The highly-anticipated full-length trailer for Snow White is finally here.
After the release of successful live-action Disney films like The Little Mermaid and The Lion King, Disney announced it was taking on the iconic 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 2022.
Starring Rachel Zegler as Snow White and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen — the ultimate and original movie villain — the studio has kept details about the film relatively under wraps but the film. According to limited reports, the movie is said to maintain the same storyline as the original animated film, but with an updated, more feminist approach. Andrew Burnap, Ansu Kabia, Martin Kelbba, and Dujonna Gift also star.
In the trailer, Snow White suggests that the Evil Queen show some “kindness” to her subjects, and the Evil Queen promises she wants to be “the fairest of them all.” It seems this interpretation isn’t using fairest to mean most beautiful but instead most equitable. The clips show off all the iconic imagery fans know and love, from the iconic yellow and blue dress to the stunning forest to the seven dwarves.
When the film was first announced at Disney’s 2022 D23 Expo, it had a scheduled premiere date of March 2024. Disney later announced the release date would be pushed back to March 21, 2025. According to Deadline, the SAG-AFTRA strike was the reason behind the delay.
Directed by Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) and written by Barbie’s Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson, the adaptation has reportedly been in the works since 2016. Along with the geniuses behind-the-scenes, the released cast list — led by Zegler and Gadot — has only added to the buzz surrounding the film.
Rachel Zegler Says Her Snow White’s Name Doesn’t Involve Skin Tone
According to Zegler, the live-action adaptation will stay true to the original — with just a few, slight twists.
“We did a really deep dive into fixing and making a modern woman out of Snow White,” Zelger told Variety on the D23 red carpet in 2022. “I think she’s 13 in the original cartoon, so we started there and said, ‘No, she’s 18 in this one.’ She’s a bit more independent. She’s also living in grief. I mean, there was a lot of complex emotion that we decided to deep-dive into. And understanding what it’s like to be a teenager on top of all that.”
The origins of Snow White’s name have also been altered for the live-action film, according to Zelger. Instead of her name paying homage to her skin being “white as snow,” the moniker is inspired by her story of survival.
“It fell back to another version of Snow White that was told in history, where she survived a snowstorm that occurred when she was a baby,” Zelger explained. “And so the king and queen decided to name her Snow White to remind her of her resilience. One of the core points in our film for any young woman or young person is remembering how strong you actually are.”
Snow White hits theaters on March 21, 2025.
