"I'm not going to say I wasn't envious - that would be a bloody lie," she said. She admitted it was psychologically challenging. Now 89, she was brought in by Spielberg to play the role of Doc's widow this time (one of the few changes to the story since the part did not exist in previous versions). Moreno became the first Latin American actress to win an Oscar for her role as Anita in the first film version (one of 10 Academy Awards it picked up).
"It's political and more so than the original," agreed actress Rita Moreno, who is the one person with a direct link to both. "But it would have felt odd to have those songs transposed into 2021." 'Very strange' "There's nothing dated about the score at all," said Kushner. The team never considered moving the action into the present day - mostly because the lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, who died last month aged 91 but was closely involved in the production, were written in the language of 1950s youths. "The language had to exist in equal proportion alongside the English," he said. Spielberg also refused to subtitle Spanish parts of dialogue "out of respect". "I firmly believe that (the Broadway show and 1961 film) represent enormous strides forward in terms of representation," Kushner said, even if they were "not perfect in any way".
Right from its first appearances on Broadway, some in the Puerto Rican community have taken issue with their depiction in "West Side Story".Ĭertain changes were inevitable for a modern remake - not least ensuring that none of the Latino parts were played by white actors.īut screenwriter Tony Kushner defended the originals, which he said were "incredibly radical" for the time. "But the territory they're claiming to be warring about is all under the shadow of the wrecking ball," he added, referring to the way that working-class areas of New York were being bulldozed at the time for large-scale development projects. The gangs - the Puerto Rican Sharks and white Jets - are "really fighting about race," the 74-year-old director said. Spielberg's dazzling $100-million remake, released globally next week, is an act of homage that also seeks to highlight the political messages at the heart of the story. The tragic love story of Tony and Maria - set against racially charged gang rivalry in New York - has been an American cultural milestone since it first appeared on Broadway in 1957 and as a film four years later. "This was the most delightful family affair I've had since E.T."
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I’m learning how to let some of that go and realise I am on my own path and all that.Ħ) You can invite six people to your dream dinner party, who would you invite?Īlan Watts, Gregory Alan Isakov, Christoph Waltz, Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Portman, Eckhart Tolle."I did jump out of my chair, singing out of key and dancing like I had three left feet," he told a press conference this week. And when I’m not, I tend to beat myself up over it. I always want to be the best at everything I do. I mean it.ħ) Which of the seven deadly sins are you most guilty of? If you believe in something long enough it’ll come true. Now any time I hear something with that same tempo I can feel the chills on the back of my neck.Ĩ) When you were 8, what did you want to be when you grew up?Īn actor and a songwriter. We came down just before the iconic 'backbend down the stairs scene'. My sister and I snuck downstairs to watch The Exorcist over my parents' shoulders after they put us to sleep. It goes without saying but the movies were monumental around that time (still are in my mind) and I just really wanted to be Legolas.ġ0) Which bad habit do you hope to have quit in 10 years’ time?ĩ) What was your biggest fear when you were 9? I was big on the Lord of the Rings train. So 12 hours of that would do just fine.ġ1) What was your favourite film when you were 11? But I’m sure I’d crave the chaos of human life at some point. Just to feel what that level of dedication to meditation would feel like. My family and friends have put up with a lot of dream conversations.ġ2) If you could live the life of any other person for 12 hours, who would you be and why?Ī Buddhist monk. Then, the superstition comes that if I don’t tell someone about it, it’ll come true. but only because they have on several occasions. I’m always afraid or paranoid that my dreams may come true. Do you have anything that you’re superstitious about?
I blame my mom, sis and granny for that one.
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But I’d have to say now that there is absolute freedom in discipline.ġ4) What TV show were you obsessed with at 14 and why? I was always afraid of routine and getting “stuck” in the monotony of life. A post shared by Gavin Leatherwood What did you hate at 15 which you love now?
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