The production of Walt Disney’s live-action Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has been rumored for a couple of years and it was (emphasis on “was”) highly anticipated.
That was until the Daily Mail published “exclusive” on-set pictures calling the movie “Snow White and the Seven…Politically-Correct Companions?”
From the Dailymail:
Heigh-ho, heigh-ho it’s off to the job centre they go — for the seven dwarves have been replaced by ‘magical creatures’ for Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White.
The character of the fictional princess, who will be played by Rachel Zegler in the film, has been pictured for the first time with her new companions who appear to be a mix of genders, ethnicities and heights.
Forget the fact that Disney made a woke version of the story, the leaked production images looked like it a B-rated film.
How bad was it?
Disney initially said the photos were fake and they were “contacting the Dailymail for a correction.”
“The photos are fake and not from our production. We are currently trying to have the Daily Mail issue a correction,” Disney told the Daily Beast.
However, the Daily Mail updated their story noting, “This article has been amended since initial publication to correctly identify the actress portraying Snow White as an extra who stood in for post-production photography. Disney confirm[ed] that stand-ins were used for both Rachel Zegler and Andrew Burnap in these images. We are happy to clarify this point.”
A Disney spokesman then confirmed the photos really were from the Snow White Production.
According to an interview with Gal Gadot (also featured in the film) the entire movie has been rewritten.
Zegler said the film would have a “modern edge.”
When asked to clarify these comments she told Variety, “I just mean that it’s no longer 1937, and we absolutely wrote a Snow White–”
Gal Gadot then interjected saying, “She’s not gonna be saved by the prince.” Zegler then confirmed, “She’s not gonna be saved by the prince and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love. She’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be. And the leader that her late father told her that she could be if she was fearless, fair, brave, and true.”
“And so it’s just a really incredible story for, I think, young people everywhere to see themselves in,” Zegler concluded.
The film has been co-written by Barbie’s Greta Gerwig and will not feature a Prince Charming and will “focus on a stronger Snow White who dreams of becoming a leader.”
Look I don’t care who is cast for Snow White, a good actress/actor is a good actress/actor.
The pics look ridiculous and if they didn’t Disney wouldn’t have initially disavowed them.
The fact that Disney is already embarrassed about the film tells you that it’s destined to be another big flop at the box office.
