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Disney reveals the first trailer for its live-actionSnow White. Set to release in the spring of 2025, the latest addition to the House of Mouse’s growing list of live-action remakes will star Rachel Zegler as the titular princess, and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen.Snow WhitehailsfromThe Amazing Spider-Man’s Marc Webb, withBarbie’s Greta Gerwig co-writing the script withThe Girl on the Train’s Erin Cressida Wilson.
As part of its special D23 presentation,Disneyrevealed the first trailer forSnow White. Check it out below:
The trailer reveals a new look at Zegler’s transformation into the iconic Disney heroine, including a snippet of her performing “Whistle While You Work”. The footage also unveils Gadot’s Evil Queen, with theWonder Womanactor fully embodying the malevolent side of the villain as she speaks into the Magic Mirror and transforms into the old woman disguise to give Snow White the poison apple.
Disney’s Snow White Remake Looks To Be The Most Promising Yet
In addition to new looks atZegler’s titular characterand Gadot’s Evil Queen, the newSnow Whitetrailer also offers a closer look at how the live-action remake will be adapting the dwarf characters as CGI creations. During the filming of the remake, this drew particular criticism from both the public and those living with dwarfism, with some even calling for the film to be reshot with appropriately cast actors. While it remains unclear if audiences will be open to the decision to make them CGI, the near 1–1 translations of them from the animated classic does mark a nice honoring of the classic characters.
Regardless of some ofSnow White’s behind-the-scenes controversies, theSnow Whitetrailer does point to it being one of the more promising of Disney’s live-action remakes. Many prior efforts have found themselves criticized for either veering too closely or too far from their original titles, with 2017’sBeauty and the Beastand 2019’sThe Lion King, in particular, being noted as too similar to warrant standing on their own.Snow White, on the other hand, looks to be making some interesting changes to its source movie.
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One of the most notable is the relationship between the titular princess and her love interest, who was a prince in the original movie, though the live-actionSnow Whiteseems to be taking the character in a different direction. Though only glimpsed briefly in the new trailer, it does look as though Webb and co. aim to bring a more nuanced take to the character and his relationship with Snow White, which could go a long way to updating the classic story for a modern audience in a meaningful fashion.
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A live-action adaptation of the classic fairy tale. The film follows Snow White as she escapes into the forest and seeks refuge with seven dwarfs to elude her jealous stepmother, the wicked Queen, who is threatened by Snow White’s surpassing beauty.
