2023-08-22 14:21:10
By CA
Posted 3 hours ago, Updated 51 minutes ago
Rachel Zegler will interpret Snow White and will give the reply to Gal Gadot. Disney/AFP/ROBYN BECK
The son of the director of the 1937 cartoon criticizes the new adaptation which he considers “woke” and without “respect for the work of Disney and that of [son] father”.
Dwarfs replaced by creatures and a feminist heroine. David Hand, son of the director of the first Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs released in 1937, did not like the remake by Mark Webb. “Don’t destroy a classic or a work of art”he claims in an interview with the American newspaper The Telegraph . The release of this new adaptation of Snow White is scheduled for March 2024.
«It doesn’t feel like the origin stories anymore. They invent new woke things and I don’t like it very much. I even find it insulting. There is no respect for Disney’s work and my father’s work“, criticized David Hand, 91 years old. For him, Disneyshouldn’t take a classic and rewrite it. Take something else. Invent new characters. If you want to, fine, but don’t destroy a classic or a work of art.And to add: “It’s another concept. I’m against. I know my dad and Walt would have opposed that.”
Cascading controversies
In a podcast by Marc Maron in 2022, Peter Dinklage, an actor himself suffering from dwarfism, accused Disney of“hypocrisy” when Disney announced they were working on a live-action version of Snow White. “On the one hand, you’re progressive, and on the other, you keep pushing this damn backstory about seven dwarfs who live together in a cave – but what do you do? Did I do nothing to advance the cause on my scale? I guess I’m not strong enough.»
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To this first controversy, Disney then responded in the columns ofHollywood Reporter : «To avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film, we’re taking a different approach with these seven characters, and we’ve consulted with members of the dwarf community».
In this adaptation of the Brothers Grimm’s tale, the seven dwarfs have been replaced by “magical creatures“. Snow White, meanwhile, does notwill not be saved by the prince and will not dream of true love“defends Rachel Zegler, interpreter of the feminist heroine and will respond to Gal Gadot, chosen to play the wicked stepmother.
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