Rachel Zegler Addresses Criticism Over Her 'Snow White' Casting
etonline.comRachel Zegler is staying positive and spreading an inspiring message.The actress took to Twitter on Saturday to share a collection of throwback photos of her childhood, showing her dressed up as Disney princesses in different costumes while at Disneyland when she was 4 years old.The post comes in response to backlash directed at Zegler by online trolls, who slammed her casting as Snow White in an upcoming live-action adaptation, based on her ethnicity — similar to the criticism leveled by trolls at Halle Bailey after she was cast to star in .«Extremely appreciative of the love i feel from those defending me online,» Zegler, 22, wrote in her post. «But please don’t tag me in the nonsensical discourse about my casting.
i really, truly do not want to see it.»«So, i leave you w these photos!» she added. «i hope every child knows they can be a princess no matter what.»extremely appreciative of the love i feel from those defending me online, but please don’t tag me in the nonsensical discourse about my casting.
i really, truly do not want to see it. so i leave you w these photos! i hope every child knows they can be a princess no matter what pic.twitter.com/AU5PjJutK5The upcoming adaptation is being directed by and director Marc Webb, with a script by Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson.Songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who previously wrote the lyrics for two new songs for Disney's 2019 remake of , are also set to write new songs for the film.So far, not much is known about the film'sstoryline or the cast, What we do know is that Zegler will have a formidable on-screen foe in star Gal Gadot, who has been cast as the Evil Queen.ET spoke with Gadot on the red carpet at the premiere of her Netflix movie,, back in.
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