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Snow White, Disney’s next major release, will not be receiving a UK premiere in London (Picture: Disney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Disney<\/a> has decided not to roll out the red carpet in London<\/a> for its upcoming massive film release, Snow<\/a> White.<\/p>\n

Bosses are reportedly declining to hold a glitzy premiere in London, as would be expected for a major release such as this, in an attempt to \u2018avoid backlash\u2019 against the film.<\/p>\n

The live action remake is understood to have updated the storyline to move away from elements present in the original 1937 animation \u2013 such as Snow White being a princess whose main function is to wait for a kiss from a prince<\/a> to bring her back to life \u2013 which has been seen as a contentious move in some circles.<\/p>\n

Therefore, Disney has allegedly decided not to hold a big cinematic celebration of the movie in the UK in an attempt to discourage any \u2018anti-woke\u2019 backlash and has opted for \u2018a handful\u2019 of carefully overseen press events instead.<\/p>\n

A source told The Daily Mail<\/a>: \u2018Disney are already anticipating an anti-woke backlash against Snow White and have reduced the media schedule to just a handful of tightly controlled press events.<\/p>\n

\u2018That is why they have taken the highly unusual step not to host a London premiere for the film and are minimising the amount of press questions that Rachel Zegler<\/a> gets.\u2019<\/p>\n

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class=\"metro-comment-cta\">\n<div class=\"metro-comment-cta__inner\"><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text-wrap\"><title>Comment now<\/title><span class=\"metro-comment-cta__text\">Are you looking forward to the release of Snow White?<\/span><\/span><a class=\"metro-comment-cta__button\" href=\"#metro-comments-container\">Comment Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Snow White, rumoured to have a budget of around $296million (\u00a3208m), has already been an <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/08\/21\/rachel-zegler-backlash-over-snow-white-remake-heats-up-19367765\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">unfortunate magnet for controversy<\/a> in the run-up to its delayed debut.<\/p>\n<p>First the film was criticised ahead of its release for having Snow White played by Latinx actress Rachel Zegler, which has been seen as part of Disney’s recent <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/05\/31\/not-woke-women-colour-disney-films-20941935\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/08\/24\/how-some-disney-fans-are-treating-rachel-zegler-makes-me-sick-19380567\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">criticising the original film<\/a> \u2013 released nearly 88 years ago \u2013 as \u2018dated\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>She critiqued elements such as Snow White’s relationship with Prince Charming as a \u2018guy who literally stalks her\u2019 in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9tyxeuN4hBo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ExtraTV<\/a> at the Disney D23 Expo in September 2022, calling it \u2018weird\u2019, which rubbed some fans up the wrong way.<\/p>\n<p>Her revelation in a separate interview with Variety at the event that Snow White was ‘not going to be dreaming about true love’ anymore and rather ‘about becoming the leader she knows she can be and the leader that her late father told her that she could be if she was fearless, fair, brave, and true’, also upset former Disney designer David Hand, son of one of the 1937 film’s animators and supervising director, David Hand.<\/p>\n<p>Calling it a ‘disgrace’, Hand added to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2023\/08\/18\/disney-snow-white-seven-dwarfs-remake-woke-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Telegraph<\/a>: ‘I find it quite frankly a bit insulting [what] they may have done with some of these classic films. There\u2019s no respect for what Disney did and what my dad did\u2026 I think Walt and he would be turning in their graves.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22678197 lazyload\" alt=\"Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot at the 97th Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rich Polk\/Penske Media via Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_242245960-a882.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Actress Rachel Zegler (pictured with co-star Gal Gadot) has also received backlash for previous comments about Snow White (Picture: Rich Polk\/Penske Media via Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After its original 2024 release date was postponed due to the 2023 Hollywood strikes, Snow White is now set for release on March 21.<\/p>\n<p>When the<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/08\/10\/snow-white-unveils-magical-first-trailer-seven-dwarves-controversy-21398103\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> first teaser trailer dropped<\/a> in August 2024, it racked up more than 1.4million dislikes from its 11million views, based largely on what was seen as its overuse of <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/10\/28\/rachel-zegler-snow-white-dwarves-first-look-disney-19734490\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CGI in the creation of the seven dwarfs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>They were previously reported as having been renamed and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/07\/15\/snow-white-remake-first-look-images-show-diverse-casting-19135409\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reimagined as ‘magical creatures’<\/a> instead, being portrayed by live actors.<\/p>\n<p>Pro-Palestinian activists have also called for a boycott of the movie over Disney’s casting of Israeli actress <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/gal-gadot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gal Gadot<\/a> as the evil queen.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"289\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22678174 lazyload\" alt=\"Lightened Snow White Stills\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_242726814-754a.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Gadot plays the Evil Queen (Picture: Disney)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gadot, who starred in the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/wonder-woman\/\">Wonder Woman<\/a> movies, has <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/12\/30\/new-year-honours-2025-list-full-stars-community-heroes-recognised-22267957\/\">publicly advocated for Israel<\/a> over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Zegler promoted the film by thanking fans for their \u2018love\u2019 in response to the trailer in the summer, before adding on X: \u2018And always remember, free Palestine.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><em>Metro has contacted Disney for comment.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Snow White is out in cinemas on Friday, March 21.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snow White, Disney’s next major release, will not be receiving a UK premiere in London (Picture: Disney) Disney has decided not to roll out the red carpet in London for its upcoming massive film release, Snow White. Bosses are reportedly declining to hold a glitzy premiere in London, as would be expected for a major release such as this, in an attempt to \u2018avoid backlash\u2019 against the film. 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