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The drama surroundingSnow Whiteis enough to make anybody want to take a bite out of a poisoned apple.
June 2021:Rachel Zegler iscastas Snow White.
November 4, 2021:Gal Gadot iscastas the Evil Queen, despite her work inRed Notice.
Theres a lot of hypocrisy going on.
But youre still telling the story of Snow White and the seven dwarfs.
Take a step back and look at what youre doing there.
It makes no sense to me, Dinklage said.
Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soap box?
I guess Im not loud enough.
I dont know which studio that is, but they were so proud of it.
All love and respect to the actress and all the people who thought they were doing the right thing.
But Im just like, What are you doing?
Dinklage would go on to star with Zegler in 2023sThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
January 31, 2022:During herVarietyActors on Actors interview with Andrew Garfield, Zegler addresses her casting.
Never in a million years did I imagine that this would be a possibility for me, she says.
You dont normally see Snow Whites who are of Latin descent.
Even though Snow White is really a big deal in Spanish-speaking countries.
But you dont particularly see people who look like me or are me playing roles like that.
I really, truly do not want to see it.
So I leave you [with] these photos!
I hope every child knows they can be a princess no matter what.
The attached photos show Zegler as a child dressed as different Disney princesses, including Snow White.
Martin Klebba, who has dwarfism, had previously been announced to be playing Grumpy.
Instead, the event will only include photographers and house interviewers.
Im disappointed in the world.
A source with knowledge of the situation tellsPeople, Nothing was scaled back.
March 15, 2025:Zegler and Gadot both attend the premiere in Los Angeles.
March 21, 2025:Snow Whitepremieres in theaters.
While it tops thebox office, it underperforms, bringing in only $43 million domestically.
Zegler celebrates with an Instagram post thanking her entireSnow Whitefamily.
You know who that list doesnt include?
Her co-star Gal Gadot.
Surely, the discourse will end soon, right?
She alsosharesthreeVarietyarticles on her own firing, which describe her remarks as hate speech.
She highlights that all were written by Siegel.
Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged, he concluded.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall …
