Rachel Zegler addressed the internet kerfuffle surrounding her casting in Disney's forthcoming Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
’s Actors on Actors panel, where she discussed the internet kerfuffle surrounding her casting in the titular role because she’s Latina.“When it was announced, it was a huge thing that was trending on Twitter for days, because all of the people were angry,” Zegler told Garfield. “Never in a million years did I imagine that this would be a possibility for me. You don’t normally see Snow Whites that are of Latin descent. Even though Snow White is really a big deal in Spanish-speaking countries.
Blanca Nieves is a huge icon, whether you’re talking about the Disney cartoon or just different iterations and the Grimm fairy tale and all the stories that come with it. But you don’t particularly see people who look like me or are me playing roles like that.”Last week, Emmy-winnerfor retelling a “fucking backward story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together.
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