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First look at Ariana DeBose’s Anita from Spielberg’s West Side Story

July 14, 2019 by Amie Cranswick

A new image has arrived online from 20th Century Fox and Steven Spielberg’s upcoming remake of the classic musical West Side Story which give us our first look at Ariana DeBose as Anita; check it out here…

An adaptation of the original Broadway musical, WEST SIDE STORY explores young love and tensions between rival gangs the Jets and the Sharks on the streets of 1957 New York. 

West Side Story features a cast that includes Ansel Elgort (Tony), Rachel Zegler (Maria), Ezra Menas (Anybodys), Ben Cook (Mouthpiece), Sean Harrison Jones (Action), Mike Faist (Riff), Patrick Higgins (Baby John), David Alvarez (Bernardo), Julius Anthony Rubio (Quique), Ricardo Zayas (Chago), Josh Andrés Rivera (Chino), Sebastian Serra (Braulio), Carlos Sánchez Falú (Pipo), Ariana DeBose (Anita), Ana Isabelle (Rosalia), Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank), Brian d’Arcy James (Officer Krupke), Curtiss Cook (Abe), and Rita Moreno (Valentina The film is currently in production and is set for release on Christmas 2020.

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Ariana DeBose, Steven Spielberg, west side story

About Amie Cranswick

Amie Cranswick has been part of Flickering Myth’s editorial and management team for over a decade. She has a background in publishing and copyediting and has served as Editor-in-Chief of FlickeringMyth.com since 2023.

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