Editing West Side Story (section)

===2021===
{{Further|West Side Story (2021 film){{!}}''West Side Story'' (2021 film)}}
A 2021 film adaptation, written by [[Tony Kushner]], directed by [[Steven Spielberg]] and choreographed by [[Justin Peck]], is based more closely on the Broadway musical than the 1961 film.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chi|first1=Paul|title=Steven Spielberg's ''West Side Story'' Will Go Back to Basics|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/10/west-side-story-remake-spielberg-tony-kushner|access-date=November 15, 2018|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=October 23, 2018|archive-date=January 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210110183541/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/10/west-side-story-remake-spielberg-tony-kushner|url-status=live}}</ref> The cast includes [[Ansel Elgort]] as Tony, newcomer [[Rachel Zegler]] as Maria, [[Ariana DeBose]] as Anita and [[Mike Faist]] as Riff.<ref name=NPR>{{cite news| last=Chang| first=Justin| url=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/09/1062380664/steven-spielbergs-west-side-story-review| title=Steven Spielberg's ''West Side Story'' will make you believe in movies again| date=December 9, 2021| access-date=December 10, 2021| archive-date=December 10, 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210184211/https://www.npr.org/2021/12/09/1062380664/steven-spielbergs-west-side-story-review| url-status=live}}</ref> Moreno, who played Anita in the 1961 film, plays Valentina, a reconceived and expanded version of the character Doc, who serves as a mentor to the teenage characters, and sings "Somewhere" in this version.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/rita-moreno-returns-to-west-side-story-egot-winner-to-play-the-role-of-valentina-in-steven-spielbergs-remake-1202509734 |title=Rita Moreno Returns to ''West Side Story'': EGOT Winner to Play the Role of Valentina in Steven Spielberg's Remake |last=D'Alessandro |first=Anthony |date=November 27, 2018 |website=[[Deadline (website)|Deadline]] |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-date=February 20, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220213326/https://deadline.com/2018/11/rita-moreno-returns-to-west-side-story-egot-winner-to-play-the-role-of-valentina-in-steven-spielbergs-remake-1202509734/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> A new Black character, Abe, makes the cast "more representative of ... 1950s New York".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/entertainment/steven-spielberg-black-characters-west-side-story-curtiss-cook-intl-scli/index.html |title=Steven Spielberg has written some Black characters into his ''West Side Story'' remake |first=Toyin |last=Owoseje |date=August 19, 2020 |website=CNN |access-date=October 11, 2021 |archive-date=August 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822022807/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/19/entertainment/steven-spielberg-black-characters-west-side-story-curtiss-cook-intl-scli/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Peck's choreography does not attempt to replicate Robbins' choreography.<ref>Boyle, Kelli. [https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/west-side-story-rita-moreno-reveals-steven-spielberg-completely-changed-america.html "West Side Story’: Rita Moreno Reveals Steven Spielberg ‘Completely’ Changed 'America'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004134754/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/west-side-story-rita-moreno-reveals-steven-spielberg-completely-changed-america.html/ |date=October 4, 2021}}, CheatSheet.com, October 1, 2021</ref> "Gee, Officer Krupke" and "Cool" are performed in the first half; "One Hand, One Heart" appears in between the two.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Bouzereau|first1=Laurent|url=https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/west-side-story_9781419750632|title=''West Side Story'' the Making of the Steven Spielberg Film|year=2021|publisher=Abrams |isbn=9781419750632|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=October 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009165148/https://www.abramsbooks.com/product/west-side-story_9781419750632/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film received seven nominations at the [[94th Academy Awards]], including Best Picture,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/movies/2022-oscars-nominees-list.html |title=2022 Oscars Nominees List |last=Cohn |first=Gabe |date=February 8, 2022 |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=February 8, 2022 |archive-date=February 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208132358/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/movies/2022-oscars-nominees-list.html |url-status=live}}</ref> winning one Oscar for DeBose's performance.<ref>Busis, Hollary. [https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/03/oscars-winners-2022 "Oscars 2022 Winners: See the Full List Here"], ''Vanity Fair'', March 28, 2022</ref>