"And then, there's a potential remake of 'West Side Story' -- which would be a Fox/MGM co-production -- for which Tony Kushner is working on a script," the report says. The 1961 version of "West Side Story" won 10 Academy Awards, including for best picture. Speculation that Spielberg is planning a remake of "West Side Story" is true, according to The Hollywood ReporterBack in 2014 movie blogs were all over Spielberg mentioning during a "Good Morning America" interview that he was noodling a potential remake of the classic Broadway musical about a pair of star-crossed teen lovers. "Spielberg has dreamt of adapting it 'for decades,' securing rights after trying to get them 15 years ago." A 1961 film adaption starred a young Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer as the lead characters Maria and Tony.

Source: CNN June 17, 2016 13:30 UTC