Spielberg mentioned that "This has been a journey without precedence: a joyful, stunning, moving, endlessly surprising encounter with the story and score of one of the world's greatest musicals," the letter says. "We filmed West Side Story all over New York, Flatbush to Fort Tryon Park. The city lent us its beauty and its energy, and we drew deeply upon its grand multicultural, multifaceted spirit."
It's a wrap on WEST SIDE STORY. To mark the end of production, Steven wanted to share a few thoughts and images with you.
— Amblin (@amblin) October 2, 2019
📸: @nikotavernise (Photos 1, 2), #StevenSpielberg (Photo 3)#WestSideStory #StevenSpielberg pic.twitter.com/KLgNBfYpg5
An adaptation of the 1957 musical, West Side Story explores forbidden love, and the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Teenagers Tony and Maria, despite having affiliations with rival street gangs, the white Jets and Puerto Rican Sharks, fall in love in 1950s New York City.
Written by Tony Kushner and directed by Steven Spielberg, the movie stars Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler, Rita Moreno, Arianna DeBose, David Alvarez, Maddie Ziegler, Brian d'Arcy, and Corey Stoll. The movie has a release date of December 17, 2020.