Summary
Disney’s live-action remake ofSnow Whiteis the next step in Rachel Zegler’s promising career, and can both break and continue two specific trends from her past. The firsttrailer for the live-actionSnow Whitemoviewas released at D23 2024, offering an insight into the look of Zegler as the titular princess, as well as her dwarven companions. As the most immediate ofDisney’s upcoming live-action remakes- discounting the mostly original story ofMufasa: The Lion King -this trailer was anticipated, especially given the iconicity ofSnow White and the Seven Dwarvesas Disney’s first feature-length movie.
Theupcoming Rachel Zegler moviecomes after her starring roles in movies such asWest Side StoryandThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Naturally, it is expected that thestory of Disney’s live-actionSnow Whitefollows closely with that of the original. However, moving past what the film itself entails,Snow Whitecould have a bearing on previous trends from Zegler’s career. One such trend will most certainly continue inSnow White, while another will be broken, continuing Zegler’s promising career in interesting ways.
Disney’s Live-Action Snow White Can Give Rachel Zegler A Big Box Office Hit
Rachel Zegler’s Previous Movies Have Not Been Overly Lucrative
Firstly, the trend thatSnow Whitecould break regarding Rachel Zegler’s career is the string of poor box office performers the actor has starred in. While the box office results of Zegler’s movies do not indicate the quality of the productions nor her individual performances, it remains the case that Zegler is yet to star in a sure-fire box office hit. Zegler’s film debut came in Steven Spielberg’sWest Side Storybefore she went on to have a supporting role inShazam! Fury of the Godsand a starring role inThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
$100 million
$38,530,322
$76,016,171
$110-$125 million
$57,638,006
$134,038,006
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
$166,350,594
$344,357,763
As evidenced,Zegler’s first two movies were nothing short of box office flops.West Side Storywas great but unfortunately failed to outperform its high budget. Meanwhile,Shazam! 2was sandwiched between the end of the DCEU and the beginning of James Gunn’s DCU, meaning it also did not turn a profit. AlthoughThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakeswas a success and certainly not a flop as it tripled its production cost, it is the least-successful installment in the franchise by a considerable $300 million margin and thus was not a complete hit.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part Two was the second-least successful movie in the franchise, earning $646 million worldwide.
Snow Whitecould finally break this trend. Disney’s live-action remakes have admittedly been on a downward trend regarding box office of late.The Lion KingandAladdinin 2019 both hit $1 billion, as didThe Beauty and the Beasttwo years prior, yet the most successful movie since then was 2023’sThe Little Mermaidwith a $560+ million worldwide haul.GivenSnow White’s popularity as a brand, it is expected to outperform the likes ofMulan, Dumbo, Cruella, and other Disney live-action failures since 2019,potentially breaking Zegler’s trend and giving the actor her first $500+ million hit.
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The Live-Action Snow White Will Continue Rachel Zegler’s Great Singing Trend
Zegler’s Outstanding Vocal Talents Will Continue To Be Showcased
Concerning the trend of the actors thatSnow Whitewill undoubtedly continue,Zegler’s singing talents have been part of the majority of her previous film roles.West Side Storynaturally saw Zegler’s vocal range highlighted given her role as Maria, for which she received critical acclaim. Her performance as Lucy Gray Baird inThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakessaw this trend continue, with Zegler’s singing being an integral part of the character and leading to some of the film’s most impactful, chill-inducing scenes.
The filmmakers of Zegler’s movie projects know how talented she is as a musician…
As a remake ofSnow White and the Seven Dwarves, Disney’s live-actionSnow Whitewill continue this trend. The teaser trailer debuted some of Zegler’s musical scenes for the film, which will only be teases of the more impressive songs she will sing in the film. Clearly, the filmmakers of Zegler’s movie projects know how talented she is as a musician, with this trend showing no sign of stopping with Disney’sSnow Whiteremake.
Snow White
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A live-action adaptation of the classic fairy tale. The film follows Snow White as she escapes into the forest and seeks refuge with seven dwarfs to elude her jealous stepmother, the wicked Queen, who is threatened by Snow White’s surpassing beauty.
