Lionsgate has announced several additions to its cast for the upcoming prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Joining Tom Blyth (Billy The Kid) and Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) in the film are Josh Andrés Rivera (West Side Story), Jerome Lance in his feature debut, Ashley Liao (Physical), Knox Gibson (Forgive Us […]
Movie Review – West Side Story (2021)
West Side Story, 2021. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Rita Moreno, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Corey Stoll, Brian d’Arcy James, Josh Andrés Rivera, Mike Faist, Ana Isabelle, Paloma Garcia-Lee, Maddie Ziegler, Andrea Burns, Kyle Allen, Curtiss Cook, Jamie Harris, Iris Menas, Sean Harrison Jones, Patrick Higgins, Julius Anthony Rubio, Ricardo Zayas, […]
Video Review – Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is a delight, even with its cringe story
EJ Moreno offers up his take on Spielberg’s West Side Story… This holiday season, West Side Story is back in cinemas, and legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg is tackling the iconic musical. Can his stellar direction overcome the film’s profoundly flawed story? Spielberg sure tries to razzle-dazzle you enough to forget the horrid love story at […]
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story casts its Maria, Anita, Bernardo and Chino
Deadline is reporting that Steven Spielberg has cast newcomer Rachel Zegler as Maria, the female-lead in his upcoming West Side Story adaptation, while stage actors Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez and Josh Andres Rivera will play fellow Sharks Anita, Bernardo and Chino. Spielberg and his team reportedly auditioned more than 30,000 people from around the world […]