A high school student has been cast as Maria in Steven Spielberg's West Side Story remake ... including the 1961 film, have been accused of whitewashing its Puerto Rican characters.

The original West Side Story, which was released in 1961, is a hard act to follow ... the past few years to remaking the hit musical movie, which was famously based on the Broadway show ...

Moreno played Anita in the 1961 West Side Story film Rita Moreno is to return to West Side Story almost 60 years after appearing in the original film version. The 86-year-old, who won an Oscar for ...