Snow White star Rachel Zegler responds to negative social media casting backlash as the release date for Disney's live-action remake approaches.

Rachel Zegler is explaining why she believes she received backlash for her role as the iconic princess in the upcoming Disney live-action remake of 'Snow White.'

Rachel Zegler is addressing the multi-pronged backlash she faced regarding Disney’s live action reimagining of Snow White, due in theaters March 21. In a cover story with Vogue Mexico, the West Side Story starlet reflected on her previous statements surrounding the film adaptation and called audiences’ negative sentiments around it a reflection of their “passion”

Actress Rachel Zegler went viral for her comments at the 2022 D23 convention, where she said the original cartoon was dated — and that their version of the iconic character "is not going to be saved by the prince,

There are a lot of reasons that Snow White could be one of those success stories, but the film has been mired in controversy for years thanks to everything from Rachel Zegler’s casting to expected changes to the source material.

Hollywood actor Rachel Zegler finally talks about the backlash she faced regarding Disney’s live-action reimagining of Snow White, due in theatres March 21. Speaking in a magazine interview, Zegler reflected on her previous statements surrounding the film adaptation and called the audience’s negative sentiments around it a reflection of their “passion” for the character and original 1937 animated Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,