Snow White (film)

Snow White is an upcoming American live-action musical/fantasy adaptation of Walt Disney's very first animated feature film in 1937, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which was based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. It is scheduled to be released on March 21, 2025.
==Cast==
*Rachel Zegler as Snow White
**Emilia Faucher as Young Snow WhiteEmilia Faucher to Play Young Snow White in The Rachel Zegler-led Remake 
*Gal Gadot as The Evil Queen
*Andrew Burnap as Jonathan
*Patrick Page as Magic Mirror Instagram Post from Patrick Page
*TBA as Doc
*Martin Klebba as Grumpy
*TBA as Happy
*TBA as Sleepy
*TBA as Bashful
*TBA as Sneezy
*TBA as Dopey
*Hadley Fraser as The First King
*Lorena Andrea as The First Queen
*Ansu Kabia as the Huntsman
===Dancers===
*Lukus Alexander
*Eddison Burch
*Kat Collings
*Misa Koide
*Leon Ung
*Jon-Scott Clark
*Daniel Lindqvist
*Kathryn Akin
==Production==
According to the press release, the film will expand upon the 1937 film's story and music, and will feature new songs by songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman and Aladdin).
On May 30, 2019, Marc Webb was in talks to direct this film.
On June 22, 2021, Rachel Zegler was cast as Snow White. In November 3, 2021, Gal Gadot was cast as The Evil Queen. In January 12, 2022, Andrew Burnap was cast as a new version of the prince named Jonathan, who is described as a "Robin Hood-like" person who serves as Snow White's love interest and "[follows] her into battle".
Despite the criticism made by Dinklage, actor Martin Klebba shared that he would be playing the live-action Grumpy, however this was apart of the discarded concept.
On February 22, 2022, it was announced by The Disinsider that Sandy Powell, costume designer for the live-action Cinderella and Mary Poppins Returns, has joined the crew for the film.
===Filming and production===
Production on the film began on March 1, 2022 in London, England and ended on July 8, 2022.
==Promotion==
On September 9, 2022, a first look at the film was exclusively shown at the 2022 D23 Expo, presenting a character trailer for the Evil Queen. Although it was never shared online, it contained scenes of the Magic Mirror and Snow White after biting the apple. On that same day, the film's official logo was revealed publicly.
Later in the 2024 D23 Expo, the first official trailer was released with a poster - later the music video for "Whistle While You Work" was played. Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot were in attendance to represent the film in both events.
==Videos==
Disney’s Snow White - Teaser Trailer - In Theaters March 21
Disney’s Snow White - Official Trailer - In Theaters March 21
Disney’s Snow White - “Waiting On A Wish” Special Look - In Theaters March 21
==Release==
During the 2022 D23 Expo Presentation, it was announced that Snow White would be released in 2024. On September 15, 2022, the film was announced to have a release date of March 22, 2024. However, on October 27, 2023, the film was delayed to March 21, 2025 due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.
== Controversies ==
This movie is notable for having several controversies attached to it:
*Following criticism from actor Peter Dinklage over the "stereotypical portrayal of dwarfs", Disney announced that the film will replace the titular characters with "magical creatures" and that casting for them will begin shortly. Apparently, according to to the following backlash, Dinklage ignored the difference between real life humans suffering from dwarfism and the dwarfs as mythical and fantastical creatures from European fantasy, folklore, and mythology. Dinklage even wrongly stated that the dwarfs of Snow White live in a "cavern" instead of a cottage in the forest. This move has been criticized by people and fans (like professional dwarf wrestler Dylan Postl, better known by his ring persona "Hornswoggle") accusing Dinklage of hypocritically virtue signaling and ignoring the source material, and criticizing his words and the resulting response from Disney for being harmful to the dwarfism community, including the potential actors for roles of the dwarfs in a film based on an established property who denounced him as "hypocritical" and "selfish" and blamed him for making them lose job possibilities. Comedian Brad Williams also expressed a similar sentiment, in that while he partly agreed with Dinklage, he stated that there are ways to work around the issue by depicting the Dwarfs as a potential love interest for Snow White and de-emphasizing the prince's role in the story, also complimenting the positive aspects of the characters: "I mean, they have jobs, you know? They got good friends. They got a house. They like to protect her. They're diamond miners, so they're rich. They're self-made, wealthy." Despite the criticism made by Dinklage, actor Martin Klebba shared that he would be playing the live-action Grumpy, however this was apart of the discarded concept.
*Snow White, in the original fairy tale and the 1937 version and in every other version, has been described with the words "skin as white as snow" (hence her name), so the casting of Latina actress Rachel Zegler has caused controversy over the "race swap" of the character. It should be noted that the words themselves will be absent from this version.
*The casting of Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen has caused controversy due to the current Israel-Palestine conflict because Gadot is Israeli, and expressed her support for the IDF. This was compunded by Zegler making a tweet saying "free Palestine", which many interpreted as an attack on Gadot.
*In addition to the above, Zegler has made several other comments that came across as offensive and insensitive, such as speaking harshly about the 1937 version (if not the original fairy tale) and about Snow White as a character.
*Much like Once Upon a Time and Snow White and the Huntsman, the conflict between Snow White and the Evil Queen is not about beauty, but about the Evil Queen wanting to secure her grip on the kingdom, and Snow White actively fighting to free the kingdom from the Evil Queen's tyranny, a change from the 1937 version (and from the original fairy tale) that many take issue with. These controversies are notable enough that they have been reported in several media, and an entire episode of South Park was made to lampoon them.
==Gallery==
==Trivia==
*This film, to date, is considered to hold the longest amount of time between its live-action remake and its Walt Disney Animation Studios animated predecessor, as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in 1937; while this live-action remake is slated to be released in 2025, almost 88 years later.
*Before the announcement of a straightforward, live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, there were reports of another live-action Disney film based on the animated feature, centered on Snow White's sister, Rose Red. However, the project appears to have been scrapped by May 29, 2021.
*The dwarves are created using CGI to emphasize their features rather than live actors with dwarfism, as they are inspired by dwarves from Germanic folklore which are mythical creatures that take the physical appearance of little people, known as humanoids.
*Snow White was supposed to have a best friend named Maple, played by Dujonna Gift in early production but the idea was scrapped.
**Furthermore, other characters were lost such as a bandit named Farno, portrayed by Colin Michael Carmichael, and a live-action Grumpy portrayed by Martin Klebba.
*This will be the seventh Disney Princess film to be adapted and reimagined into live-action, after Maleficent, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Mulan, and The Little Mermaid.
**This is also the third Disney Princess remake to be released in the 2020s decade, after Mulan in 2020 and The Little Mermaid in 2023.
***Considering that Pocahontas won't get a remake, this film will mark the last pre-revival Disney Princess film to get a remake.
*This is the fifth live-action film to have an alternate title different from the original's title, after Maleficent for Sleeping Beauty, Christopher Robin for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Cruella for One Hundred and One Dalmatians, and Peter Pan & Wendy for Peter Pan.
*In the first official image released by Disney, Snow White wasn't seen wearing her iconic red hair bow. In the first teaser though, there were some scenes featured that had her wearing the bow.
==Differences from the 1937 film==
*The remake is simply titled Snow White due to the film having a bigger focus on Snow White herself.
*Instead of the forest animals alone helping Snow White clean the house, both the animals and the Seven Dwarfs help with the cleaning.
*Snow White and the Evil Queen (in her real form) will be seen interacting together onscreen in this film. The 1937 film only had scenes with Snow White and the Evil Queen in her peddler disguise interacting with each other.
*Snow White falls into a dream world upon biting the apple, instead of simply being in a sleeping death.
*The Evil Queen has cursed multiple people, rather than simply her stepdaughter.
*The film introduces the Land of Diamant, a world crafted from gems and home to the Evil Queen’s most sinister creations.
*Snow White's love interest is not born into royalty and is given a specific name, Jonathan.
*The romance in the film is further developed, as Snow White and Jonathan interact more after the Evil Queen tries to send him to the dungeons but Snow White pleads otherwise. She is seen handing him a piece of bread at the castle gates.
**Furthermore, Snow White and Jonathan fall in love throughout their mission instead of it simply being "love at first sight".
*Both Snow White and Jonathon ride a horse, rather than just the male character.
*In the original film, Snow White wears her hairbow until the end. In this film, she loses it in the forest.
*Snow White confronts her stepmother with the citizens at her side, showing how everyone is aware of and against her cruelty.
*The Evil Queen has more scenes including her own song and a more humorous personality.
*The Magic Mirror is simply one color, being white, while the edges of the mirror itself are engraved with snakes.
*The Evil Queen has rings which can transport her from her chamber to underground.
*The Evil Queen also has more magical abilities; she carries her own scepter instead of all her magic coming from hand-crafted potions.
*Snow White eats the poisoned apple outside, rather than in the cottage.
*The poisoned apple is originally a skeleton head before being placed in the cauldron rather than having the iconic face mask after being placed in the cauldron.
*We get to see the younger version of Snow White as well as her parents for a greater insight on her background which was discarded in the classic movie and instead revealed in books and other merchandise.
*The idea of being the fairest also considers inner-beauty and literal fairness and kindness towards other people.
**The beauty standards are therefore ignored when the mirror speaks, with an absence of the words "Lips red as the rose, hair black as ebony, skin white as snow." Instead, Snow White is described as "pure as snow".
**The origins of Snow White's name are inspired by the fact that she survived the harshest winter as an infant. This is similar to the origins of Snow White's name in the episode "The Queen Is Dead" of the series Once Upon a Time.
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