Singer Rachel Ziegler recalls working with Steven Spielberg

Washington (ANI): American actor and singer Rachel Zegler recalls working with renowned filmmaker Steven Spielberg. As reported by People, she shared about getting instructions from him while shooting the musical romantic drama film ‘West Side Story’.
The 22-year-old actress shared an old clip of herself in ‘West Side Story’ on Instagram (formerly Twitter), mocking the direction she received from Spielberg, 76, while shooting a particular scene in the 2021 film.
“It was my first day on set at the time and Steven Spielberg said ‘Whatever you do, don’t blink,'” she wrote alongside footage of her character as Maria, who walked into the camera wearing her white dance dress and red belt. Was walking towards.

“Imagine Janusz Kaminski shining full lights on your face and you have to A) not blink, B) not shed a tear, and C) not die because it’s the first day of your first movie,” she followed- Continued in up. People said that the tweet was made while mentioning the cinematographer of the film.

“This is why I won a Golden Globe,” he said in a third tweet. My eyes are strong.”
When Spielberg decided to revive the 1961 musical classic, he sent out an open casting call to find a new face to play the role of Mara. Ziegler, who was attending college at the time and working part-time as a wedding singer, was selected from a pool of over 30,000 applications from around the world.

Ziegler received positive feedback for her powerful performance in the 2021 film, and received a Golden Globe the following year for Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical. After his win, he posted a video on Instagram with tears streaming down his face.

She also wrote about the prestigious career accolade, “I was cast as Maria in ‘West Side Story’ on 1/9/19. And I won a Golden Globe for the same performance on 1/9/22. Life is very strange.”
Ziegler’s latest role as District 12 in homage to Lucy Gray in ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ (in theaters now) was another pinch-me moment.

According to People, while walking the red carpet for the film’s London premiere earlier this month, she remembered seeing the original 2012 Hunger Games film in the theater as a child.
“I went with my sister and my mom to see it,” she told People, adding that the experience “is forever etched in my memory.” (ANI)