'Snow White' remake reveals first look, Gal Gadot to play 'Evil Queen'

With Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot in the lead roles Disney has given fans their first glimpse at its liveaction Snow White remake At the D23 Expo on Friday Disneys liveaction Snow White remake gave fans their first glimpse of Rachel Zegler playing the firstever Disney princessAccording to Variety the 30second teaser opened with the Evil Queens iconic question to her magic mirror Snow White dons her signature costume in the footage which ends with her dropping the poisoned apple Stars Zegler and Gal Gadot were on hand to tease the filmI didnt even see it I didnt see what you guys saw Zegler said in tearsTheres such an emphasis on what it meant to be the fairest of them all she later said referring to the movies opening lineIt was very different from anything Ive ever done before Im used to playing the other end of where the heart should be Gadot addedAlso ReadGal Gadot used Princess Diana as inspiration for Wonder WomanThe liveaction Snow White a musical adaptation of the wellknown Brothers Grimm fairy tale is very similar to 1937s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Disneys debut motion picture and the first ever fully animated feature film The plot centres on Zeglers Snow White a stunning young princess who was orphaned at a young age and is now living with her vile stepmother the Queen Gadot The Queen launches a series of murderous plots after her magic mirror declares that Snow White is more beautiful than she is Snow White is ultimately forced to abandon their castle and seek safety with seven dwarfs who live in the woodsAlong with Zegler and Gadot the movie also features Tony Awardwinning actor Andrew Burnap as Snow Whites love interest and Pirates of the Caribbean actor Martin Klebba as one of the seven dwarfs in the role of Grumpy Zegler spoke about the racist hate she received from fans who are upset that a Latina is playing Snow White in the liveaction movie The casting of the liveaction movie has drawn some criticismIn addition Disneys reworking of the movie drew public criticism from actor Peter Dinklage who called it a fing retrograde portrayal of individuals with dwarfism In response to Dinklages remarks the production firm stated that they sought advice from the dwarfism community to avoid reinforcing prejudices that were prevalent in the original animated pictureMarc Webb best known for directing 500 Days of Summer and the Andrew Garfield Amazing SpiderMan movies is behind the camera for Snow White The remakes new songs were written by Dear Evan Hansen and Greatest Showman songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul while the script was written by Erin Cressida Wilson and Lady Bird director Greta GerwigThe movie is directed by Webb while Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures handles distribution Aside from Snow White additional Disney liveaction remakes in the works are The Little Mermaid in 2023 Peter Pan amp Wendy on Disney and the rumoured Hercules and Lilo amp Stitch projectsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever