Editing Snow White (2025) (section)

==== Casting of Snow White ====
The casting of Zegler, an actress of Latina descent, as Snow White drew criticism, as the character is described in the original material as having skin "as white as snow".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rosenbloom|first=Alli|date=July 19, 2023|title=Rachel Zegler wants to be left out of 'nonsensical discourse' related to her 'Snow White' casting|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/18/entertainment/rachel-zegler-snow-white-comments/index.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820171613/https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/18/entertainment/rachel-zegler-snow-white-comments/index.html|archive-date=August 20, 2023|access-date=August 20, 2023|publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Brockington|first=Ariana|date=July 18, 2023|title=Rachel Zegler refers to comments over her casting in 'Snow White' as 'nonsensical discourse'|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latina-snow-white-actor-rachel-zegler-responds-racist-remarks-rcna94845|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231230190607/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/latina-snow-white-actor-rachel-zegler-responds-racist-remarks-rcna94845|archive-date=December 30, 2023|access-date=December 30, 2023|publisher=NBC News}}</ref> Zegler responded to the comments in January 2022, saying that Snow White is popular in Spanish-speaking countries and having a Latina in such a role is rare, so she was proud to be cast.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharf|first=Zack|date=January 31, 2022|title=Rachel Zegler on 'Snow White' Casting Backlash: 'People Were Angry'|url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/rachel-zegler-snow-white-casting-backlash-1235165496/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131234612/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/rachel-zegler-snow-white-casting-backlash-1235165496/|archive-date=January 31, 2022|access-date=January 31, 2022|website=[[Variety.com|Variety]]}}</ref> In August 2023, it was revealed that another Latina actress, [[Renata Vaca]], was one of two finalists in the casting process for the role of Snow White. Vaca stated that the casting call for the role of Snow White was "open to all ethnic groups" and that the first phase of auditioning consisted of singing a [[Disney Princess]] song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com.mx/entretenimiento-cultura/la-actriz-mexicana-que-casi-le-quita-el-papel-de-blancanieves-a-rachel-zegler|title=La actriz mexicana que casi le quita el papel de Blancanieves a Rachel Zegler|trans-title=The Mexican actress who almost took the role of Snow White from Rachel Zegler|access-date=September 2, 2023|date=August 31, 2023|website=Cosmopolitan|last=Ceja|first=Gabriela|archive-date=September 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903013035/https://www.cosmopolitan.com.mx/entretenimiento-cultura/la-actriz-mexicana-que-casi-le-quita-el-papel-de-blancanieves-a-rachel-zegler|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2024, Zegler revealed that the character would be given the name Snow White after she and her parents survived a snowstorm to remind her of her resilience, which Zegler claimed was a plotline used in another version of the fairy tale.<ref name="Zegler-Variety-2024">{{cite web|last1=Hailu|first1=Selome|last2=Stephan|first2=Katcy|date=2024-10-02|title=Rachel Zegler on Reinventing Snow White and Juliet and Facing Off Against Toxic Disney Fans: 'I've Watched Women Get Torn Down My Whole Life'|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/rachel-zegler-snow-white-backlash-romeo-and-juliet-gaza-1236160365/|access-date=2024-10-02|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|language=en|archive-date=October 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002182537/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/rachel-zegler-snow-white-backlash-romeo-and-juliet-gaza-1236160365/|url-status=live}}</ref>