Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot put their poison apples away and had been all smiles on the scaled-back “Snow White” premiere in Los Angeles on Saturday.
The 2 stars of the controversial movie posed for photos collectively on the El Capitan Theatre regardless of their alleged feud.
Zegler, 23, wore a rose-colored lace gown with a corseted bodice and a floor-length skirt, whereas Gadot, 39, had on a sheer black lace gown with a ruffled miniskirt and a floor-length skirt.
The actresses channeled their respective roles as Snow White and the Evil Queen with their vogue selections.
Their solid members Martin Klebba, Jason Kravits, George Salazar, Andy Grotelueschen, Emilia Faucher, Lorena Andrea, Dujonna Reward, and Idris Kargbo additionally attended the premiere.
Director Marc Webb, screenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson, producers Marc Platt and Jared LeBoff, songwriters Justin Paul and Benj Pasek, composer Jeff Morrow and cinematographer Mandy Walker had been on the occasion, as effectively.
Zegler and Gadot had been in a number of images collectively on the purple carpet for the pre-party celebration, which was adopted by a screening of the movie.
Disney hosted a smaller-than-usual group of photographers and reporters to cowl the premiere, a change that was beforehand confirmed by Selection.
The one interviews that Zegler and Gadot did had been with individuals employed by Disney, like Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel within the 1989 animated basic “The Little Mermaid.”
4 days earlier than the LA premiere, Zegler and Webb, 50, promoted “Snow White” at an occasion in Segovia, Spain which Gadot didn’t attend.
Zegler carried out “Waiting on a Wish” in entrance of Alcázar de Segovia Fortress that served because the inspiration behind the citadel within the authentic 1937 movie. She didn’t do any press on the occasion.
Disney has additionally scaled again on the movie’s press tour by pulling the plug on the UK premiere altogether.
Forward of the movie’s March 21 launch, there have been a string of controversies surrounding the “Snow White” remake.
Disney’s resolution to substitute the fairy story’s seven dwarfs with CGI to “avoid reinforcing stereotypes” from the unique movie sparked mass outrage from critics and followers, with many accusing the corporate of being too “politically correct” and “woke.”
Zegler confronted backlash herself after calling the unique animated “Snow White” “extremely dated,” and declaring that the remake wouldn’t spotlight her character as a damsel in misery.
The movie additionally confronted mass boycotts after the “West Side Story” actress went on a social media rant in opposition to those that voted for Donald Trump within the 2024 election.
There’s additionally been rumblings of a feud between Zegler and Gadot, who’re on reverse sides of the continued warfare in Israel-Palestine warfare.
Zegler wrote “Free Palestine” on X after the primary “Snow White” trailer was launched on-line. Gadot, in the meantime, is Israeli and has been outspoken concerning the atrocities dedicated by Hamas in opposition to her dwelling nation on Oct. 7, 2023.
A supply informed Folks on Friday that Gadot was mystified over Zegler’s remark concerning the authentic “Snow White” being “dated.”
“Gal’s attitude is that you don’t criticize and cause drama for a project you signed on to do,” the supply stated. “She just doesn’t get it.”
Nonetheless, Gadot nonetheless desires followers to present the film an opportunity.
When requested by a TMZ reporter on Tuesday if individuals ought to watch “Snow White,” the actress responded, “Of course — it’s a great movie.”
