Disney’s live-action Snow White film hits theatres March 21, and the reviews are out!
Based on the 1937 Disney animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the new film is directed by Mike Webb, written by Erin Cressida Wilson, and produced by Marc Platt and Jared LeBoff, with Callum McDougall as executive producer. The film features all-new songs by Broadway's EGOT-winning Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.
Rachel Zegler stars in the title role, opposite Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. Unlike previous live-action Disney film adaptations, the new Snow White film features a heavily altered plot from the original film, including Snow White leading a rebellion against the Evil Queen. Only the three dwarf cottage songs from the original film are retained in the remake: "Heigh Ho," "Whistle While You Work," and "The Silly Song," with Snow White's "Someday My Prince Will Come," "I'm Wishing," and "With A Smile and A Song" eschewed in favor of Pasek and Paul's new material.
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Chicago Tribute (Michael Phillips)
Fandom Wire (Manuel São Bento)
The Hollywood Reporter (David Rooney)
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The cast also includes other Broadway favorites such as Tony winner Andrew Burnap (currently in Othello) as Snow White's new love interest Jonathan and Patrick Page as the voice of the Magic Mirror. Plus, some of the seven dwarfs are voiced by Broadway actors: Tituss Burgess as Bashful, Andrew Barth Feldman as Dopey, George Salazar as Happy, and Andy Grotelueschen as Sleepy.
