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Parents need to know that Snow White is Disney's live-action remake of its classic 1937 animated feature film. The story still follows Snow White (Rachel Zegler) as she's exiled to a cottage in the forest by the Evil Queen (Gal Gadot), where she befriends seven dwarfs with distinct personalities. Be ready for…

Parents need to know that Snow White is Disney's live-action remake of its classic 1937 animated feature film . The story still follows Snow White ( Rachel Zegler ) as she's exiled to a cottage in the forest by the Evil Queen ( Gal Gadot ), where she befriends seven dwarfs with distinct personalities. Be ready for music, humor, some peril and tension, and likely plenty of heartwarming moments, too. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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• In theaters : March 21, 2025
• Cast : Rachel Zegler , Gal Gadot , Andrew Burnap
• Director : Marc Webb
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• Studio : Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
• Genre : Family and Kids
• Topics : Magic and Fantasy , Book Characters , Music and Sing-Along , Wild Animals
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• Last updated : August 28, 2024

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Disney has unveiled a first look at the upcoming live-action remake of “ Snow White .”

In a new image, Rachel Zegler is transformed into the iconic Disney Princess, surrounded by her Seven Dwarfs. As of today, the film, which was originally set to open on March 22, 2024, has been delayed to March 21, 2025.

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Zegler starred as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s 2021 adaptation of the classic musical “West Side Story,” a breakout role for the actor-singer. She went on to appear in “Shazam: Fury of the Gods” and next stars in “The Hungers Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”

Marc Webb directs “Snow White” after previously helming “The Amazing Spider-Man” movies, as well as “500 Days of Summer” (2009), “Gifted” (2017) and “The Only Living Boy in New York” (2017). The script was co-written by Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson. Wilson has also penned the screenplays for “Secretary” (2002) and “The Girl on the Train” (2016) among other films, and Gerwig is known for writing or co-writing the scripts for her three directorial projects “Lady Bird” (2017), “Little Women” (2019) and “Barbie” (2023).

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Disney’s ‘snow white’ trailer puts rachel zegler, gal gadot into a classic tale.

The film comes almost 90 years after 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.'

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After years of whistling while she worked making a new movie, Snow White is finally nearing her return to the big screen. Disney unveiled the first trailer for Snow White at D23 Friday, ahead of its March 21, 2025 release date.

The film was set to open in March of this year, but Disney pushed it back a year in light of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Underscoring its long journey to the screen, stars Rachel Zegler (Snow White) and the Evil Queen (Gal Gadot) were at D23 two years ago showing off the first footage from the movie.

The film comes almost 90 years after Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , which premiered in 1937 and became a cornerstone of the Disney empire. Multiple takes on the Brothers Grimm tale have made it to the screen, from Lily Colins’ Mirror, Mirror to Snow White and the Hunstman , starring Kristen Stewart.

It is one of several Disney live-action movies to open in the coming months. First up is Mufasa: The Lion King , which bows on Dec. 20. The live-action remake business has been a strong one for Disney, especially prior to the pandemic, when it was almost routine for films such as Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin to gross $1 billion. Its most recent, The Little Mermaid , brought in $569.6 million.

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The 1937 Disney film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is one of the next in line to follow the practice of Disney turning its animated classics into live-action features. Snow White's tale was first written by the Brothers Grimm in 1812 and first appeared in their book Grimms' Fairy Tales as a German fairy tale. Its animated adaptation is the first full-length traditionally animated feature film and the first animated feature film by Disney as well.

The film that started Disney's animated franchise journey was long due for a live-action adaptation. Walt Disney Pictures first announced plans for a Snow White live-action remake in October 2016. This story is now set to be reinvented in the shape of a live-action movie around 211 years after its origin, starring the most incredible stars. Here is everything we know so far about the film's release, cast, and other details.

Editor's Note: This article was updated on September 3, 2024.

Live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.

During the 2022 D23 Expo Presentation, it was announced that Snow White will be released in 2024 , later getting a release date of March 22, 2024 . However, due to the still ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike , the film was delayed by a full year. Snow White will now be released on March 21, 2025 .

While Disney has opted to release some of their live-action remakes, such as Pinocchio , Peter Pan & Wendy , and Lady & the Tramp on Disney+, the studio is planning to release Snow White theatrically. The film would follow The Little Mermaid as the latest remake to hit theaters post-pandemic.

Disney released the official teaser trailer for Snow White on August 10, 2024, immediately after it was shown at Disney's biannual D23 expo. Running at just 77 seconds, the trailer doesn't give too much away in terms of the changes to the story, but it does show the first look at the movie's interpretation of the Evil Queen, one of Disney's most iconic villains.

The official synopsis for Snow White from Disney reads:

“Disney’s Snow White” is a live-action musical reimagining of the classic 1937 film. The magical music adventure journeys back to the timeless story with beloved characters Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy.

Snow White is a live-action remake of the Disney animation classic "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," which debuted in 1937. While it was initially rumored that Disney would approaching the seven dwarf characters in a new way, the trailer and marketing have confirmed that the seven dwarfs will still very much be present in the moviee. The lead actress Zegler also hinted at the story's contemporary revisions meant to appeal to the progressive audience during the D23 event.

Disney also changed the title of the film to just Snow White . The movie also gains a new character who will play Snow White's love interest. Numerous adjustments have been incorporated, which might change the plot significantly from the original film.

To make the live-action adaptation memorable, Disney has cast the best actors to portray the iconic characters of the classic tale.

Rachel Zegler was chosen to play Snow White in June 2021 . She stated, "Never in a million years did I imagine that this would be a possibility for me," in Variety's Actors on Actors series. Zegler made her acting debut in the 2021 musical drama West Side Story , playing Maria Vasquez. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for her role. Zegler recently played the role of Lucy Gray Baird in the YA prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes , and she took on the role of Anthea in the DC Comics superhero sequel Shazam! Fury of the Gods . Coming up, the young actress is K yle Mooney 's directorial debut Y2K , and the original animated musical Spellbound .

Gal Gadot was announced to play the Evil Queen back in November 2021 . Gadot's first broke out into Hollywood when she played Gisele Yashar in Fast & Furious , a role she reprised in Fast Five and Fast & Furious 6 . Gadot became a household name thanks to her role as Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe movies, and recently starred in the Netflix film Heart of Stone .

The Tony-winning actor Andrew Burnap was revealed to be joining the cast of Snow White as the male lead in January 2022. However, he will not play any character from the animated film. Instead, Burnap is set to portray a new male character named Jonathan. Burnap starred in the 2019 Broadway production of The Inheritance , for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. He has also appeared in films like The Chaperone and Spare Room in 2018.

At the Denver Fan Expo in 2022, Martin Klebba announced that he would play Grumpy in the remake . In the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Klebba is best remembered for his performance as Marty, a pirate who serves in Captain Jack Sparrow's crew. Additionally, Klebba has also performed in similar roles in earlier Snow White-inspired shows. In the 2001 television movie Snow White: The Fairest of Them All and the 2012 fantasy comedy Mirror Mirror , he played Friday and Butcher, respectively.

Other cast members joining the film include Colin Michael Carmichael ( Black Mirror ) and newcomer Dujonna Gift .

Snow White's live-action adaptation will be directed by Marc Webb ( The Amazing Spider-Man ) with a screenplay from Erin Cressida Wilson ( The Girl on the Train ). Academy Award nominee Marc Platt ( La La Land ) will produce the film along with co-producer Russell Allen ( The Little Mermaid ) and executive producer Callum McDougall ( Mary Poppins Returns ). Academy Award nominee Mandy Walker ( Elvis ) is the cinematographer of the film, and Moving Picture Company provided the visual effects. Academy Award-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul ( Aladdin ) are set to write new original songs for Snow White .

The Snow White movie was supposed to start filming in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in March 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused a delay. It was revealed in August 2021 that filming would take place in the UK from March to July 2022. Gadot announced that she had finished filming her sequences on April 22, 2022 . Zegler then confirmed that the filming of Snow White concluded on July 13, 2022.