New photos from Spielberg West Side Story

This will Bomb!

Ansel was a bad pick, too old, the rest are underwhelming

Elgort can't sing worth shit. Have you ever heard his music?

Sofia Vegara would have made a fabulous Anita

Mariah Carey as Maria

Ricky Martin as Bernardo

Neil Patrick Harris as Tony

Don't like any of the casting. No thanks.

What happened to the existing thread on this thing? I can't find it

It looks really, REALLY ugly. Holy shit. One of the best things about the original was the cinematography, some of its shots are still included in "Most Beautiful Shots In All Of Cinematic History" lists.

This looks like a Macy's commercial. Spielberg is going to have tough competition against In The Heights if he wants this eyesore to be nominated for an Oscar. ITH already seems to have the visual advantage.

Ansel is the definition of resting douche face.

The casting looks better than the Broadway show's.

Ansel is bland, bland, bland. This could’ve been good.

The idea that Ansel Elgort would be a former gang leader is too preposterous for words!

He proved himself a total douche when he sang at the Golden Gloves as he presented an award. First of all, he looked stupid, second, he sounded like shit.

Ansel Elgort is a boring rich kid douche who only got into the biz because of his parents' connections. It's very unfortunate.

He looks more like Tony than the Broadway Tony, who looks more like Bernardo's little brother.

[quote]Elgort can't sing worth shit. Have you ever heard his music?

His music sucks, but he can sing.

No, he can't sing.

I'll pass. It looks like something that would put me to sleep. Not a big fan of Spielberg anymore.

Who looks more like a reformed gang leader -Ansel or Isaac Powell?

[quote]Who looks more like a reformed Polish / Hungarian gang leader -Ansel or Isaac Powell?

Ansel

Rita Moreno looks unbelievable for a woman nearing 90. Spielberg gave her an executive producer credit meaning her daughter and grandkids will be well taken care of when she's gone.

It looks like Puerto Ricans are really into autumn colors.

Guy over at DListed calls Ansel Elgort pouting potato.

Be cool if Rita won the Oscar for this WSS too.

It looks horrible. Looks like a Grease clone.

It looks like one of NBC's live TV musical productions. It just looks cheap.

Tony needs to look more like a Jet. I suggest Troy Aikman.

This guy looks more like a Jet.

Looks like Elgort will have another flop on his hands.

R23 nailed it.

That Zegler gal has cankles.

Ansel looks like Richard Beymer in that picture.

It looks ugly and cheap, and Elgort looks awful. I don't understand his appeal. He's unattractive, untalented in any art field, and doesn't seem to come from the loins of any famous people to my knowledge. Why does he have a career again?

Anyways, it doesn't matter. Even the original WSS cast couldn't save this dumpster fire. The problem lies in the creative team behind it (ie, Spielberg).

Ansel needs to leak his dick pics. Flash that monster and I'll buy a ticket

r29 Ansel Elgort's father is a very well-known fashion photographer. His mother is a philanthropist in the NYC arts world, and an opera director. They are both very well-connected people. They're the same social milieu as Lena Dunham's parents.

R31 Thank you for clearing that up! Alright, now it all makes sense. Now wonder.

[quote]Sofia Vegara would have made a fabulous Anita

If your idea of a fabulous Anita is one who's 47 years old.

No Tony has ever gotten praise in any version of WSS. Larry Kert was criticized for not appearing butch enough in the original Broadway production. Richard Beymer in the film was described as "looking like something that was scraped out of a pie" by one critic. Matt Cavanaugh was said to be too wooden in the 2008 Broadway revival. Maybe it's the role as written, not the actor.

Ansel is hot at least. I have it bad for him. That snaggle toothed Wide Angled Lens DunHam looks like something created by every sperm that refused to make a human being. It's just how I would picture Rosemary's Baby to look as an adult. It's the role she was born to play if they ever decided to make a film about the actual baby.

This is the most unnecessary remake. The original still holds up beautifully.

[quote]The original still holds up beautifully.

Cue the "Natalie Wood wasn't Puerto Rican" complaints.

R36 It isn't being made for an artistic reason, it's being made as a vanity project for Spielberg (as well as an excuse for him to have Ansel alone in his trailer).

[quote]Cue the "Natalie Wood wasn't Puerto Rican" complaints.

Yeah, she wasn't Puerto Rican, she was just...a wonderful Maria.

All those toned arms and gym bodies....ridiculous.

It irks me that THIS is the project Spielberg chose to be his vanity project. I hope it goes up in flames.

Ansel's the worst, but I'll be watching for David Alvarez's pits alone! I also see Mike Faist's beautiful cheekbones! Ansel will be, as always, insufferable. UGH, we're gonna have to hear him sing during the whole goddamn PRESS tour! He's gonna be hamming it up for that Golden Globe nomination a la Taron Egerton. Gird your fucking loins.

Ooh, technicals all look great, but that's not really saying anything for a Spielberg joint. Cinematography and costumes are especially poppin'.

MORE DAVID ALVAREZ PITS PLEASE!!! FULL SHIRTLESSNESS BETTER HAPPEN!

Like Ratboy Chalamet, this twink is being inexplicably pushed onto the public.

Timothee's talented. Ansel's... [italic]barely[/italic].

Yay, now we can stream this instead of embarrassing ourselves by being seen in public going to this bomb.

Really, r46? That's the kind of thing that embarrasses you?

Film and Broadway singers don’t vocalize in the grand old midcentury golden-era style—now, they just oversing abd oversoul. And today’s musical cinematography is quick editing, cheaper looking, and MTv-generation cheesy. I’ll pass on this agreeably unnecessary remake, too.

The character of Tony is one of the worst written characters in all theater. His dialogue and songs belie the fact that he was the former leader of a NY gang. He's such a wimp. And, the role has been totally miscast, usually featuring gay men or those too old to be believed. I think it's a role that is ill-defined and misdirected. At least Romeo wasn't the former leader of a tough gang.

R44 At least Timotay can act a little. Ansel is incapable of displaying any emotion beyond "smug".

Let's not bring Timothee into this, he had a tough day.

What happened to Timo? Carried off by COVID?

Tim O'Today:

R53: GQ is obsessed with this overrated boy. They post a picture of him when he's wearing friggin sweatpants.

He is delightful, r54. You are...not.

Wasn't his play cancelled?

[quote]Like Ratboy Chalamet, this twink is being inexplicably pushed onto the public.

Both Jewish. Not inexplicable at all.

[quote]Both Jewish. Not inexplicable at all.

Ooh, y'all are [italic]cute[/italic] this evening!

Timo looks straight beautiful at R53. I'm not even into him that way all that much, but when he's undeniable he's undeniable, except for all the DLers who fucking loathe the dude. Chill!

R59 Your post stinks of pubescant vagina.

We fuck men, not boy girl flops.

R60 Your post stinks [italic]worse[/italic] than pubescent vagina, which I'm happy for 'cause the smell of my post was starting to get to me. You fixed that though so thanks!

Why is Spielberg so obsessed with WSS? He seems like the absolute wrong person to direct it. Like when Sidney Lumet directed The Wiz. Completely wrong.

[quote] This looks like a Macy's commercial. Spielberg is going to have tough competition against In The Heights if he wants this eyesore to be nominated for an Oscar. ITH already seems to have the visual advantage.

To be fair they both look awful. That ITH trailer was RENT-tier cringe inducing.

r37 Neither is this girl; "Rachel's father is of half Polish, and mixed Irish-German-Italian descent and her mother is of Colombian origin" - people are such massive hypocrites.

It's sad that Spielberg chose his big reveal to appear in Vanity Fair--a magazine no one cares about anymore. He is SO out of it.

My question is, do people care about these pics amid this global pandemic? Spielberg's Elgort vehicle's the last thing I'm thinking about, but more of David Alvarez's beautiful muscular body and pits please. Whole film should just be about him.

R66 Not everyone is running around screaming and panicking like a frau who hasn't had her daily bottle of target dollar bin wine. Some of us are able to live our lives normally right now without bursting into insane fits of hysteria.

It's going to be interesting to see what Spielberg's vision for this is, given he's been wanting to do this for so long - so one would assume he has some kind of really bold innovative idea for it.

It's still hilarious that he said he was intent on casting young unknowns and then went for Elgort as Tony.

This still is captioned "Young Lovers" because that's what Romeo and Juliet were, Elgort's past his early 20s. he's not a pup anymore, the girl is around 18 and looks girlish - they're mismatched. WSS is meant to be based on "Romeo and Juliet", not "Juliet and Romeo's pushy older brother" - Elgort's height and giant forehead don't help either, they could have at least combed his hair forward to hide the receding hairline.

ok, I apologise for that last dig!

Elgort looks like a thirtysomething accountant. Why was he cast in this?

[quote]Not everyone is running around screaming and panicking like a frau who hasn't had her daily bottle of target dollar bin wine. Some of us are able to live our lives normally right now without bursting into insane fits of hysteria.

Hahah, does living your life normally mean frauing out over fucking West Side Story? Go 'head, girl!

Wow. You could park a Buick on that forehead.

This guy is the ultimate Jet.

R74 Larry Kert played straight more convincingly

R69 He looks old. Old as fuck. An old peasant.

R74 Hottest Tebow look. Looks like Prince Eric. Looks rather masculine too.

R76 They both have big foreheads and he DOES look old! They should have let Broadway hottie Ben Cook play him.