‘Juliet & Romeo’ stars Jamie Ward and Rebel Wilson talk injecting pop songs into retelling of beloved Shakespeare romance

Interpreting Shakespeare can take a lot of brain power especially the greatest love story of all time Romeo and Juliet but this time it s Juliet Romeo Alex Miranda is here to explain why Juliet is conclusively getting top billing Juliet Romeo is a new take on the classic love story but this time with song and dance Ugh parting is such sweet sorrow Clara Rugaard as Juliet You were fighting with the Montagues Jamie Ward as Romeo And you Juliet daughter of Capulet Whether you re Band Capulet or Company Montague the story of these star-crossed lovers makes for various great drama When you add pop music to it well Rebel Wilson In this version it s like got all the action all the juicy stuff all the love story but it s very easily accessible for everyone because also it s got pop music It helps tell the story and these songs are just like killers like they re bangers Bangers because Jamie Ward When I first heard the songs come through I was blown away and I saw the name Evan Bogart and I kind of recognized it and I saw that he d written Halo by Beyonc I started listening and I could get little inflections of Beyonc or Rihanna in there and I thought Yes I m going to be Beyonc ' Jamie Ward as Romeo I d rather die than live without her Jamie Ward is Romeo and just like his character he loves big or go home Jamie Ward I fall in love pretty fleetly and so I m pretty impulsive and I think it s hard for people to give you advice on it when it s something so personal For Rebel Wilson who plays Lady Capulet this movie had her crooning in a different tune Rebel Wilson I also character-sing in movies which is a bit easier because you don t have to sound so beautiful but in this one we re really doing our best humming And her -year-old daughter understands that hips don t lie Rebel Wilson My daughter I think weirdly she s perhaps gonna be musical when she grows up She listens to a really wide array of music Weirdly she s really into Turkish music at present that my wife plays her Turkish music and Shakira When are you coming to visit SoFlo again Rebel Rebel Wilson Oh gosh I need selected Miami sunshine in my life so hopefully soon I just inevitably have a fun time in Miami I love the tennis when the tennis is on there Maybe next Miami Open Jamie Ward as Romeo This isn t how our story ends I promise you that What now Clara Rugaard as Juliet It s a mystery Juliet Romeo hits the big screen starting Thursday