A recently surfaced video of Rachel Zegler, who plays the titular character within the upcoming live-action remake of “Snow White,” has sparked controversy after the actress revealed how the brand new Disney film would differ from the 1937 animated classic.
Within the 2022 D23 Expo Variety interview clip, Zegler and “Wonder Woman” actress Gal Gadot discussed how the reimagining of Snow White would shift the Disney princess’s values, dreams and agency within the story.
When asked how the brand new Snow White would bring a “modern edge” to the famous fable, Zegler laughed and said, “I just mean that it’s not 1937.”
Gadot, who will play the Evil Queen within the movie, interjected and divulged that Prince Ferdinand wouldn’t save Snow White.
“She’s not going to be saved by the prince and she or he’s not going to be dreaming about true love,” Zegler noted. “She’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she will be and the leader that her late father told her that she could possibly be if she was fearless, fair, brave and true.”
“It’s just a extremely incredible story for young people all over the place to see themselves in,” she added.
The resurfaced video spread across social media early within the week, making many Twitter users skeptical of the brand new adaptation’s thematic direction.
“It’s not 1937, guys,” State Freedom Caucus Network Comms Director Greg Price said. “As an alternative of a kiss from Prince Charming, Snow White might be woken up by a WhatsApp message from her boss at the company job that she hates.”
End Wokeness, the Twitter account that originally circulated the clip, wondered, “What number of billions will this Snow White remake cost Disney?”
“It’s not 1937 anymore. As an alternative of falling in love together with her Prince, Snow White freezes her eggs,” The Redheaded Libertarian tweeted.
Every day Mail columnist Meghan McCain noted that the story around the brand new Snow White “just keeps getting weirder.”
“Someone at Disney should just hire one conservative person. Like, only one,” she said.
The recent controversy surrounding the film just isn’t the primary time the Disney production, set to release in March 2024, has faced criticism.
While the studio has not yet released official trailers or clips from the movie, fans have already taken issue with a few of Snow White’s casting and artistic decisions.
Some online have been critical of Zegler’s casting within the film after leaked photos surfaced online of her in costume.
The net images also confirmed that the film would not have the seven dwarves who would as a substitute be called “magical creatures.”
Disney said it modified the dwarfs to “avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the unique animated film” in an announcement to Hollywood Reporter.
“[W]e are taking a distinct approach with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community.”
On Friday, Zegler responded to criticism concerning the casting and her role within the film, writing, “Extremely appreciative of the love I feel from those defending me online, but please don’t tag me within the nonsensical discourse about my casting. I actually, truly, are not looking for to see it.”
Zegler has faced criticism online since her casting was announced in 2021.
Some social media users questioned why the biracial actress of Colombian and Polish descent played a personality known for having skin “as white as snow.”
The actress previously responded to criticism of the film last yr.
“At one point, you simply should shut all of it off and think, if I’m not going to read the bad, I’m just not going to read the nice either,” she said. “I’m just going to consider in what I think in.”
Disney didn’t immediately return Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
