Rita Morena ‘demanded’ a role in the new Steven Spielberg of West Side Story. She said it couldn’t happen without her.
Spielberg promptly gave her the same role she played some 50 years before. Either give her a role or prepare for Racist Cards, Ageist Cards and Male Privilege Cards to be played against the production.
She would have been on all the talk shows badmouthing him. Some directors still wouldn’t care.
All that complaining would only produce greater product awareness. Rita’s opinion of her importance remains sky high.
The original version was a crappy story