Ansel Elgort will play Tony in the remake of Steven Spielberg's "West Side Story"



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Ansel Elgort was chosen for the role of Tony in the remake of "West Side Story" by Steven Spielberg, told TheWrap a person familiar with the project.

Tony Kushner wrote the adaptation of the 1957 musical, originally written by Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim, on music by Leonard Bernstein. Larry Kert played the role in the original Broadway production, while Richard Beymer played the role in the 1961 film. "West Wide Story" explores the forbidden love, as well as the rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks , two street gangs of different ethnic origins in New York.

Spielberg will produce the next film with Kevin McCollum and Kristie Macosko Krieger.

More recently, Elgort played in "Baby Driver" for which he received a Golden Globe nomination in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a movie – Musical or Comedy. His next project includes the upcoming film adaptation of Pulitzer Prize winner The Goldfinch, which will be released next October. Elgort is represented by CAA and Manager Emily Gerson Saines.

Spielberg's most recent projects include The Post, starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, as well as Ready Player One, inspired by Ernest Cline's famous science-fiction book.

The filming of "West Side Story" will begin in the summer of 2019.

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