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Snow White[1] is an upcoming live-action musical/fantasy adaptation of Walt Disney's 1937 animated feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which was based on the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm. Production in the film began on March 1, 2022 in London, England and ended on July 8, 2022.[2] The film is scheduled to be released on March 21, 2025.[3]
Cast
- Rachel Zegler as Snow White[4]
- Emilia Faucher as Young Snow White[5]
- Gal Gadot as The Evil Queen[6]
- Andrew Burnap as Jonathan[7][8]
- Martin Klebba as Grumpy[9]
- Colin Michael Carmichael as TBA[10][11]
- Dujonna Gift as Maple[11]
- Ansu Kabia as the Huntsman[12]
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 and The Greatest Showman).[13]
On May 30, 2019, Marc Webb was in talks to direct this film.[14]
On June 22, 2021, Rachel Zegler was cast as Snow White.[4] In November 3, 2021, Gal Gadot was cast as The Evil Queen.[6] In January 12, 2022, Andrew Burnap was cast as a new character named Jonathan who is described as a "Robin Hood-like" person who serves as Snow White's love interest and "[follows] her into battle".[8]
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.[15] 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.[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] 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."[24][25]
Despite the criticism made by Dinklage, actor Martin Klebba shared that he would be playing Grumpy, thus implying that the seven dwarfs are still going to be in the film.
On February 22, 2022, it was announced by The Disinsider that Sandy Powell, costume designer for the live-action Cinderella, has joined the crew for the film.[26]
Production & Filming
Production of the film began on March 1, 2022 in London, England and ended on July 8, 2022.[2]
Promotion
On September 9, 2022, a first look of the film was exclusively shown at the 2022 D23 Expo. On that same day, the official logo of the film was revealed publicly as well. Both Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot were in attendance to represent the film.
Release
During the 2022 D23 Expo Presentation, it was announced that Snow White would be released in 2024.[27] On September 15, 2022, the film was announced to have a release date of March 22, 2024.[28] However, on October 27, 2023, the film was delayed to March 21, 2025 due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.[29]
Gallery
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Trivia
- 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.[30]
- This will be the seventh Disney Princess remake, 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 2020's decade, after Mulan in 2020 and The Little Mermaid in 2023.
- Considering that Pocahontas won't get a remake, this film will mark as the last pre-revival Disney Princess film to get a remake.
- This is also the third Disney Princess remake to be released in the 2020's decade, after Mulan in 2020 and The Little Mermaid in 2023.
- 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.
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