]

@@greatoffersdaily5756 lol wtf

[@jojober1980]

1 hand 1 heart should have been sung by Tony and Msrie though though

[@selectedshipper8282]

11:21 Wow Mike singlehandedly said “Yup, Riff and Tony are fruity, what are you gonna do about it?” And I love him for that

[@soph996]

The energy between Riff and Bernardo in the first fight as well Like...are we entirely sure Tony and Maria are the heart warming lovers lmao

[@carolineauckerman3333]

He didn’t even say that

[@soph996]

@@carolineauckerman3333 he totally did

[@belle-ashton2167]

Mercutio has spoken

[@helens1016]

right finally someone says it!! WSS is extremely fruity and no one can change my mind

[@LizaDavid]

I was blown AWAY by this movie. This cast is a force to be reckoned with.

[@sandraromero6601]

Have you even seen the movie?

[@repita21]

@@sandraromero6601 Yes lol, and they were very good

[@Wessex90]

I’ve watched it twice this week 😁

[@idaf3028]

@@sandraromero6601 yup. Oscar worthy

[@davidemmet7343]

Interesting to hear people who pretend for a living pontificating on these matters! Pure word vomit!

[@vortiz3351]

The way David, Ansel, Rachel, Mike and specially Ariana look at Rita when she talks, that admiration, respect , love truly is beautiful to see. 😍

[@sandraromero6601]

So do you believe those words?

[@idaf3028]

@@sandraromero6601 what do you mean lmao? I truly don’t believe you’ve seen the film

[@sistasistaourchannel9829]

6:14 This production made such a big deal of being "the first authentic retelling of West Side Story"... but then cast a group of people playing Puerto Rican but who can't speak Spanish conversationally. Language is an important part of culture that allows for understanding and the passing of traditions. Yes, it is possible to pass down traditions even if you can't speak the language fluently, but in order to fully understand the meaning, significance, and nuances behind the stories and traditions passed down--language is the bridge. They didn't even provide any Spanish interviews in the press junkets for this movie... so my question: Who was this for?

[@apolonia3392]

that's not true. Many Sharks are fluent in Spanish.

[@FUB666]

I really loved the scene with Tony and the Jets with the holes in the floor and the gun, fantastic sharp and terrifying all at the same time. I hope they get so many awards for this performance.

[@Joey_727]

Favorite part. With the song “Cool” 🎵🎵🎵

[@Nestor123057]

Yeah, "Cool" seems to be an overlooked masterpiece in the movie.

[@user-xp9yw1iw2w]

me too!

[@l.4693]

It was so extremly attractive omg I fell for them

[@peggyd3368]

I loved it too. Stephen Spieldberg "fixed" for me the scenes I used to scroll through in the 60's film version like "Officer Krumpke" and "Cool". I was squealing with excitement when I saw it for the first time.

[@physicslawss]

6:14 of course it matters. Ethnicity it's not only about genetics, it's mostly about culture. How can you be latin if you never experienced latin's culture? That doesn't makes sense. I say this being latina myself

[@maya432]

Not everyone has the same ressources, abilities and possibilities. That does not make them any less latin than someone who knows or has experienced more. Just because you don’t speak the language or don’t eat the food or don’t live around other Latin people does not change how you were born and where you come from. Instead of saying these people are not the same as you, teach them and understand them and their circumstances but do not deny someone’s roots and rights.

[@physicslawss]

@@maya432 ser Latino não é sobre genética, não é algo que você herda. É como uma nacionalidade, da mesma forma que eu não posso me chamar de Europeu porque eu tenho ascendência italiana. Ela que tem o privilégio de ter nascido e vivido a vida toda nos Estados unidos, sem saber nem 10% da experiência Latina de verdade

[@olihhayes]

Mike Faist's face at 15:11 is an actual representation of all of us looking at Rachel after the movie. And she seems like such a great person too!

[@soriba724]

Oh my god, this comment section is cringe gold

[@lauren6992]

@@soriba724 no it aint

[@soriba724]

@@lauren6992 it is indeed

[@vitorcastro4203]

As a latino, I'll say nothing about their conversation but I do have strong opinions about it...

[@PRR5406]

Ariana DeBose caught my heart with her dancing and passion. Rachel is a doll and sings like an angel. The guys were perfect as both menacing and empathetic. The thing I admire most is the "kids" playing their icons, and giving it a totally fresh interpretation. Remember ow many people said, you can't re-film WSS.

[@LeeBeeDeeTree51]

Rachel has the most beautiful voice. Mike Faist is so talented and much better looking in real life than he is in this film. And I see a grownup David Alvarez and I feel so old. I remember when he was a cute and fiercely talented little Billy Elliot on Broadway not to mention a budding ballet dancer competing in YAGP. Arianna is a mind-blowing triple threat and is such a wonderful role model for aspiring black actresses, Latina actresses and actresses who are both. And she's so polished and sophisticated. This group of young people is so talented and they make me so happy.

[@camilarodriguez2651]

6:14 yes it matters

[@mallorygallagher]

This movie was so good. My new obsession. Cant wait to see it streaming on Disney+ and other places. It’s gonna bring so much happiness.

[@lauramax]

It’s gonna be streaming on Disney+? That’s amazing! I’m gonna watch literally every single day

[@bellaventimiglia1111]

My new obsession too! I listen to the soundtrack & rewatch the cast interviews (like this one) every single day/nite!!! LUV Ansel!!! 🥰😍🥰

[@internetjunky4327]

What do you mean it doesn't matter if you speak the language or eat the food? What is culture to you? just a skin color? latino is not a race, it is a culture, of course our language and our food matters. We get all of these american people with absolutely no respect for our culture pretend to be latino and everyone claps while no one acknowledges how they are appropriating our culture. Why do you respect native american culture, indian culture, but not all of the different cultures that make latin america? why do you think you can just pretend? This is terrible and honestly I'm surprised people are not pointing it out.

[@martuxxx]

perdón, seguro hablás español xd ni idea por qué te respondí en inglés

[@martuxxx]

omgggg me borraron el comentario donde la bardeaba!!!! youtube careta

[@martuxxx]

en resumen te respondí que rachel era yanki, y por lo tanto una idi*ta (lo censuro porque se ve que a youtube no le gustan los insultos) pero me borraron el comentario💀💀💀. completamente de acuerdo con vos hermana

[@cherry-ni8sm]

Concordo!!!

[@mikkiminach9539]

She’s saying you don’t HAVE to speak the language or eat the food in order to still be proud of your roots, which is true.

[@chrisstopes9756]

It was a fantastic retelling of a beloved musical! Ansel and Rachel were heart wrenching and wonderful together as well as the supporting characters. Of course, Rita Moreno was amazing too!

[@FlorenceRondoudou17777]

Watched the movie on the last day of 2021, completely blown away...One of the best ones of 2021! Just look at this group of talented people who bring such vitality, diversity, joy and incredible performances on the big screen. I especially loved Mike's performance as Riff. This interview is so fun to watch too!

[@Visforelvenshireling]

I loved David bringing in that point about Tybolt! Every character's back story was improved in this.

[@Rachel-jg1uh]

Ariana's face everytime Ansel speaks 😂

[@nikolaosnikosjordan]

Unfortunately, I did not watch the original West Side Story. My first introduction to WSS was from Glee. This is the second version I’ve seen and I loved it. Riff just took the spotlight for me. I love Rachel Zegler. Her voice is phenomenal and I would love to see more of her singing. I might watch the original West Side Story, but I tend to watch the remakes before the originals, and most of the time I like the remakes more.

[@valula6987]

Rachel no es latina, y si, importa si hablas el lenguaje y comes la comida latina. Ser latina es justamente haberte criado con creencias y tradiciones de algún país de latinoamérica. Ella nunca va a saber lo que es ser juzgado por ser de latino, su opinión siempre va a ser "más importante" para el mundo por el simple hecho de donde nació y su cultura estadounidense. Algo que he notado es que muchos estadounidenses sienten que tienen que ser de otra cultura o estar en alguna minoría a la fuerza porque creen que los hacen más relevantes

[@krustomer]

She's literally Latina...

[@MaxViloria]

@@krustomer No lo es, no habla el idioma y es más gr¡nga que McDonald's

[@Megatron-1]

@@krustomer Ana de Armas, Salma Hayek, Anya Taylor Joy and Zoe Saldana are real Latinas, Rachel is just a gringa who makes a fool of herself and doesn't represent us at all.

[@grantfulwiler1025]

She can't even read this comment without the translator.

[@LeeBeeDeeTree51]

When they make the movie version of the Broadway musical "Memphis" they should cast Arianna Dubose and Mike Faist as the leads with Spielberg directing.

[@belle-ashton2167]

Omg their chemistry would be off the charts, imagine the dance sequences

[@smalls9852]

This cast is incredible. There is so much love and respect there, which showed in the movie as well.

[@nehakhalid9156]

Mike is spectacular as Riff. I'm spellbounded and I can watch him for hoursss!!

[@apolonia3392]

same happens to me with Ariadna/Anita and David/Bernardo

[@chinchilla2510]

This movie made me breakdown in tears. The best movie i have ever seen. I cannot describe the emotions i felt. I just cant. Beautiful casting UGH SO GOOD

[@doctorfmac8469]

Rita Moreno the embodiment of generosity, grace, experience, dang girl. She's sitting there, about 90 years old listening to and admiring/congratulating a woman literally 70 years younger in Maria/Rachel. And the others actors too. They're all earnestly describing the decades-ago conditions/scenarios they're back-storied-with, with Rita an actual person experiencing the reality.

[@Julia-um4rv]

Each person seems so humble and yet so well spoken and passionate about the story. They all seem like great people.

[@ashleypaige5907]

google ansel elgort and see what comes up. what a great dude

[@Julia-um4rv]

@@ashleypaige5907 I wasn't eben talking about him. I know there were allegations made about him. I still think the rest of the cast was great.

[@crowkid5553]

Although we don't know if it's true, so for now he's innocent until proven guilty

[@joewhitehead3]

@@ashleypaige5907 You don’t even know him though

[@ashleypaige5907]

@@joewhitehead3 Neither do you

[@soph996]

This movie has truly blown me away

[@leechpeach337]

I loved this interview so much

[@19suntan50]

The insight we learn from listening to the cast talk among themselves is important to understand on a deeper level what it was like to make a movie like WSS 2021…. The months of rehearsals to learn and perfect the dance numbers was no easy task. The entire cast is brilliant. I project a successful future for all of them. Thus far, I watched the movie three times.

[@mrjezzk]

David Alvarez is the bass player of this group interview, keeping to himself lol There's always that one person that doesn't get as much time to share

[@joewhitehead3]

I guess others are just talkative

[@apolonia3392]

When you don't know what to say, is it better to keep silent .

[@madhurimabaruah2523]

I was completely spellbound while watching the film....wow, what a film......this is one of he best films I have seen in last 3/4 years. Loved all the performers..... saw the heavenly spark in Tony's eyes when he first expressed his love for Maria..... I salute the master story teller called Steven Spielberg .....

[@rebeccadavis5382]

What a phenomenally thoughtful group of actors. This is such a beautiful piece of work that will be with us for a long time. (Side note: I love that Ariana and Rita are wearing the same thing they wore in the ABC interview - obviously a long day of press, making their eloquence all the more remarkable).

[@gaetanomaximus8650]

I watched this 2 nights ago on IMAX. It was PHENOMENAL!

[@SydandLeah1313]

I absolutely love Mike Faist he is so talented and funny

[@mizlindsayk]

This movie really is a tremendous and overwhelmingly moving piece of cinematic art!!

[@Pitsler]

A brilliantly done movie! Bravo to the cast, the crew and Mr. Spielberg! 👏👏👏🎶🎬🎶🤣🤣🤣

[@georgialerangis2123]

All of them are so talented!

[@lesleynaughty]

This is definitely the best version! The way they've added bits to the story to make more sense of it like Tony going to jail, and having gone out with Graziella who's now Riff's girl -and add a modern touch- there were even references to what's going on today (like Tony telling Maria that he was 'in freefall off the tallest building -think 9/11- until he met her, and the police ordering a lockdown-nuff said!) and Anybodys being transgender instead of a tomboy, and a reason for the feud (their neighbourhood being knocked down to build homes for the rich). I really loved this version of 'America' where it turned into a street carnival and showed how life could be without racism. Also the fact that Rachel sang her own songs instead of another singer, as in the original, was better, And bringing Rita Moreno back as Doc's Puerto Rican widow really worked, especially having her sing 'Somewhere'- and the fact that she too loved an American, and would have hoped to see Maria and Tony marrying and the gangs becoming mates.

[@belle-ashton2167]

Writing the script took Tony Kushner 5 years. The script was finished even before the pandemic, so this line is such a sad coincidence. Loved this new adaptation and I hope it will win a lot of awards.

[@tomarnold7284]

D'you mean Tony and Graziella's relationship wasn't in the original? That makes the new version amazing! First time I watched it I missed it when they mentioned Tony and Graziella's relationship, but spotted it in Graziella's eyes when she saw Tony at the gym, just two seconds and her eyes told their stories without words. Beautiful!

[@tiger38able]

The original version was the best hands-down!

[@jojober1980]

I think the original version was better but this was also excellent I love both of them original and Stephen Spielberg's Wedy side story❤

[@Krillinish2]

Rachel is basically 19 but her mind is older.

[@lauramax]

Hamilton reference?

[@joewhitehead3]

20 to be exact

[@olihhayes]

11:17 lmao i love this cast

[@juliamellett4732]

“I’m just saying, you’re in the way.” 😂

[@apollobernet]

It’s quite simply an amazing movie.

[@NiGiff]

Understatement.

[@Killgore-ip2yq]

@@NiGiff hell yeah

[@tomarnold7284]

It's really refreshing watching West Side Story because I didn't know any of these actors, so my focus was all on dance and costume and songs, and then I look them up and amazed to learn that most of them were on big screen for the very first time!

[@lenaskyfish4883]

Majority are from Broadway (stage actors). Incredible talent.

[@4deleDaz33m]

Rita Moreno is a legend, Ansel is an A lister, the rest are mostly Broadway actors, Rachel is a newcomer

[@vasquezmt]

This cast is amazing!!! Loved the movie so much

[@graceros2858]

I remember watching West Side Story (1961 film). My 7th grade class did the Play. I was chosen to do Maria out of 22 girls. It was awesome. Standing Ovation was the best part😉

[@tiffanycaldwell109]

Okay but I love that all the Jets bought every woman on set a rose! That is the sweetest thing I think I have ever heard!

[@anyutakhare3646]

riff is the best character......mike is charismatic, handsome and amazing

[@apolonia3392]

Anita... is the best character

[@joejoe5673]

Beautiful cast or talented actors!

[@onepurpose315]

I hate the negative reviews ansel elgort is getting he was great in the role and I feel honestly that critics are being smug and over analyzing his performance because he is the most high profiled among the cast

[@arianamitchell7050]

i think compared to everyone else…. bc everyone else was LITERALLY flawless, he’s easy to pick apart.

[@crowkid5553]

He's still great tho

[@merribellewharton938]

He did a fine job as did the rest of the cast!

[@Nazaba09]

I don’t understand the mike love. The jets were forgettable.

[@ashleypaige5907]

hes getting negative reviews because he has multiple sexual assault and grooming allegations. not because he is high profile

[@wimdedecker6433]

Great remake with a great cast directed by the great Steven Spielberg.

[@YourHighwayInTheSky]

DAVID ALVAREZZZZ

[@lse3803]

David Alvarez is up in here like 'dude im too hungover for this'

[@acealexander9070]

I hope the movie wins an Oscar and that Steven Spielberg (best director) and Rachel Zegler also win Oscars!!

[@QqQ3Three3]

Ah, this was fun to watch, you can just tell that everyone put passion into this! ^-^

[@stargazer5073]

Loved the movie....great job!

[@FUB666]

It made me laugh a little at the the end after Tony died and Valentina has Chino’s arm walking down the street before the cops arrived, imagining her saying to Chino, do you want to move down into my basement and let me coddle you, there’s space now? After cops arrived Valentina tells Chino, never mind too late. 😊🤣🥰 No, I really loved the new version too the dancing, the singing, the scene changes from the original WSS yet all worked well and still stayed with the original story, but very exciting to the newness and how it was going to add and make the story more current. Tons of talent, I loved it all and very pleased with all the characters performances. Nothing left me wanting. Bravo!

[@alicecooper5406]

All the cast is Amazing

[@teresawatson9656]

You are all great...

[@MariaColone]

After seeing the ads and hearing Rachel's singing voice, I was drawn to watch this movie. I have to admit the role of Anita played by Ariana DeBose was magnificent. Ariana's acting, dancing, and singing was incredible! Although it was an amazing group of talent, Ariana DeBose shined.

[@Ka-kz2gu]

Best movie I’ve seen in a long time.

[@teresawatson9656]

I loved the scene in the police station.

[@gracehowe4256]

They were all amazing - this is a brilliant production and Ansel did nothing wrong -on any level-beautiful voice - well done

[@joewhitehead3]

Unfortunately, we don’t know for sure that he’s innocent

[@katiee4396]

In the movie, I think Ansel did a good job. However, there are allegations against him that are unsavory and definitely shouldn’t be taken lightly. We don’t know for sure if all of them are true, but it still does not mean we shouldn’t hold him accountable. The allegations came out after the movie was already filmed.

[@annaoffive]

Ariana’s outfit is so great! Lol Anita dressed as Maria

[@viber7464]

I love riff

[@samcyam]

Who rewarched the 1961 version again after watched this 2021 version? 🙋‍♀️😊

[@merribellewharton938]

The movie was absolutely incredible!!!!

[@toto.dreamer]

4:06 THE WAY EVERYONE WENT 🥺

[@Hi-qv3qm]

You guys deserve so much love you are amazing and you guys are amazing 🤩 EDIT: just realized I said amazing twice lol 😂 you deserve both of them! :)

[@ibstayfly]

I can't wait to see this. I never seen the original. Although I don't know any of them besides Ansel the cast looks amazing. Ansel fine as hell. I didn't know he sings. And the other guy in white shirt is cute

[@kcorpora1]

you should always see originals 1st. so you know were the movie came from. to watch the brilliant actors of a 5 star movie before you were born.

[@ibstayfly]

@@kcorpora1 I know of the movie west side story I just never seen it. And yes i know this is a remake of the original

[@kcorpora1]

@@ibstayfly cool

[@marilynsumba4772]

@@ibstayfly it’s technically not a remake it’s a new adaptation of the original Broadway musical 😊😊

[@hannahwatson4003]

the guy in the white shirt is mike faist!! he was also in newsies and dear evan hansen, i love him so much

[@itsjubslm]

Rachel is so well spoken

[@lovepower4899]

being well spoken isn't automatically reserved for white folks only ya know lol. You wouldn't be saying that to mike or any of their white counterparts. Stop with the inherent racism and bias please.

[@itsjubslm]

@@lovepower4899 i'm latina myself lol! I'm just saying this because I'm her age and she seems so much more mature and well spoken than me and my friends

[@AGirlWithQuestions]

@@lovepower4899 what on earth???? Get a grip. YOU are being racist. Seriously. The comment was not "she's so well spoken for a latino". Lord, can't we all stop being so OFFENDED???? You're LOOKING for a reason to be angry.

[@luciiiana27]

@@itsjubslm shes not latina, latino is not a race but a culture, she didnt grew up here, shes so ignorant about it !!

[@juliovitolo5356]

When the original WSS film was released I probably saw the movie more than 10 times. It blew me away and still does. I look forward to seeing this new version and will remain open but find it difficult for any remake version to top the brilliant energy of the original.

[@audreyrusselman]

You have to keep us updated on what you think!!

[@juliovitolo5356]

@@audreyrusselman I posted another thought that summarizes my feelings about WSS. In brief, any production pales compared to the brilliance of the original musical score by Bernstein and collaboration with Sondheim and others in which the productions exist. See my other post! Thanks! Have a blessed 2022!

[@idaf3028]

I loved the film

[@tiadavies7455]

im so mad that they're not actually around a table on this one

[@Nazaba09]

Me and Rita Moreno are gonna go sit in the Corner as the two members of the ansel as Tony fan club.

[@Visforelvenshireling]

There's 3. I'm also in your corner.

[@masquerademage]

i'm in your corner too!

[@tritone8781]

Me too🤣

[@amiepidgeon3419]

Huh?

[@AuthenticAna]

I will watch! 😊

[@mithragunasekara9477]

This cast ❤

[@MaxViloria]

6:14 Luego no te quejes cuando la gente de LATAM te coja la mala por estas vainas que dices 🤦🏻‍♂️😒

[@apolonia3392]

Lo mejor es la cara de Rita, Ariadna, David, Mike... 🤣🤣🤣 ciertamente Ariadna y David pudieron soportarla únicamente porque lo profesionales que son.

[@davidemmet7343]

*So nice to finally see a Polish woman get a chance to play Maria in West Side Story!*

[@debbiezenaida]

I thought Mike Faist was fantastic is Riff.

[@kennygalo1215]

Such amazing performers and then there’s Ansel

[@mikomiyamoto3413]

I- I felt he didn't do terrible but was just outshined by everyone else. He was great! But everyone else was phenomenal

[@blueskygal255]

Loved the film and the cast. I'll be buying the CD soundtrack and the movie DVD. Sooo much better than the original and I love meeting all these new young stars. "There's a place for us" is one of my favorite Broadway songs. I was taken to see the original movie as a young child by my father who loved these shows and music.

[@miriammitchell1356]

So much better than the original; slow your role.

[@debbiezenaida]

I found the choreography in the first West Side Story was far more incredible that the latest.

[@davidreidenberg9941]

Well the first choreography was old Hollywood.

[@baguettegott3409]

I thought the new one was fine, even great for the most part. Except for America. They cut so much choreography from that number, and Ariana DeBose is such a mindblowing dancer, it just felt like a missed opportunity to me.

[@Flowersforu86]

Westside story was one of the most heartbreaking things for me shows movies for me because of Tony dying because there’s a movie called The fault in our stars and he dies in that one to but also me being a Latina young woman things that are happening hang in that movie and it’s still happening today like he is nothing that you can change but like it’s j

[@Quackervoltz]

Omg I love this cast (Puts the pie splat emoji over Ansel Elgort's face)

[@Dani-mf7nq]

What did Mike say at 22:50 ? I couldn’t understand :(

[@bradymcfadden7297]

it sounds like he said “there was plexiglass” or something similar cause rita was talking about how their were real holes that they could fall through

[@calaf1816]

I liked Tony and Maria in this movie, and Anita, probably will get a the Oscar. I love this new one, but overall, still the original is better to me, and I miss Jerome Robinson's choreograph .

[@Inismoon]

Steven Spielberg's version left me thinking no no no please no more remakes.

[@avachara6302]

Why am I just realizing that Ariana was the bullet in Hamilton 💀

[@fishhooks9358]

THATS WHY SHE LOOKS SO FAMILIAR

[@KJ-xc6qs]

At 90, Rita has had incredible facework. Would love to know who her surgeon is.

[@DonQwantsyou]

that's a cheap shot, but probably true. on second thought some who have facework look like crap, ie. Madonna

[@mikomiyamoto3413]

@@DonQwantsyou it might not actually be negative! (Although it's likely it's just a low blow) but if she did get work done I could not tell! If I decided I wanted surgery I would want a surgeon like hers! People honestly shouldn't be ashamed of plastic surgery (do what makes you feel confident)

[@robjaimes8830]

Brown don’t break down. And black don’t crack. 😉

[@Stiggs-bu2fz]

Why didn't they bring Russ Tamblyn for a cameo role?

[@adamzanzie]

Russ Tamblyn and Richard Beymer both visited the set. It doesn't appear that George Chakiris got to visit, though.

[@lenaskyfish4883]

The actor who played the role of "Tiger" of the Jets from the 1961 movie had a cameo role in this movie. You could see him in the "America" scene.

[@marknewton6984]

Russ was great!

[@concettaschwarz5424]

Did they watch the 1961 West Side story

[@jrimhaikukaiku]

i’m sure they did! rita moreno was anita in that version!

[@lenaskyfish4883]

They all did. In all the interviews, they all mentioned how they've always aspired to play a character in the musical when they were younger.

[@rouvee7788]

Anyone notice how eloquent the ladies were compared to the dudes 😎

[@Silver_hammer]

Does it matter? Good nay GREAT QUATE from rz.

[@azrinbinyunosyunos7707]

Hey

[@StephLeesD]

If this film is ripe for do agains, I would like to know how Anita felt after she was solely responsible for causing the death of Tony?

[@nikolaosnikosjordan]

I feel like Anita would consider it justice. Bernardo killed Riff, Tony killed Bernardo, Chino killed Tony…and Chino goes to jail. The question is what Anita and Maria will do now.

[@alie2827]

welcome to my candy store

[@sandraromero6601]

Steven spielberg presents west side story

[@theogoldberg8919]

Like a great nice dysfunctional family ❤️❤️❤️❤️🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

[@barbarahourigan8462]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@mysterylover9546]

This was my first time watching West Side Story FULLY and not just scenes of the musical numbers. I knew the story was inspired by Romeo and Juliette and addressed racial problems (even though those who made it were racist/prejudice in their methods), but I had never sat down and watched the film or seen the musical. I must say while it did clearly show the racial problems but the main plot at the forefront was Maria and Tony’s love story. I hate their love story and don’t understand how people look at them as this romantic couple, same thing with R&J. At first it was cute but it moved so fast and then towards the end I hated Maria, Tony, the candy shop lady, Riff (as a character), the Jets, and just everyone. How can you love someone that killed your brother and even sleep with them just minutes after the crime, and then want to runaway with them?! Like I wanted to slap Maria five times!! That being said the Anita character stole the show for me because she was the only thing keeping me from not turning off the TV (and Riff). Ariana did such a wonderful job with this role because for people like me who did not grow up watching the musical or studying it we very easily could have hated the storyline of the musical. Anita, Riff, the choreography, and music really carried this music for the general public.

[@olihhayes]

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[@olihhayes]

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