First photo of Disney’s “Snow White” remake – but also a major delay in the start date

We’ll have to wait almost exactly a year longer for “Disney’s Snow White,” as the Mouse House’s latest live-action adaptation is officially called: its US release date has been pushed back from March 22, 2024 to March 21. 2025. This means that the German date of March 21, 2024 is no longer current – “Snow White“ should then start in Germany on March 20, 2025.

So while we now have to wait a lot longer for the latest remake joke after Disney’s remakes of the likes of ‘Ariel’, ‘Aladdin’ and ‘The Lion King’, we now at least know a little better what we are actually waiting for. . Disney has released the first official image for the new film ‘Snow White’, which stars “West Side Story” star Rachel Zegler as the titular Disney princess. She is surrounded by her seven companions.

Actor Martin Klebba, born with a short stature due to acromic dysplasia, stars According to the character Grumpy, who is already known from the original. As the image suggests, the remake of the famous fairy tale includes the depiction of Snow White’s seven saviors and companions as dwarfs.

There have been previous discussions about the stereotypical portrayal of short people in films, with ‘Game Of Thrones’ star Peter Dinklage, among others, expressing strong criticism. Disney responded with an assurance that they wanted to avoid “reinforcing stereotypes of the original animated film.”

Script by ‘Barbie’ creator Greta Gerwig

The screenplay for “Snow White” comes from “Barbie” director and writer Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson (“Secretary,” “Girl On The Train”), and is directed by Marc Webb (“The Amazing Spider-Man” ). “Wonder Woman” actress Gal Gadot will play the role of the Evil Queen, Ansu Kabia will play the Huntsman and Andrew Burnap will take on the role of Jonathan, which was newly written for the film.

Other films on the Disney release date calendar have also been postponed. Pixar’s sci-fi adventure “Elio” has been moved from March 1, 2024 to June 13, 2025 in the US. The previous German start date of February 29, 2024 no longer applies – The new date for “Elio” in Germany should then be June 12, 2025. In addition, some dates that Disney had blocked for yet unspecified films in the international release calendars were postponed.

Since the screenwriters’ strike in Hollywood is over, but the actors’ strike continues, many productions are still at a standstill. mentions this in his reporting as the reason for the current postponement and keeps in mind the prospect that many more will follow.

Not just any postponement: “Magazine Dreams” with Jonathan Majors was canceled completely

Regardless of the strike, the planned American release of the drama “Magazine Dreams” has been completely canceled for the time being. Jonathan Majors plays aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox and the film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2023. The cancellation is due to Majors’ current legal battle. Majors will go on trial in New York on November 29, 2023, on charges of harassment and assault.

Finally some good news for Rachel Zegler fans: It will be a year longer before the Hollywood star appears in ‘Snow White’ – but a highly anticipated prequel starring Zegler will hit cinemas this year. From November 16, 2023, she can be seen in the female lead role in “The Hunger Games – The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes”.