“Snow White” partial poster featuring Rachel Zegler.
Snow White — Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot’s beleaguered live-action adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs — is coming soon to Disney+.
Directed by Marc Webb, Snow White opened in theaters on March 21 and debuted on digital streaming on May 13. The official synopsis for the movie reads, “Disney’s Snow White is a vibrant live-action musical reimagining of Walt Disney’s groundbreaking full-length animated classic.
“Experience the timeless adventure as Snow White (Zegler) journeys into magical woods to escape her stepmother, the Evil Queen (Gadot), and meets the beloved Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy, Dopey, Grumpy and Doc who join her quest to restore the kingdom and bring kindness to the land.”
Walt Disney Home Entertainment announced on Wednesday that Snow White will premiere on streaming video on demand on Disney+ on Wednesday, June 11.
You must be a Disney+ subscriber to watch Snow White on the platform. The platform offers an ad-based Disney+ Basic plan for $9.99 per month, as well as an ad-free Disney+ Premium plan for $15.99 per month or $159.99 per year.
Disney+ is also available in bundling packages with fellow streaming services Hulu and Max.
‘Snow White’ Was Plagued By Several Controversies
Snow White had a rough run in theaters following a slew of pre-release controversies, including Rachel Zegler’s criticism of the 1937 animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and politically divisive social media posts, and Disney’s handling of how the seven dwarfs should be represented on screen.
Disney ultimately settled on CGI dwarfs to represent the diminutive characters.
Snow White, which is still in theaters, has to date earned $87.2 million in North American theaters and $118.3 million internationally for a worldwide box office tally of $205.5 million worldwide against a $269.4 million production budget before prints and advertising, according to The Numbers.
The film earned a 40% “rotten” rating from Rotten Tomatoes critics based on 258 reviews.
The Critics Consensus on the review aggregation site reads, “Snow White is hardly a grumpy time at the movies thanks to Rachel Zegler’s luminous star turn, but its bashful treatment of the source material along with some dopey stylistic choices won’t make everyone happy, either.”
Snow White, however, did receive a 71% “fresh” score on RT’s Popcornmeter based on 2,500-plus verified user ratings.
Snow White will arrive on Disney+ on June 11.
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