The effects of the SAG-AFTRA strike are starting to be felt Hollywood-wide and the dominoes are falling rapidly as Disney becomes the latest company to majorly alter their plans as a result of the halt in production. The latest big name to feel the weight of it is thecompany’s live-actionSnow Whiteadaptation, starringRachel Zegler, which has been pushed back by a full year from June 27, 2025 to August 08, 2025. The movie was anticipated to be one of the company’s biggest of the year, asone of the most famous filmsin the House of Mouse’s illustrious century of operations,the very first full-length animated feature film.The movie also starsGal Gadotas the Evil Queen, with the Israeli star expressing her joy at being allowed to recreate the iconic and original villain of the Disney carousel of fairytales.
“I think it was so much fun to play the Evil Queen. There was something so delicious with this part because it’s a fairy tale. It’s the first Disney villain. Because it’s a musical, I could stretch my performance and make it so much more dramatic and so much more animated, that it was just simply delightful. I enjoyed it, and I changed my voice and I did all these different things. And it was just super fun, and I can’t wait to watch it.”
At the beginning of this week, Bob Iger of Disney and several other top Hollywood CEOs conveyed to SAG-AFTRAthat they are rapidly approaching a critical decision point. They must soon determine which movies to postpone if an agreement cannot be reached between the two parties. According to various insiders, this deadline is looming, with the first week of November, possibly even as early as November 1, serving as the pivotal date.
What’s ‘Snow White’ About?
In the original animated movie, Snow White’s (Adriana Caselotti) wicked stepmother,the Evil Queen, was desparate to to eliminate Snow White upon being informed by her enchanted mirror (Moroni Olsen) that Snow White had surpassed her in beauty. Upon discovering Snow White’s whereabouts, the Evil Queen assumed the guise of an elderly woman and cunningly presented her with a poisoned apple. You may know the rest.
The forthcoming live-action adaptation will featureMartin Klebbain the role of Grumpy, one of the seven dwarfs, initially harboring distrust toward Snow White. The original character’s voice in the animated film was provided by Pinto Colvig. Additionally,Andrew Burnapwill take on a new character in the film. The movie is directed byMarc Webb, best known for his work onThe Amazing Spider-Manfilms starringAndrew Garfield.
Check out our guide toSnow Whitehere.
Snow White
Live-action adaptation of the 1937 Disney animated film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.
