“Snow White” partial poster featuring Rachel Zegler.
Snow White — Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot’s live-action version of Disney’s 1937 animated classic — is coming to streaming on Disney+ this week.
The debut of Snow White on Disney+ follows the film’s calamitous run in theaters, which began on March 21 after more than three years of controversies mainly involving Zegler and creative decisions by the studio, including the rendering of CGI dwarfs and various narrative changes. The film pivoted to 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.”
Rated PG, Snow White will premiere on streaming on Disney+ on Tuesday, June 11, the streaming platform recently announced.
Viewers must subscribe to Disney+ subscriber to watch the film on the streaming service. Disney+ has an ad-based basic plan for $9.99 per month and an ad-free premium plan for $15.99 per month or $159.99 per year.
Viewers can also subscribe to Disney+ through bundling packages with fellow streamers Hulu and Max.
‘Snow White’ Faced A Harsh Reception By Critics
A live-action remake of the 1937 animated movie classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Snow White earned a 40% “rotten” rating from Rotten Tomatoes critics based on 258 reviews.
The RT Critics Consensus for the film 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.”
Audiences had more of a positive take on the film, giving it a 71% “fresh” score on RT’s Popcornmeter based on 2,500-plus verified user ratings.
The audience summary for the movie on RT reads, “Disney’s Snow White may not be the fairest incarnation of them all, but its benign song and spirit may make you hum along all the same.”
Snow White made $87.2 million domestically and $118.3 million in international ticket sales for a worldwide box office gross of $205.5 million worldwide. The film, according to The Numbers, Snow White had a $269.4 million production budget before prints and advertising.
Directed by Marc Webb and also starring Andrew Burnap, Snow White arrives on Disney+ on Wednesday.
