Rachel Zegler and Andrew Garfield are the latest actors sitting down for a virtual chat as part of Variety‘s “Actors On Actors” series.
After bonding over their shared love of musicals, the focus turns to the “West Side Story” actress’ next big role as Snow White in Disney’s live-action “Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs”. “Never in a million years did I imagine that this would be a possibility for me.
You don’t normally see Snow Whites that are of Latin descent,” she tells Garfield. “Even though Snow White is really a big deal in Spanish-speaking countries.
Blanca Nieves is a huge icon whether you’re talking about the Disney cartoon or just different iterations and the Grimm fairy tale and all the stories that come with it.” READ MORE: Disney Responds After Peter Dinklage Slams ‘F**king Backwards’ Live Action ‘Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs’ The upcoming adaptation has faced recent criticism from Emmy Award-winning actor Peter Dinklage, who called the film “f***ing backwards”.
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