We say this all the time when an actor snags a bunch of high-profile projects in rapid fire succession, but in the case of Rachel Zegler it’s true: she’s having a moment. Not only will she star in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, but a key role in Shazam: Fury of the Gods is coming, as well. And now Zegler has caught the eye of Disney, who has cast her in their live-action Snow White film.
Deadline has the news of Zegler’s casting in Snow White, just the latest live-action retelling by Disney. That said, Snow White is special in the same way that Cinderella is special to the Mouse House. The 1938 movie is a true classic and Disney’s first animated feature, so yeah, they’re not going to fuck around with this one.
Behind the camera is Marc Webb, best known for a pair of Amazing Spider-Man movies and (500) Days of Summer. This marks his first project since 2017’s The Only Living Boy in New York.
Filming begins early next year, and by then maybe one of Zegler’s movies will have actually been released.
