To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video Disney has unveiled the first trailer for its Snow White live-action remake as well as a closer look at the film’s controversial CGI dwarfs at D23. While some elements of the movie’s material are strong – such as its lush, storybook visual style and Zegler ’s voice – the dwarfs have been branded ‘scary’ and ‘unsettling’ in their initial appearance. Billed as the ultimate fan event, D23 saw the company treating guests to nearly three hours of announcements, teasers, exclusive clips and live performances from its wide array of movie universes on Friday night, with the evening’s climax finally revealing the dwarfs in action.

Guests, including Metro.co.uk , got to see the film’s long-awaited teaser trailer first, ahead of its delayed 2025 release, as well as an exclusive look at leading lady Rachel Zegler in tuneful action as the titular princess, singing Whistle While You Work.

West Side Story star Zegler, 23, called playing Snow White ‘the honour of a lifetime’ onstage before sharing material from the movie, while Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot – who plays the iconic Evil Queen – reflected on the role being ‘completely different than anything I’ve ever done before’. ‘She’s delicious, she’s evil, she’s magic – we got to sing all these different songs – it was incredible.’ In the sneak peak of Whistle While You Work, which .