i miss him for being able to compare movies. you know, the originalfilm, the 1961 film, had puerto rican characters played by white actors. what did you do to get authentic representation of characters in your film? i mean, you were quite fastidious in that respect, when she? it was just that. that was our casting director who did just an amazing job at putting together the cast for us for enough selection for me to be able to select from. the first thing i said was every single shark, boy and girl, needs to come from the latin communities without fail. because i m never going to say that anything that happened with the robert wise 61 film was a mistake, it is what do you know and what are you responsible for in the era that you are making your movies?
and to the generation that my kids are working their way through, that we felt that this was the right time to reimagine west side story. how evident are stephen sondheim s talents in yourfilm? because in a way, it must be very tough for you right now, you must miss him being with you as you launch your film. it was devastating, it s still devastating. we re still not. i m still not really accustomed to not being able to text him and e mail him and compare movie trivia to the 19305 films or to all the films with leonard. i mean, stephen was a tremendous cineaste and on the scale of martin scorsese and del toro, that kind of a cineaste, as i have been all my life and for all his great work in the nonlinear, linear musical stage, he s a genius, i miss him for being able to compare movies. you know, the originalfilm,
so this is a new version by steven spielberg, which on the one hand, it s a reimagining. there is centrally, in terms of the casting, it does away with a lot of the casting issues of the originalfilm. it has a couple of terrific performances. rachel zegler s terrific, ariana debose is really, really good. i m not entirely convinced by ansel elgort, who i think is a kind of slightly weak male lead, but it doesn t matter because the film itself, and i don t mean this as a criticism, the film is really technically skilful, and when you are talking about a dance movie, technically skilful is a really important thing. it s ultra widescreen, it s 239. the look of the film, you know, it is a period of peace, and the look of the film is very much in keeping with the time of the film. they have made alterations and updates. there is a lovely role for rita moreno that provides the genetic link between the old version that everybody loves, even if they have problems with it, and this new version.
very tough for you right now, you must miss him being with you as you launch your film. it was devastating, it is still devastating. we are still not. i am still not really accustomed to not being able to text him and e mail him and compare movie trivia to the 1930s lubitz films. or to all the films with leonard. i mean, stephen was a tremendous cineaste and on the scale of martin scorsese and del toro, that kind of a cineaste, as i have been all my life, and for all his great work in the nonlinear, linear musical stage, he is a genius. i miss him for being able to compare movies. you know, the originalfilm, the 1961 film, had puerto rican characters played by white actors. what did you do to get authentic representation of characters in your film? i mean, you were quite fastidious in that respect,
0k. defying, you know, explanation is good sometimes. yeah. west side story. steven spielberg is still beavering away. this is a real passion project. are you a fan of the original? on stage. i ve seen it on stage as a theatre goer. oh, isee. i ve not seen it on stage. i ve not seen the film because i think of it as a stage musical. yeah, well, i ve never seen the stage production. so this is a new version, obviously was filmed in the 605 by robert wise and jerome robbins. so this is a new version by steven spielberg, which on the one hand, it s a reimagining. there is centrally, in terms of the casting, it does away with a lot of the casting issues of the originalfilm. it has a couple of terrific performances. rachel zegler s terrific, ariana debose is really, really good. i m not entirely convinced by ansel elgort, who i think is a kind of slightly weak male lead, but it doesn t matter because the film itself, and i don t mean this as a criticism, the film is really technically skil