Steven Spielberg's WEST SIDE STORY - News & Discussion Thread- Page 25

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 7/27/21 at 9:47pm

Eagerly anticipating December 10!

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 7/27/21 at 9:48pm

 

[degrassifan]

Posted: 7/27/21 at 9:49pm

That sneak peek got me hyped up!!! Loved that we got to hear a bit of dialogue! 

[NameGreg]

Posted: 7/27/21 at 10:24pm

Sadly it’s almost exactly the same as the first teaser, but I’ll take whatever new stuff I can get. Hopefully before too long we get a full blown long trailer.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 7/27/21 at 10:29pm

That was a nice version of the teaser with tiny bits of new footage; the "Mambo" face off was nice, Maria and Tony face to face together and the bits of dialogue in it were unexpected. I do like this tiny exchange which I don't think was in the original musical or the 1961 film adaptation:

Maria: You're not Puerto Rican.

Tony: Is that okay?

Maria: You tell me...

[degrassifan]

Posted: 7/27/21 at 11:31pm

Yeah, that dialogue is not in either the stage play nor the 1961 film. Neither is Riff saying “Kill the lights.” I can’t wait to hear all the new dialogue. I wonder if the whole thing has been completely rewritten?

Part of me feels like they chose these particular lines for the promo because many complained that they didn’t know what In the Heights was about based on the trailers. If someone doesn’t know what WSS is about, at least they now somewhat know it’s about a Puerto Rican girl falling in love with someone not Puerto Rican lol. 

I expect a full trailer sometime between late-August and September 24th.

[Musical Master]

Posted: 7/27/21 at 11:42pm

Tony Kushner is a fantastic writer, so I have no doubt that whatever new dialogue/new scenes are in the final film, it's going to be very interesting to compare it from previous versions. Also I think the official trailer alongside it's theatrical poster (please let it be a 1960s style poster) will come in late September.

[Globefan]

Posted: 7/27/21 at 11:57pm

The dialogue in the original film felt schlocky. The new dialogue will be much better. 

[degrassifan]

Posted: 7/27/21 at 11:59pm

September makes the most sense because of Dear Evan Hansen and Hispanic Heritage Month begins September 15. 

Yeah I have faith in Tony Kushner. I'm most excited to see how the film will be structured, the new scenes written just for this version (I'm especially curious about a previously talked about scene between Rosalia and Maria...I feel like Rosalia will have a bigger role), as well as song placements. 

The 1960s style poster Disney did for Mary Poppins Returns was so good! 

[Musical Master]

Posted: 7/28/21 at 12:13am

The 1960s style Mary Poppins Returns poster is great, I hope that West Side Story will have an awesome theatrical poster like that.

[Globefan]

Posted: 7/28/21 at 12:26am

Musical Master said: "Tony Kushner is a fantastic writer, so I have no doubt that whatever new dialogue/new scenesarein the final film, it's going to be very interesting to compare it from previous versions. Also I think the official trailer alongside it's theatrical poster (please let it be a 1960s styleposter) will come in late September."

I want a Larry Kert/Carol Lawrence style poster 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 7/28/21 at 1:15pm

Globefan said: "Musical Master said: "Tony Kushner is a fantastic writer, so I have no doubt that whatever new dialogue/new scenesarein the final film, it's going to be very interesting to compare it from previous versions. Also I think the official trailer alongside it's theatrical poster (please let it be a 1960s styleposter) will come in late September."

I want a Larry Kert/Carol Lawrence style poster"

And by that do you mean you want to see an image of Tony and Maria running down a NYC street?

[Globefan]

Posted: 7/28/21 at 1:20pm

CarlosAlberto said: "Globefan said: "Musical Master said: "Tony Kushner is a fantastic writer, so I have no doubt that whatever new dialogue/new scenesarein the final film, it's going to be very interesting to compare it from previous versions. Also I think the official trailer alongside it's theatrical poster (please let it be a 1960s styleposter) will come in late September."

I want a Larry Kert/Carol Lawrence style poster"

And by that do you mean you want to see an image of Tony and Maria running down a NYC street?"

You betcha. I love that iconic image 

[Musical Master]

Posted: 7/28/21 at 1:39pm

Legendary poster artist Bob Peak designed a poster for the 1961 film adaptation with that iconic image in mind. Hopefully this new film could follow something similar to that.

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 7/28/21 at 2:51pm

Musical Master said: "Legendary poster artist Bob Peak designed a poster for the 1961 film adaptation with that iconic image in mind. Hopefully this new film could follow something similar to that.

"

A very good friend of mine has an original poster of WSS with this Bob Peak illustration framed in his den. It cost him around $3,000 at an auction. 

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 7/28/21 at 3:02pm

The program that was sold in theaters during the film's roadshow engagements also used a photo of the iconic image of Tony and Maria running. 

 

[Globefan]

Posted: 7/28/21 at 6:35pm

The cinematography is amazing! 

[BWNUT]

Posted: 7/28/21 at 9:38pm

Musical Master said: "That was a nice version of the teaser with tiny bits of new footage;the "Mambo" face off was nice, Maria and Tony face to face together and the bits of dialogue in it wereunexpected. I do like this tiny exchange which I don't think was in the original musical or the 1961 film adaptation:

Maria: You're not Puerto Rican.

Tony: Is that okay?

Maria: You tell me..."

… and it looks like they didn’t kiss in the middle of the dance floor in view of everybody. It looks like they went underneath  the bleachers to talk which is more realistic and makes more sense than the original film and stage versions. Can it be possible they didn’t even kiss then and there because Bernardo caught them? I think that first kiss would be more impactful at the end of the balcony scene when a stronger connection has been established between them.

 

[Globefan]

Posted: 7/28/21 at 10:13pm

I hope they keep the little fantasy sequence in the gym 

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 7/28/21 at 10:34pm

BWNUT said: "… and it looks like they didn’t kiss in the middle of the dance floor in view of everybody. It looks like they went underneath the bleachers to talk which is more realistic and makes more sense than the original film and stage versions. Can it be possible they didn’t even kiss then and there because Bernardo caught them? I think that first kiss would be more impactful at the end of the balcony scene when a stronger connection has been established between them."

Then that would mean the lyric in the song 'Maria' that goes "I've just kissed a girl named Maria" would either have to be dropped or altered to fit that difference (assuming the song is in the same place as it is in both the stage version and 1961 film adaptation).

[Musical Master]

Posted: 7/29/21 at 12:42pm

Globefan said: "The cinematography is amazing!"

Jaunsz Kaminski is one of the best cinematographers working in Hollywood today; so there is no doubt that this movie will be beautifully shot and alongside Michael Kahn and Sarah Broshar's editing, the musical numbers will be incredible to behold.

[bk]

Posted: 7/29/21 at 3:36pm

BWNUT said: "Musical Master said: "That was a nice version of the teaser with tiny bits of new footage;the "Mambo" face off was nice, Maria and Tony face to face together and the bits of dialogue in it wereunexpected. I do like this tiny exchange which I don't think was in the original musical or the 1961 film adaptation:

Maria: You're not Puerto Rican.

Tony: Is that okay?

Maria: You tell me..."

… and it looks like they didn’t kiss in the middle of the dance floor in view of everybody. It looks like they wentunderneath the bleachers to talkwhich is more realistic and makes more sense than the original film and stage versions. Can it be possible they didn’t even kiss thenand there because Bernardo caught them? I think that first kiss would be more impactful at the end of the balcony scene when a stronger connection has been established between them.

"

Well, thank goodness you're not the author. I think Mr. Laurents, Mr. Sondheim, Mr. Bernstein, and Mr. Robbins knew what they were doing. I do understand that everyone is an expert in all things. :)

[Globefan]

Posted: 7/30/21 at 12:49pm

Do you think Ariana DeBose will steal the show? 

[NameGreg]

Posted: 7/30/21 at 1:16pm

Globefan said: "Do you think Ariana DeBose will steal the show?"

Anita often does, though based purely on the trailer I was most drawn to Faist.

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 7/30/21 at 1:46pm

 It's such a strong film on its own and the talent seems to be top notch across the board so I don't think anyone will steal the show.