Since Rachel Zegler was announced as the protagonist of “Snow White,” she has been receiving a lot of criticism and Disney hasn’t known what to do with her, as the young actress has not held back on her opinions on various subjects.
For example, in an interview for Variety in 2022, the actress stated that she never liked the original story of “Snow White” because it focused too much on her romance with a man she found to be a stalker.
“She focuses a lot on her love story with a guy who literally stalks her. It’s weird. So we didn’t do it this time. I was scared of the original version. I think I saw it once and never watched it again,” Rachel Zegler said back then, which angered fans of the 1937 animated classic.
Did Disney limit the premiere of ‘Snow White’ because of Rachel Zegler?
It was said that Disney made the decision to limit the premiere of “Snow White” due to the alleged enmity between Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, but according to a source from Page Six, it would be mainly because of its protagonist.
Considering that Rachel Zegler has been honest in sharing her thoughts in most of her interviews, the studio has found that to be extremely problematic.
“The main Disney actress is out of control. They don’t know what to do... She is a very outspoken twenty-something and Disney executives have called her directly to ask her to moderate her posts. They have contacted her management team, but she is not listening to them,” said a source close to the film industry to Page Six.
Rachel Zegler has been very open about her support for the Palestinian people, which has caused issues because Gal Gadot is Israeli and has supported her home country’s government’s decision since the beginning of the conflict. That’s why Disney decided it would be best to limit press interviews to avoid uncomfortable questions.