Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” Drops Epic Trailer

Rachel Zegler in
Rachel Zegler in "West Side Story"

The official trailer for Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story has been released and it’s just as fantastic as we expected!

Disney and 20th Century Studios dropped an extended look at Spielberg’s reimagining of the classic musical and rivalries and love in 1957 New York City. Rachel Zegler and Ansel Elgort play Maria and Tony, whose taboo romance starts a battle between the local street gangs of the Sharks and the Jets.

Written by Tony Kushner (Angels in America), West Side Story is Spielberg’s first musical.

The cast also includes Ariana DeBose (Anita), David Alvarez (Bernardo), Mike Faist (Riff), Josh Andrés Rivera (Chino), Ana Isabelle (Rosalía), Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank), and Brian d’Arcy James (Officer Krupke). Rita Moreno, who won an Oscar for her role as Maria in the 1961 film, will also be in the remake and she served as executive producer.

The original movie, which was based on the musical by Steven Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein, won 10 Oscars.

West Side Story premieres in theaters on December 10. Watch the trailer below.