Disney’s ‘Snow White’ trailer recieves massive backlash and dislikes

"Making the dwarfs CGI so they don't have to hire dwarf actors is wild"

Released on Saturday (August 10) during the same time as the Disney D23 Expo in California, the trailer for the film has been bombarded with a wave of negativity. At the time of writing, the film’s trailer on YouTube has 69,000 likes and 738,000 dislikes.

Directed by Marc Webb, Disney’s Snow White is a musical reimagining of the classic 1937 animated film. The film stars Rachel Zegler (West Side Story) as in the titular role alongside Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. The film also features all-new original songs from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Snow White stars Rachel Zegler as the eponymous character alongside CGI versions of the seven dwarfs: Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy. Gal Gadot plays the Evil Queen.

The production of the musical reimagining has been met with several controversies, ranging from the overblown backlash to the casting of a Latina actress as Snow White to Peter Dinklage criticizing Disney for “still making that fucking backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together.”

In response to Dinklage, Disney explained they were “taking a different approach with these seven characters.” A first-look image released in October 2023 confirmed that they took an animated route.

Snow White was directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson. It was originally slated for release in March 2024, but was moved to March 21st, 2025 due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.