‘Now not 1937’: Resurfaced video of ‘Snow White’ actress Rachel Zegler continues controversy

A lately surfaced video of Rachel Zegler, who performs the titular character within the upcoming live-action remake of “Snow White,” has sparked controversy after the actress revealed how the brand new Disney movie would differ from the 1937 animated basic.

Within the 2022 D23 Expo Selection interview clip, Zegler and “Marvel Lady” actress Gal Gadot mentioned how the reimagining of Snow White would shift the Disney princess’s values, goals and company within the story.

When requested how the brand new Snow White would convey a “fashionable edge” to the well-known fable, Zegler laughed and mentioned, “I simply imply that it’s now not 1937.”

Gadot, who will play the Evil Queen within the film, interjected and divulged that Prince Ferdinand wouldn’t save Snow White.

“She’s not going to be saved by the prince and he or she’s not going to be dreaming about real love,” Zegler famous. “She’s dreaming about turning into the chief she is aware of she could be and the chief that her late father advised her that she may very well be if she was fearless, honest, courageous and true.”

“It’s only a actually unimaginable story for younger folks all over the place to see themselves in,” she added.

The resurfaced video unfold throughout social media early within the week, making many Twitter customers skeptical of the brand new adaptation’s thematic course.

“It’s now not 1937, guys,” State Freedom Caucus Community Comms Director Greg Value mentioned. “As a substitute of a kiss from Prince Charming, Snow White will probably be woken up by a WhatsApp message from her boss on the company job that she hates.”

Finish Wokeness, the Twitter account that originally circulated the clip, puzzled, “What number of billions will this Snow White remake price Disney?”

“It’s not 1937 anymore. As a substitute of falling in love together with her Prince, Snow White freezes her eggs,” The Redheaded Libertarian tweeted.

Day by day Mail columnist Meghan McCain famous that the story across the new Snow White “simply retains getting weirder.”

“Somebody at Disney ought to simply rent one conservative individual. Like, only one,” she mentioned.

The latest controversy surrounding the movie isn’t the primary time the Disney manufacturing, set to launch in March 2024, has confronted criticism.

Whereas the studio has not but launched official trailers or clips from the film, followers have already taken situation with a few of Snow White’s casting and inventive selections.

Some on-line have been important of Zegler’s casting within the movie after leaked pictures surfaced on-line of her in costume.

The web photographs additionally confirmed that the movie would not have the seven dwarves who would as a substitute be referred to as “magical creatures.”

Disney mentioned it modified the dwarfs to “keep away from reinforcing stereotypes from the unique animated movie” in a press release to Hollywood Reporter.

“[W]e are taking a unique method with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism group.”

On Friday, Zegler responded to criticism in regards to the casting and her function within the movie, writing, “Extraordinarily appreciative of the love I really feel from these defending me on-line, however please don’t tag me within the nonsensical discourse about my casting. I actually, really, don’t wish to see it.”

Zegler has confronted criticism on-line since her casting was introduced in 2021.

Some social media customers questioned why the biracial actress of Colombian and Polish descent performed a personality recognized for having pores and skin “as white as snow.”

The actress beforehand responded to criticism of the movie final yr. 

“At one level, you simply need to shut all of it off and suppose, if I’m not going to learn the dangerous, I’m simply not going to learn the nice both,” she mentioned. “I’m simply going to imagine in what I imagine in.”

Disney didn’t instantly return Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.