New BTS photos from West Side Story film

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 2:08pm

http://www.justjared.com/2019/07/13/mike-faist-the-jets-film-a-west-side-story-dance-scene/

Looks like theyre filming the opening

[LuPita2]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 2:10pm

They all look incredible, these along with the picture of Ariana, this is starting to look amazing.  

Updated On: 7/14/19 at 02:10 PM

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 3:28pm

Dunno. Not feeling anything I’m seeing of this remake. All the costumes, including Ariana’s yellow Anita dress, look like they’re from an Old Navy commercial. These photos of the Jets look like they’re from NEWSIES. Nothing looks authentic 1957 in the visual style of the film.

[LuPita2]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 4:36pm

Looks pretty great to me.  

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 4:50pm

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Season 54 promo photo for FOX.

[SweetLips22]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 4:57pm

Agree BrodyFosse123, even the buildings look too clean and fake. A few garbage bins doesn't make it look grunge.

[trpguyy]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:32pm

They’re filming on location, so the buildings actually look super real. And you can’t judge the look of a movie based on BTS photos — the difference in aesthetic is pretty staggering after the footage has been processed and given a “film look.”

[SweetLips22]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:36pm

Thanks---I don't understand the process of film imaging so am sure the finished product will look more 'grunge'.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:39pm

No idea what you mean by “a processed film look”, but as a Production Designer in film I can tell you that no-one adds broken cornices and graffiti to facades in post. I agree those facades and railings are missing the ruined tumbledown feeling of the West Side in the 50’s.

[trpguyy]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:43pm

I was referring mostly to color correction/split toning/cross processing. You know, the things that make movies look different from soap operas.

[ljay889]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:45pm

trpguyy said: "I was referring mostly to color correction/split toning/cross processing. You know, the things that make movies look different from soap operas. "

It was clear what you meant. People always need a bone to pick. 

[MichelleCraig]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:52pm

I can’t imagine Spielberg taking this on if he couldn’t improve on the original. Improving on the original is a really tough task.

Several years ago, I lent a Blu-ray of WSS to a younger friend of mine and his wife. They were turned off immediately by the opening finger snapping.

I’m hoping this new version appeals to all generations.

[Someone in a Tree2]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 5:57pm

I totally agree that the actual digital processing will make the movie look very different than the photos released by the still photographer (not clear if these photos are even released by her, or leaked by a crew member).

I still maintain that if the buildings look too clean and new now, they will look too clean and new in the finished film.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 6:18pm

I was hoping Spielberg would give his film adaptation a genuine gritty Diane Arbus late 50s NYC look. Instead I’m seeing this Gap/Old Navy/GLEE idea of WEST SIDE SYORY. Was hoping to see open fire hydrants and kids playing on the street with people sitting on the stoops and open windows and the gangs sporting greasy hair like I’ve seen in tons of photos from that late 50s of actual street gangs and girls in home-made dresses and home done hairdos. That photo of Ariana in that obvious “costume” and that 2-hour professional hairdo was disappointing. That genuine gritty late 50s NYC is nowhere to be seen in any of the images popping up.

[Fetus]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 6:22pm

Disappointed in the production design we've seen so far, but I'm still interested in this cast overall.

[trpguyy]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 6:48pm

All we’ve seen is a few staged promo photos, and now these few paparazzi shots of what could very well be about five seconds of film. The ability to extrapolate that very small sample into a final judgement is not one that I possess, but props to those who are able to do so.
Maybe it will be a complete disappointment across the board, but there’s really no way of knowing that yet.

[SweetLips22]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 7:00pm

Hoping it's not A chorus Line, Nine disappointment[for me]-but Yes, let's wait till the release, then we can rejoice[or not].

[bk]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 7:47pm

Is it really hard to spell out "behind the scenes"?  Just curious.  While I normally would have zero interest in this, I never count out Steven Spielberg - anyone with his filmography is worth watching.  Yes, he misses as much as he hits these days, and that is a worry, but he's a great director and because of that I will see this as soon as it opens (hopefully before).  And I wouldn't judge set design from a few photographs.  In fact, if you want to judge, go look at what the official Facebook page of the Ivo Van Hove thing just posted - tell me THAT isn't vomit-inducing, whatever that grotesque "choreography" is that they're doing.  

[BroadwayNYC2]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 8:15pm

For as much as we acknowledge the original as a “classic”, it is beyond sanitized. I’m excited for a new adaptation.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 8:45pm

BroadwayNYC2 said: "For as much as we acknowledge the original as a “classic”, it is beyond sanitized. I’m excited for a new adaptation. "

That’s what I was excited about when this adaptation was first announced: a genuine, gritty, sweaty and authentic 1957 take on WEST SIDE STORY.  Unfortunately, the costume design, the hair design all miss the mark and look too current and sanitized.   A simple Google on NYC gangs and people circa 1957 show a completely different visual than what we’re seeing from this film.  You want to see that sweaty and hot A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE approach not this Gap/GLEE “sanitized” approach.   Heck, the first photo released look like Maria worked at The Gap with her khaki skirt and Tony looked like a liberal arts student at NYU.  Zero late 1950s look.  

 

[bk]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 9:34pm

BroadwayNYC2 said: "For as much as we acknowledge the original as a “classic”, it is beyond sanitized. I’m excited for a new adaptation."

The original IS a classic and at the time it came out it was plenty gritty.  But now we'll have some curse words and that will make it more gritty?  But that's the problem, isn't it?  I seriously doubt anyone in this thread actually saw the film in 1961.  

Updated On: 7/14/19 at 09:34 PM

[ariel175]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 10:06pm

bk said: "Is it really hard to spell out "behind the scenes"? Just curious. While I normally would have zero interest in this, I never count out Steven Spielberg - anyone with his filmography is worth watching. Yes, he misses as much as he hits these days, and that is a worry, but he's a great director and because of that I will see this as soon as it opens (hopefully before). And I wouldn't judge set design from a few photographs. In fact, if you want to judge, go look at what the official Facebook page of the Ivo Van Hove thing just posted - tell me THAT isn't vomit-inducing, whatever that grotesque "choreography" is that they're doing."

I can't find the page, could you link it please?

[LuPita2]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 10:23pm

West Side Story Choreography

[DoTheDood]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 10:58pm

LuPita2 said: "West Side Story Choreography "

How can people judge this already? It's hard to tell what they are even doing from the angles and close-ups, which is kind of the point of the ad. Hard to call it "grotesque" when there is no context for it. 

[RippedMan]

Posted: 7/14/19 at 11:12pm

I still stand by the fact that this is a bland, boring show. Great music. But other than that...