When , playing the Evil Queen in the just-released trailer for the live-action movie version of Snow White, asks, “Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” a reasonable person would expect the answer, “You are, Gal.” That’s the conclusion Internet have come to, following the trailer’s release over the weekend at the D23 Disney showcase of the studio and streamer’s upcoming content. D23, billed as the “ultimate fan event,” is taking place at the epicenter of the Disney empire, Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
Rachel Zegler, who plays the title character, and Gadot were both present for the trailer’s release, which reignited an Internet controversy over their casting. Many of those commenting on the trailer – where Zegler sings “Whistle While You Work” with the dwarfs, and Gadot hatches the plot to get Snow White out of the picture – carped that Gadot is so gorgeous she overshadows Zegler. Zegler, who became a star in the West Side Story remake and who recently appeared in the latest Hunger Games film, has a Colombian mother, and fans have complained in the past that she does not fit the bill for the porcelain-skinned Disney heroine, but that Gadot does.
One fan called @onyx_0807 who commented on the trailer on YouTube expressed the sentiment of many by saying, “When the mirror said, ‘Snow White is more beautiful,’ I think people at cinema[s] will say, ‘The mirror is broken.’” @raydanz commented, “Evil Queen: ‘Who�.