March 21, 2025
Disney's Snow White, or simply Snow White, is a 2025 American musical fantasy film directed by Marc Webb and written by Erin Cressida Wilson. Produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Marc Platt Productions, it is a live-action reimagining of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, which itself is based on the 1812 fairy tale "Snow White" by the Brothers Grimm. Starring Rachel Zegler as the title role, with Andrew Burnap and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, it follows the pure-hearted Snow White who joins forces with seven dwarfs and a bandit named Jonathan to free her kingdom from her cruel stepmother.
Plans for a remake of 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were confirmed in October 2016, with Wilson announced as a screenwriter. Webb entered talks to direct the film in May 2019 and was announced as director in September 2019. Filming took place primarily in London, England, from March to July 2022, with additional filming and pick-ups taking place in June 2024. The film elicited controversies leading up to its release, with criticism levied against the color-blind casting, story changes, Zegler's public critiques of the original film, and reimagining of the Seven Dwarfs.
Snow White premiered at Alcázar of Segovia in Segovia, Spain on March 12, 2025, and was released in theaters in the United States by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 21, 2025. It received mixed reviews from critics, with praise for Zegler's performance and criticism for the film's pacing and tone.
Storyline[]
A benevolent king and queen welcome their daughter during a snowstorm, naming her Snow White to commemorate the day. Years later, the queen succumbs to an unexpected illness. The king hastily remarries, taking a mysterious woman as his second wife, before leaving to fight threats to the land's southern borders. When he fails to return, the new queen usurps the throne, revealing herself as a powerful enchantress.
Years later, the kingdom becomes a dystopia with the subjects living in destitution due to overtaxing. Snow White, now a young woman, has been relegated to a scullery maid. The Evil Queen, who prides herself on her beauty, learns from her Magic Mirror that Snow White is now the fairest in the land. Snow White meets a handsome bandit named Jonathan, who raids the castle pantry to steal food for himself and his friends. She allows him to leave with some food.
Snow White asks her stepmother to treat the subjects kindly, but the Queen is indifferent. After Snow White leaves, the Queen, jealous of her beauty, orders a huntsman to execute her and bring her heart back in a jeweled box. The Huntsman is unable to go through with it and instead warns Snow White of her stepmother's intentions and advises her to stay far away from the Queen.
Frightened for her life, Snow White flees to the forest. There, she meets the forest's animals, who lead her to a reclusive cottage. Unbeknownst to Snow White, the cottage is owned by seven dwarfs, named Doc, Grumpy, Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy, and Dopey, all of whom spend their days working in a diamond mine. They find her asleep in their beds and take pity on her when she tells them of her plight.
Upon discovering that Snow White is alive after the Magic Mirror identifies the heart she was given to be an apple, the Queen punishes the Huntsman, imprisons Jonathan, and retreats to her secret chambers. She transforms herself into an elderly woman using a disguise potion and creates a poisoned apple to curse Snow White with the Sleeping Death.
After the Dwarfs leave for work, the Queen finds their cottage and tricks Snow White into eating the apple by saying she is an ally of Jonathan's. She then reveals to her stepdaughter that she killed her father. Snow White falls into the Sleeping Death and the Queen retreats to her castle. The dwarfs find her sleeping body upon returning. Jonathan, who escaped the Queen's dungeon with the help of the Huntsman, comes by and kisses Snow White as thanks for helping him regain the hope he had lost for their kingdom. Snow White awakens and rallies the Dwarfs and Jonathan's fellow thieves to overthrow the Evil Queen.
As the Seven Dwarfs, Jonathan's fellow thieves, and civilians battle the royal guards, the Magic Mirror tells the Evil Queen that Snow White is fairer than her due to being kind and just. Snow White enters the chamber just in time to see the Evil Queen destroy the Magic Mirror in a rage, but she then turns into glass herself due to all of her abilities stemming from the Mirror. The queen subsequently disappears into a vortex that was formed from the Magic Mirror breaking. Afterwards, the Magic Mirror repairs itself.
A celebration is held as Snow White is named the new queen and justly rules the land. She and Jonathan are soon married.
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Sound Effects Used[]
- Hollywoodedge, Gusts Heavy Cold Wind PE031601/Whistling Wind Stead PE033301
- Hollywoodedge, High Pitch Moose Cal CRT013101
- Hollywoodedge, Whistle Human Finger PE139801
- SKYWALKER, BELL - BELL CHIMES RINGING
- SKYWALKER, BIRD - JACQUIMO'S FLAPPING WINGS
- SKYWALKER, FOOTSTEP - MIRAGE'S FOOTSTEPS (Used for the Evil Queen's footsteps.)
- SKYWALKER, MOVEMENT - BED SHEETS RUSTLING, VARIOUS
- SKYWALKER, TOY - MR. POTATO HEAD'S EYE POP OUT (Sped-up; higher pitched)
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