We've just published a long and winding interview with Danish director Ole Bornedal in which we mostly talk about his current film, Deliver Us From Evil, but also branch out into a good number of other topics.  Among those topics is one of his upcoming projects:  A new, English language, much more violent take on West Side Story.  Here's what he says:

I'm working on a musical right now that I will hopefully develop with a New York company, a film musical which is a new interpretation of WESTSIDE STORY with of course ROMEO AND JULIET, but set in 2010. I want to make it extremely natural and extremely violent. WESTSIDE STORY is - to put it politely - very poetic; guys in red and green and yellow shirts dancing with their loose wrists. In this version, I'll make it really, really strong and brutal. That combined with the beauty of the music will elevate it to a new level. That makes my sort of filmmaking very enjoyable: to try and find that new ground all the time.

I guess we'll see if the girls still want to live in America after getting punched in the face a few times ...