Rachel Zegler metamorphosis into Snow White has been made complete in a first look image released by Disney.
The fairytale is being brought back to the big screen in live-action form, and fans were finally given an official glimpse at the upcoming film in a new promotional image.
The photo captures Rachel, clad in Snow White’s iconic gown, with the seven dwarfs.
The dreamy image sees Zegler, 22, and the others gathered inside a sunlit cottage.
The film, a remake of Walt Disney’s 1937 animated feature film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, has not been without controversy since filming began.
Rachel Zegler’s transformation into Snow White has been made complete in a first look image released by Disney
When the casting for the film was revealed, the Latina actress was met with criticism and disgraceful racist trolling for not being a traditionally ‘fair’ German princess.
However Zegler hit back at critics who who questioned her casting as the historically white character on social media, writing in a since-deleted tweet: ‘yes i am snow white no i am not bleaching my skin for the role.’
The upcoming movie also faced backlash from actor Peter Dinklage, who has a common form of dwarfism known as achondroplasia, after he slammed the studio for remaking the ‘backward’ film that reinforces stereotypes.
‘Literally no offense to anyone, but I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White — but you’re still telling the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,’ Peter previously told Marc Maron on his WTF podcast.
‘Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there. It makes no sense to me. You’re progressive in one way and you’re still making that f***ing backward story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together, what the f*** are you doing man?’
Disney said the film, which is still years from release, will have cultural consultants, just like its life-action remakes of Aladdin and Mulan did.
The studio also claims it has been working on reimagining the dwarf characters since its earliest production stages.
Peter was promoting his new movie Cyrano on the podcast with Maron where they were discussing ‘wokeness’ when he discussed the Snow White reboot.
The film, a remake of Walt Disney’s 1937 animated feature film Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs, has not been without controversy since filming began
‘Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soap box? I guess I’m not loud enough,’ Peter questioned.
He added he didn’t know what studio was remaking Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but he recalled, ‘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 I’m just like, what are you doing?’ he added.
In a statement released in response to Dinklage, the company said it had been consulting with members of the dwarfism community throughout the early stages of production.
‘To avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film, we are taking a different approach with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community,’ a spokesperson said.
Beloved film: The original animated film was released in 1937
‘We look forward to sharing more as the film heads into production after a lengthy development period.’
Zegler addressed complaints the film was trying to be politically correct in an interview with Vanity Fair last year, saying the story needed ‘refreshing’.
‘People are making these jokes about ours being the PC Snow White… yeah, it is – because it needed that,’ she said.
The live-action adaptation of Snow White is scheduled to make its premiere in theaters in the U.S. on March 21, 2025, according to IMDb.
