Newcomer
Rachel
Zegler
is
set
to
play
the
lead
role
in
Disney's
upcoming
live-action
remake
of
animated
classic
Snow
White.
The
20-year-old
actor
will
be
making
her
film
debut
with
veteran
filmmaker
Steven
Spielberg's
upcoming
remake
of
West
Side
Story.
She
will
also
feature
in
Warner
Bros/DC
Films'
Shazam!
Fury
of
the
Gods,
co-starring
Zachary
Levi.
Described
as
a
fresh
take
on
the
1937
classic,
the
new
movie
will
be
directed
by
Marc
Webb,
the
filmmaker
behind
2009
hit
500
Days
of
Summer
and
two
Amazing
Spider-Man
films,
reported
Variety.
"Rachel’s
extraordinary
vocal
abilities
are
just
the
beginning
of
her
gifts.
Her
strength,
intelligence
and
optimism
will
become
an
integral
part
of
rediscovering
the
joy
in
this
classic
Disney
fairytale," Webb
said
in
a
statement.
The
original
movie,
titled
Snow
White
and
the
Seven
Dwarves,
was
based
on
the
Brothers
Grimm
fairytale
and
released
in
1937.
It
was
Disney’s
first
animated
feature
film.
It
presented
the
story
of
a
princess
who
is
fed
a
poisoned
apple
by
her
stepmother,
the
queen
and
then
falls
into
a
deep
sleep
that
can
be
broken
only
by
a
kiss
from
the
prince.
Benj
Pasek
and
Justin
Paul,
the
songwriting
duo
behind
La
La
Land,
The
Greatest
Showman
and
Dear
Evan
Hansen,
will
write
new
music
for
the
film.
Songs
such
as
'Heigh-Ho',
'Someday
My
Prince
Will
Come'
and
'Whistle
While
You
Work'
will
be
included
in
the
soundtrack
list.
The
film
is
expected
to
go
in
to
production
in
2022.
Besides
Snow
White,
Disney
is
also
working
on
live-action
remakes
of
The
Little
Mermaid,
Pinocchio,
and
Lilo
and
Stitch
as
well
as
a
prequel
to
its
2019
reimagining
of
The
Lion
King.