A West Side Story teaser has been released and I feel pretty sure you’ll want to see it

I’m not averse to new versions of iconic films for new audiences, though I wasn’t that interested in seeing this — until I saw the teaser, and now I want to watch the film tonight. There’s just something about those tunes, and what is simply an age-old love story across the divide.

Directed by Steven Spielberg, it’s due out this December.

Spielberg’s movie is an adaptation of the Broadway musical rather than the later film. His version stars Ansel Elgort as Tony, Rachel Zegler as Maria, Ariana DeBose as Anita and David Alvarexz as Bernardo, with Rita Moreno — Anita in the 1961 film — as Valentina, who owns the corner store where Tony works.

It’s out on 10 December 2021 in the UK and US. Watch the teaser below and scroll down for images.

West Side Story — images

Ariana DeBose as Anita and David Alvarez as Bernardo

Ansel Elgort as Tony

Rachel Zegler as Maria

Rita Moreno as Valentina

Anybodys (Ezra Menas), Mouthpiece (Ben Cook), Action (Sean Harrison Jones); Jets leader Riff (Mike Faist); Baby John (Patrick Higgins); Tony (Ansel Elgort) and Maria (Rachel Zegler); Maria’s brother and Sharks leader Bernardo (David Alvarez); and Sharks members Quique (Julius Anthony Rubio), Chago...

David Alvarez as Bernardo

Ariana DeBose as Anita

Ansel Elgort as Tony and Rachel Zegler as Maria

Director Steven Spielberg and Rita Moreno as Valentina