Rachel Zegler blasts ‘Snow White’ casting backlash: ‘People were angry’
nypost.combreakout “West Side Story” star, 20, discussed her casting as a Latina Snow White in the upcoming Disney live-action film and the immense backlash she received.Zegler got candid with actor Andrew Garfield for Variety’s Actors on Actors roundtable where she blasted the hate.“When it was announced, it was a huge thing that was trending on Twitter for days, because all of the people were angry,” she told the “Eyes of Tammy Faye” star, 38.Garfield then quipped, “Ah, those people.
The people that we need to educate. The people that we need to love into awareness.”“We need to love them in the right direction,” Zegler added about people who criticized her race.The New Jersey native continued, “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.”She then discussed with Garfield the 2012 black and white Spanish film “BlancaNieves,” which based on the 1812 fairy tale “Snow White” by the Brothers Grimm.“BlancaNieves 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,” Zegler said.“At the end of the day, I have a job to do that I’m really excited to do.
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