Always trouble with “Snow White”: That is why the Disney remake with Rachel Zegler is criticized
Oh my goodness, fans have been waiting for the real film of “Snow White” since 2020. What is likely to say in 2025: Fans may not have that many more, there was too much trouble in advance, too many controversy was stupred in the Hollywood film. But when did what happened? You read this in our overview in which we explain the drama to “Snow White”.
“Snow White” by Disney: Trouble for the first Disney princess
We write the year 1937, for the first time a full-length cartoon film from Disney is flickering about the cinema walls-leading role: Snow White. Supporting roles: seven fabulous dwarfs in 2d.
Fast Forward in 2021, when the real film was supposed to take shape: the role ofIs occupied by Rachel Zegler - and from here the controversy begins.
2021: Casting in criticism
is cast as a snow yeast. The result was racist comments on Instagram, Twitter and Co., because Zegler is Latina and did not have “skin as white as ebony”. Zegler himself reacted relatively cool and commented that people were such a big fan of the fairy tale figure that their emotions boiled up and therefore had to take online hate. For her as a Latina, the role of the Snow White would be an honor, because the fairy tale in the Spanish -speaking world as “Blanca Nieves” is very important. AlsoListed similar racist cyber hatred than for the role inwas announced.
Also in 2021, Gal Gador is cast as evil stepmother. There is no further outcry.
2022: “Snow White” controversy around the seven dwarfs
January:In Marc Maron's “WTF” podcast, Peter Dinklage complains (with Rachel Zegler in) About the antiquated representation of the dwarfs in the Disney reboot. "There is a lot of hypocrisy," he said in one episode. “I don't want to insult anyone, but I was a little amazed when they were very proud to fill a Latina as a snow yeast. But they still tell the story of Snow White and the 'Seven Dwarfs', he continued. Dinklage, which is smaller in itself, criticized the lack of respect for the Disney group: “You are progressive in a way [because you occupy a latina as a snow yeast], but then you still make this damn backward story about seven dwarfs that live together in a cave. With all the love and all respect for the actress and all the people who thought they would do the right thing. But I just ask myself: 'What are you doing?' "
reacted promptly and announced that no small people would embody the dwarfs of the fairy tale.
But not all small actors: Dinklage's criticism agreed. Actress Katrina Kemp said, for example: “It is a missed opportunity to make a film with seven little people in which they actually have intended characters. There are people who would have liked to take over these roles. ”
September: reveals the first details about the new “Schneewittchen” film: “It is an inner journey that Snow White goes to to find her true self”, explained the actress. The love story of the fairy tale version condemned her as “outdated”, which prince called one- And so poured oil into the fire of conservative critics: inside.
The reinterpretation of the fairy tale would no longer have to do so much with the ultimate Lovestory, rather you will get to know a self -empowered Snow White, which finds itself and its path and which will make many incredible acquaintances on his trip. We hope: deer, birds and rabbits.
Zegler had to endure online hatred of conservative Disney fans for her joy to make it a new interpretation. The films would be “Woke” and therefore bad, they claimed.
2023: Starting date for strike laid
July:In the summer, a picture appeared on which a small and six not small actor can be seen: inside. Disney at the beginning contested the authenticity of the photo, but then confirmed that it was a picture of the set, on which only Doubles could be seen, and not an official picture.
October:Because of thethe theatrical release of “Schneewittchen” is postponed from March 2024 to March 2025.
2024: boycott call against “Snow White”
August:In August 2024, a first teaser trailer for “Schneewittchen” appeared, in which Gal Gadot can also be seen as a bad stepmother. Pro-Palestine groups called for protest on the Internet because Gadot Israeli was doing her military service in the Israeli army and was in the war after October 7, 2023.
At the same time, Zegler, who has been committed to Palestine for years: "And always thinks about it: Free Palestine."
October:Rachel Zegler once again comments on how “Snow White” is reinterpreted. The fact that she can take on the role as Latina is due to a new original story of the fairy tale: "Another version of 'Snow White' is based on the film. In this story she survived a snowstorm when she was still a baby. And so the king and the queen decided to call her Snow White to remind her of her resistance. ”
November:After the election in the USA, Rachel Zegler, who works for the Latin Community, posted an emotional tweet in which they “Trump supporters: inside and Trump voters: inside andEven ”wished that they would never find peace. After a shit storm of the right conservative, apologized for the post.
2025: animated dwarfs, real voices
February:Disney announced that the new “Snow White” film would live from animated dwarfs, for which the following actors would speak: Andrew Barth Feldman would be Seppel, Titus Burgess is pimpel, George Salazar speaks Happy, Jason Kravitz Hatschi lends his voice, Andy Grotelueschen becomes sleep. Martin Klebba, the only small spokesman for a dwarf, dubbed humming bear.
March:“Snow White” doesn't get a big Hollywood premiere. According to the Disney Group, there will be no journalist: Give the “Snow White” premiere in Los Angeles on the inside of the red carpet, only photographer: Inside and internal interviewers: Inside are invited.
Martina Klebba told the American magazineHollywood Reporterthat the premiere of “Snow White” is smaller because you are afraid of the “headwind from society because of the controversy with rachel”. However, this was not confirmed by the official side, it was much more said from the Disney area that an afternoon premiere for the children's film would always have been planned.
Gal Gadot, producer Marc E. Platt and Rachel Zegler (from left to
Getty ImagesOn March 15, 2025, the “Schneewittchen” premiere of Los Angeles finally took place in the afternoon. All actors: inside, speaker: inside, cast and crew showed themselves together on the red carpet.
On March 17th, rumors by Rachel Zegler, as the main actress, “out of control” make the round in the media, but these comments refer to Zegler's statements about the antiquated love story from 2022. The first reviews for the “Snow White” reboot are good, according to the US industry magazineVarietyis from “a visual masterpiece with spectacular new musical numbers and of course dozens of enchanting animated animals”. Rachel Zegler would have the radiance of a supernova.
On March 20, 2025, “Schneewittchen” with Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot premiere into German cinemas, and somehow we have hope that it is as in the fairy tale: Ende well, everything is fine.
