In an article for Metro, academic Erin Pritchard shed a great deal of light on Disney’s casting changes for the upcoming live-action adaptation of the 1937 animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The Infamous Leak Disney recently began facing a lot of backlash after some on-set photos from the set of the new Snow White movie (which stars West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler ...
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Controversial British Celebrity Calls Disney “Woke Hypocrites” After Seeing New Dwarfs
Disney has been dealing with several PR challenges in the past several months, with one of the most recent obstacles involving the new live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (which will star West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler as Snow White and Israeli actress Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen). Now, the famously-outspoken British writer and television ...
Read More »Rachel Zegler Defends Her ‘PC’ Version of ‘Snow White’
The Walt Disney Company has recently faced a lot of criticism for its “woke” policies and its focus on politically correct content (not to mention other issues like increasing prices and Disney Park Guests’ increasingly inappropriate behavior). The upcoming live-action adaptation of Snow White is apparently sticking with that approach, and its star Rachel Zegler has just spoken up in defense of ...
Read More »‘Snow White’ Actress Defends the ‘Little Mermaid’
Halle Bailey, the actress playing Ariel the little mermaid in the upcoming live-action adaptation of the 1989 film The Little Mermaid, has been receiving a lot of hate for playing “Black Ariel”. Bailey herself has responded to the negative opinions in a surprisingly positive way — but Bailey apparently has another Disney princess in her corner, too: Snow White! Rachel Zegler, ...
Read More »‘Little Mermaid’ Actress Responds to ‘Black Ariel’ Criticisms
When the new teaser trailer for the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid was released earlier this month, responses were certainly mixed. Some Disney Fanatics loved seeing singer Halle Bailey in her Ariel costume, singing “Part of Your World” and showing off her vocal abilities. Others were ambivalent and preferred the original 1989 version of the mermaid Disney princess — ...
Read More »Satire Site Trolls ‘Woke Casting’ Outrage with Disney Live-Action Remakes
Whether they believe it is for the better or worse, most Fanatics can agree that Disney has been particular and arguably intentional with its casting of beloved and established characters in the live-action remakes of its animated classics. Most significantly, the powers that be have intentionally race-swapped two previously-established white Disney princesses by casting Rachel Zegler, a Latina, as Snow ...
Read More »Disney Keeps Dwarfs in ‘Snow White,’ Casts ‘Pirates’ Star as Grumpy
It appears that Disney will include dwarves in its live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, after all. The reimagining of the first-ever feature-length animated film has faced backlash from onlookers for most of its development as the Mouse House made it clear that it will be a far departure from the original story. Prominent Latina actress Rachel ...
Read More »PHOTOS: First Look at Rachel Zegler’s ‘Snow White’
Images from Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs have been leaked beyond the set, and appear to feature Rachel Zegler in costume for the title princess role. The images were found on Twitter, shared by @morebuttertv, show Ms. Zegler in the iconic Disney princess outfit with the primarily blue top and yellow skirt. The images appear to ...
Read More »Rachel Zegler and Alan Menken Team Up For A Non-Disney Musical
Rachel Zegler might currently be filming her first Disney princess movie in Pinewood Studios in London (after, of course, pausing filming to address her famous Oscars snub), but the actress is already on her way to playing an animated heroine who isn’t Snow White! The West Side Story actress and Golden Globe award winner will be voicing a princess in the upcoming ...
Read More »Rachel Zegler References Her Invitation Snub During the Oscars
Golden Globe award-winner Rachel Zegler might have only become famous last year with her first big role as Maria in the Steven Spielberg adaptation of West Side Story (for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress), but the actress has quickly amassed a huge fanbase — and after her fans aggressively pressured the Academy online to give her ...
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