Never forget Riff's classic Mercutio move -- defending Tony's honor, who was being quite an annoying sap in this movie :P :punch: also, I hate Bernardo in this scene -

^ Oh that's great! :yay: It's nice that the original cast have stayed close.

I love Russ, but I wish they could've got more of the supporting cast to join them on this :look:

^ I'm most hyped for Mike Faist as Riff. He's a very well-respected Broadway actor and I liked what I saw of him in the trailer :fingers_crossed:

Oh, and that split-second view of Paloma Garcia-Lee as Riff's girlfriend Graziella (possibly crying over his death?) :broken_heart:

I have to say: I'm not enjoying all the social media controversy over Ansel Elgort's casting. People should learn to separate art from real-life rumors. (Let's remember, he hasn't been charged with anything; plus, he made the movie before all that gossip spread so people need to calm down)

A :new: interview of Mike Faist who is playing Riff in West Side Story (this December, mark the date ;)) - he discusses the hard work he put into the role, why he turned down 'Dear Evan Hansen' and his opinion of acting as a long-term career :read: -

^ Thanks for posting

But I hate trailers that basically re-play the previous trailer with just some tiny additional scenes. Like, I wish we could have seen legitimately :new: scenes.

Surely the full-length trailer is due out soon? :fingers_crossed:

Hmm, interesting :new: info: Thomas Doherty (one of the main cast members of the GOSSIP GIRL reboot) recently confirmed his heartbreak over not getting cast as Riff in the new WSS:

Official rating for Spielberg's WSS is PG-13 in US theaters, I think this counts as '12' in the UK (no tags needed because there's nothing really spoiled here) -

Nice little fact ~ the actresses who are playing Graziella and Anita (namely Paloma Garcia-Lee and Ariana DeBose) are great friends in real life. :love: Even though their on-screen lovers hate each other. :lol:

thanks for that info.

You're welcome Jen :)