Israeli-born Gal Gadot, who’s famous for portraying ‘Wonder Woman’ on the big screen, is reported to be in final negotiations to portray the ‘Evil Queen’ in Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of the ageless fairytale ‘Snow White’, a source close to the project confirmed to ‘Variety’.
Gadot will star opposite ‘West Side Story’ breakout star Rachel Zegler, who was cast as ‘Snow While’ in June. Incidentally, the Brothers Grimm fairytale was Disney’s first animated feature in 1937.
Reporting the news, ‘Variety’ said: “Since Gal Gadot is primarily known for her heroic work in DC’s ‘Wonder Woman’ franchise, her turn as the ‘Evil Queen’ will give the actor a chance to show a more wicked side to her oeuvre.”
The original ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ cartoon, based on the Brothers Grimm fairytale, was released in 1938. It was Disney’s inaugural animated feature and became a massive success for the studio. Insiders say the live-action film will expand upon the story and music from the original. Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the Oscar- and Tony-winning duo behind ‘La La Land’, ‘The Greatest Showman’ and ‘Dear Evan Hansen’, will write new songs for the movie. A big reason the studio has taken its time on this adaptation is making sure it gets the music right, and insiders say the higher-ups are excited with what Pasek and Paul have come up with following early returns.
Gal Gadot’s ‘The Evil Queen’ attempts to trick ‘Snow White’ into eating a poisoned apple after becoming jealous of her beauty. She delivers the famous line, which has become among the most quoted words in the English language: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?”
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