West Side Story (2021)

West Side Story is a 2021 American musical romantic drama film released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures under the 20th Century Studios label, and directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Tony Kushner. It is the second feature-length adaptation of the 1957 stage musical of the same name. It stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler in her film debut with Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, and Rita Moreno in supporting roles. Moreno, who starred in the 1961 film adaptation, also served as an executive producer alongside Kushner. The film features music composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
The film entered development in 2014 at 20th Century Fox, and Kushner began writing the screenplay in 2017. In January 2018, Spielberg was hired and casting began that September. Justin Peck choreographed the dance sequences. Principal photography occurred in New York and New Jersey, filming began in July 2019 and ran for two months.
West Side Story was released on DVD, Blu-Ray and 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in the United Kingdom and Ireland on March 7, 2022, and in the United States on March 15, 2022, by Buena Vista Home Entertainment under the 20th Century Studios label.
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==Storyline==
===Plot===
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.
=== Genres===
*Crime
*Drama
*Musical
*Romance
===Home Media Rating===
* 12 (Ireland)
*12 (UK)
*PG-13 (US)
== Details==
===Country of origin=== 
*United States
===Category Number=== 
*Z1A BUA4015501 (UK / Ireland) (DVD)
*Z1A BUY4012901 (UK / Ireland) (Blu-Ray)
*SC1A BUQ4010501 (UK / Ireland) (4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
===Home Media Release Dates===
*March 7, 2022 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
*March 7, 2022 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
*March 15, 2022 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray)
==Home Media Openings== 
*Opening to West Side Story (2021) UK DVD (2022)
*Opening to West Side Story (2021) UK Blu-Ray (2022)
*Opening to West Side Story (2021) UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray (2022)
==Company Credits==
===Production Companies===
*20th Century Studios
*TSG Entertainment
*Amblin Entertainment
*Amblin Partners
===Distributors===
*20th Century Studios (2022) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
*20th Century Studios (2022) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
*20th Century Studios (2022) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through Buena Vista Home Entertainment)
*Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
*Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
*Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2022) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray / 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray) (through)
==Technical Specs==
===Aspect Ratio===
*2.35:1
==Trivia==
*This is Steven Spielberg's first feature film directorial effort to be a remake since War of the Worlds (2005).
*This is Steven Spielberg's fifth feature film directorial effort to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, after War Horse (2011, Touchstone Pictures), Lincoln (2012, Touchstone Pictures), Bridge of Spies (2015, Touchstone Pictures), and The BFG (2016, Walt Disney Pictures).
*This is Steven Spielberg's fifth feature film directorial effort to be co-produced by 20th Century Fox/20th Century Studios, after Minority Report (2002), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017).
*This is the second feature film co-production between Amblin Partners and 20th Century Fox/20th Century Studios after The Post (2017).
*This is the fifth feature film co-production between Amblin Entertainment and 20th Century Fox/20th Century Studios, after Minority Report (2002), Lincoln (2012), Bridge of Spies (2015), and The Post (2017).
*This is the fifth feature film co-production between Amblin Entertainment and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, after Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988, Touchstone Pictures), Arachnophobia (1990, Hollywood Pictures), Noises Off (1992, Touchstone Pictures), A Far Off Place (1993, Walt Disney Pictures), War Horse (2011, Touchstone Pictures), Lincoln (2012, Touchstone Pictures), The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014, Touchstone Pictures), Bridge of Spies (2015, Touchstone Pictures), and The BFG (2016, Walt Disney Pictures).
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