One of the upcoming live-action remakes that Disney is developing is Snow White, which will star Rachel Zegler as Snow White and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. Mark Webb (500 Days of Summer, The Amazing Spider-Man) is directing the film from a script that was written by Greta Gerwig (Barbie, Little Women).
There hasn’t been a lot of talk about this film, but Gal Gadot recently opened up about taking on the role of the villainous Queen in the story. In an interview with Vogue UK, Gadot teased her role saying:
“I don’t have a preferred type of character. I think it was so much fun to play the Evil Queen. There was something so delicious with this part because it’s a fairy tale. It’s the first Disney villain. And because it’s a musical, I could stretch my performance and make it so much more dramatic and so much more animated, that it was just simply delightful. I enjoyed it, and I changed my voice and I did all these different things. And it was just super fun, and I can’t wait to watch it. I can’t wait to see how you know how it all turns out.”
While I’m not a fan of Disney remaking all of their animated films, I have no doubt that Gadot is going to be awesome in this role. When Snow White was officially announced, Walt Disney Pictures President of Production Sean Bailey said:
“We were given an incredible opportunity to discover what we wanted to be as a live-action team. We were given a lot of latitude to think about what that was,” Bailey said. “We thought if Iron Man and Thor and Captain America are Marvel superheroes, then maybe Alice, Cinderella, Mowgli, and Belle are our superheroes, and Cruella and Maleficent are our supervillains. Maybe if there’s a way to reconnect with that affinity for what those characters mean to people in a way that gets the best talent and uses the best technology, that could become something really exciting. It feels very Disney, playing to the competitive advantages of this label.”
Webb added: “Rachel’s extraordinary vocal abilities are just the beginning of her gifts. Her strength, intelligence and optimism will become an integral part of rediscovering the joy in this classic Disney fairytale.”
Zegler stars in Disney’s Snow White opposite Gadot, who will play the Evil Queen. Webb is directing a script by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird, Little Women) and Erin Cressida Wilson (Chloe, The Girl on the Train).
Snow White will hit theaters on March 22, 2024!
