West Side Story
A teaser trailer for Steven Spielberg's upcoming West Side Story has been released.
The first look starring Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler as Tony and Maria aired during last night's Oscars.
In the opening scenes, two groups face off against each other, holding chains as weapons.
Elgort and Ziegler make their debut next at a school dance, catching eyes on the dance floor.
Leonard Bernstein's Somewhere (There's a Place For Us) plays in the background of the trailer.
If you've seen the original film, then you'll know West Side Story follows the rivalry between two New York City street gangs.
The situation becomes complicated when Tony falls in love with a rival's sister, Maria.
Watch the teaser trailer here:
Rachel Zegler's excitement
Ahead of the trailer's release, 19-year-old Zegler took to Twitter to share her excitement.
She wrote, 'currently sobbing in bed because life is about to get Real tomorrow.'
'thank you for sharing these past few years of in-between with me.'
Following the trailer's release, she wrote on Instagram, 'my heart doesn’t have the words just yet.'
'forever thanks to my favorite person, steven spielberg, and to sixteen year old rachel who just decided to send in a poorly lit self-tape.'
'thank you.' She concluded her post.
Watching the Oscars tonight like.. #WestSideStory @rachelzegler pic.twitter.com/stUVSxroSv
— Nico Greetham (@nicogreetham) April 26, 2021
West Side Story drops this December.
