Steven Spielberg announces a new big-screen version of West Side Story

Steven Spielberg is set to direct a new version of West Side Story, which will be adapted by Tony (Angels in America) Kushner and use Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s original songs.

The news broke as casting director Marci Liroff posted a casting call for the film on Twitter, seeking  performers between the ages of 15 and 25 to fill the principal roles of Tony, Maria, Anita and Bernando.

Casting Call: yes it’s real. Yes, do it!! #WestSideStory pic.twitter.com/Sj6klhTD2A