Rachel Zegler Snow White Trailer Receives Massive Backlash: One Million YouTube Dislikes

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At the recent D23 Expo, Disney released the trailer for the live-action Snow White movie, which is receiving a massive amount of online backlash.

The Snow White trailer on the official Walt Disney Studios YouTube channel has now has over 1.1 million dislikes to only 82k likes.

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Disney recently delayed the film by a year, which also followed those negative remarks Zegler made about Snow White including it’s weird, she doesn’t like the original animated movie, and she thinks Prince Charming is a stalker.

(8/30 Update: The number of YouTube dislikes has shot up to 1.1 million since we first published this article on August 11th):

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Walt Disney Studios YouTube channel screenshot – 8/30
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Walt Disney Studios YouTube channel screenshot – 8/11

What do the comments say?

A lot of the comments complain about the CGI and how they didn’t bother to use real dwarfs, as well as the casting.

“No dwarves were hired during the making of our film,” says the top comment with 9k likes.

“It’s all CGI, and they call it Live Action. Weird. Weird,” says another with 400 likes.

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“Personally I just wish they’d leave the older classics alone. Not just Disney but the ENTIRE entertainment industry. I’m tired of seeing remakes. Stop being lazy, and make something original,” says another fan with 700 likes.

“Why even call it live action? The opening shot was 95% CGI… why can’t they use practical effects and CGI only if necessary. That cottage looks too polished,” says another with 1.9k likes.

“Whats the point of doing a live action remake of an animated movie if you’re just gonna animate half the characters anyway?” questions a fan with 2.3k likes.

“Peter Dinklage climbed the ladder then proceeded to kick it out from underneath him so no other dwarf actor or actress could follow him,” remarksanother.

“Snow White and the Seven CGI Abominations,” adds a fan.

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“90% CGI … and it can’t even compare to the 87 years old movies animation hand drawn beauty,” says a comment with 2.3k likes.

“Gal Gadot: Who’s the Fairest of Them All? Mirror: You The End,” comments a fan.

“I’ve never seen a company try so hard to destroy itself. There’s been some one-offs, but Disney is more committed than a marathon runner. Fan sentiment and stock price be damned,” states another comment.

“Let’s cast an insufferable person who insulted the top grossing animated movie of all time to play the lead character of our remake! This won’t be disastrous at all! — Disney,” commented a fan.

Another said, “The original animated movie had more practical effects than the live action one.”

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“The fact that they didn’t cast real dwarfs for a live action Snow White remake is just mind blowing. Why not just do the whole thing in CGI?” states a comment with 1.6 likes.

“They remade another animated movie into another animated movie,” says another with 2.6k likes.

“Making the dwarfs CGI so they don’t have to hire dwarf actors is wild,” states a fan.

“They put more effort in CGI than Snow White dress Looks like a costume for a kid party,” says a comment with 1k likes.

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What is Snow White about?

“Disney’s Snow White” is a live-action musical reimagining of the classic 1937 film. The magical music adventure journeys back to the timeless story with beloved characters Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy. “Disney’s Snow White” is directed by Marc Webb and produced by Marc Platt and Jared LeBoff, with Callum McDougall serving as executive producer, and features all-new original songs from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Snow White gets released on March 21, 2025 directed by Marc Webb and stars Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot and Andrew Burnap. Producers are Marc Platt and Jared LeBoff.

Watch the trailer:

Disney’s Snow White | Teaser Trailer | In Theaters March 21

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