Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ remake has love, 1950s fashion and Rita Moreno

Rita Moreno has worked hard and fought for her incredible career.ET caught up with the 89-year-old EGOT winner at Variety's Power of Women event earlier this week, where she shared some empowering words of wisdom for women pursuing their dreams.«I would say to stick to what you love, don't let anybody tell you what you should be doing,» she told ET's Lauren Zima. «If this is what you wanna do, be in show business, stick to it.

Variety invited audiences “On the Carpet” to take in all the action live on Facebook as Power of Women honorees Channing Dungey, Amanda Gorman, Lorde, Rita Moreno and Katy Perry arrived for the annual celebration.Three hundred people gathered for the glamorous outdoor event on Thursday night in Los Angeles.

Katy Perry is giving a special shout out to Orlando Bloom.

Rita Moreno is being honored at Variety’s Power of Women Presented by Lifetime event.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLegendary actress Rita Moreno described her struggle to gain power in her own life at Variety‘s Power of Women event presented by Lifetime.“Given my background, feeling powerful is a significant reality,” Moreno said. “Growing up as a young Latina immigrant in a racist and patriarchal society, I honestly couldn’t even imagine what that might have felt like.

Steven Spielberg, 74, is a famed movie director that is responsible for creating an array of iconic movies. Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, and Schindler’s List are just some of the blockbuster flicks that are a product of Steven’s hard work.

Rita Moreno is opening up about West Side Story and her long career.

You can’t stop Rita Moreno! The 89-year-old Academy Award-winning actress revealed that she doesn’t plan to ever stop acting in an interview for Variety’s “Power of Women” issue, released on Wednesday September 29. Even after gracing the silver screen for over 70 years, Rita is still just as passionate about acting as ever, and from the sound of it, she’s going to keep being an unstoppable actress, ready to find an alternative to anything that could possibly get in her way.

William Earl The “On the Carpet” pre-show of Variety’s Power of Women: Los Angeles, presented by Lifetime, will be livestreamed exclusively on Variety’s Facebook page from 5:45-6:45 p.m. PT on September 30.

For the 2021 Power of Women issue, Variety spoke with several women in the entertainment industry who are using their voices to benefit worthy causes. For more, click here.Rita Moreno may be turning 90 in December, but the actor dreads the thought of being typecast as a woman over a certain age.“Why should I have to play a grandmother simply because I’m old? Can I be a lawyer? A scientist? So far, the answer is … not so much,” she says wistfully.

Drew Barrymore will always appreciate Steven Spielberg looking out for her.

Selome Hailu editorThe Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced the first annual Celebration of Latino Cinema, which will take place on Dec. 9.

After the success of its Celebration of Black Cinema events for the past three years, the Critics Choice Association said Tuesday it is expanding the series with the inaugural Celebration of Latino Cinema, which will honor icons Rita Moreno, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Demián Bichir along with a group of additional honorees, many associated with upcoming 2021 films, still to be announced.

Leena Tailor As she slowly awakens from the “dream” of working with director Steven Spielberg on “West Side Story,” Maddie Ziegler is teasing some of the upcoming musical’s standout scenes, including the iconic “Dance at the Gym” number. The “Dance Moms” alum stars as Velma in Spielberg’s film adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical, about two teenagers (played by Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler) of different ethnicities, who find love in New York.“It’s always nerve-wracking to do a remake of

Something’s coming! Ever since Steven Spielberg first floated the idea, his West Side Story adaptation has been a hot topic in Hollywood.

West Side Story has been released.The Disney film was originally supposed to hit theatres at the end of 2020, however was pushed back to December 10, 2021 due to the pandemic.Now, the full-length trailer reveals more from Spielberg’s interpretation of the 1957 Broadway musical, including moments from its most famed songs.Breakout actor Rachel Zegler is the central focus of the trailer, whose character Maria falls in love with Ansel Elgort’s Tony in 1950s New York.Their relationship takes place

West Side Story trailer features another look at EGOT winner Rita Moreno, who famously won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing Anita in the 1961 original movie. The Puerto-Rican born star also featured in Singin' in the Rain and The King and I, while she was once romantically linked to Marlon Brando.

 is here! On Wednesday, the first day of National Hispanic Heritage Month, 20th Century Studios released the full-length trailer for Steven Spielberg's highly anticipated remake of the 1961 film.Starring Ansel Elgort as Tony and Rachel Zegler as Maria, the trailer shows off the actress' vocal chops, as she sings «Tonight» amid flashes of Tony and Maria's star-crossed romance, which first played out with the musical's Broadway debut in 1957.The trailer shows that, as Tony and Maria's love story