Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released in 1937 and ended up being a big part of what put Walt Disney's name on the map. A wave of what have become beloved animated classics soon followed, including Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo (and that only in the next three or four years alone).
It's inevitable that certain parts of movies like these won't have aged well but, as we saw in The Little Mermaid, a few tweaks here and there can fix those. For some reason, Disney has deemed Snow White particularly problematic, hence why Marc Webb's upcoming live-action movie is looking to fix much of what wasn't broken.
Both the Seven Dwarfs and The Prince have been ditched, and comments from lead star Rachel Zegler have only served to make the backlash worse.
Now, we have rumoured details (via SFFGazette.com) about "The Bandits," including the fact Snow White's new love interest is not a Prince, but Jonathan, a member of a group that's clearly akin to Robin Hood's Merry Men.
The comment bound to send the internet into a frenzy, however, comes when we learn "Snow White herself is an independent, liberal socialist." In this version of the classic tale, it appears she and these Bandits will lead a revolution against the Evil Queen.
That's probably not what many Disney fans were hoping for from a live-action Snow White and it sounds at least somewhat similar to the drastically different approach taken in Universal Pictures' Snow White and the Huntsman.
In terms of confirmed cast members, the movie stars Zegler as Snow White, Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, Ansu Kabia as the Huntsman, Martin Klebba as Grumpy, and Andrew Burnap as Jonathan.
Webb helms the reboot from a screenplay by Barbie scribe Greta Gerwig and playwright Erin Cressida Wilson. While there have been talks of a release date delay, Snow White is currently scheduled to release on March 22, 2024.