Maddie Ziegler added to West Side Story movie cast

Teenage dancer and TV star Maddie Ziegler is heading to the big screen after scoring a role in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story adaptation.
The 16 year old, a frequent collaborator of pop star Sia, will serve as a member of the Jets, joining Dear Evan Hansen actor Mike Faist as street gang leader Riff, and Paloma Garcia-Lee as his girlfriend Graziella.
Singer and dancer Ana Isabelle has also been added to the cast as Rosalia, reports Deadline.
They join previously announced leads Ansel Elgort and newcomer Rachel Zegler, as well as Rita Moreno, who will play corner store owner Valentina, almost 50 years after her portrayal of Anita in the 1961 movie musical won her a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
Filming on Spielberg’s new adaptation of the 1957 Leonard Bernstein-Stephen Sondheim stageshow is scheduled to begin this summer (19).
West Side Story won’t be Ziegler’s first movie role, after previously lending her voice to animated film Leap! in 2016, and appearing in The Book of Henry in 2017.