Disney’sSnow White and the Seven Dwarveshas finally completed filming —again. The Disney live-action remake of Walt Disney Animations' first feature film has had a long road to the big screen. Directed by Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man) and starringRachel Zegler(West Side Story) in the lead role of Snow White, withGal Gadot(Wonder Woman) as the Evil Queen, the film was originally set to open in theaters in March 2024, but was delayed into 2025 following the SAG-AFTRA and WGA Strikes of 2023.
Part of that delay was so the film could do reshoots, which has finally concluded. Filming ofSnow White and the Seven Dwarvesinitially took place back from March 7th to July 10, 2025. Reshoots began in June 2024, two years since initial filming began. Star Rachel Zegler posted on her Instagram story that reshoots had wrapped filming. She wrote, “That’s a wrap on Snow White, and I’m so freaking proud and emotional. love these people so much.” The Instagram story has since expired, but fan account Rachel Zegler Daily posted a screenshot on X:
The Many Setbacks Remaking Snow White
Snow White and the Seven Dwarveshas faced more setbacks than any other Disney live-action remake. The film was originally supposed to begin filming back in March 2020, but just before the cameras rolled, production wasshut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While filming would begin two years later, in March 2022, just one week into filming,a fire broke out on set, destroying parts of the set.
The film was originally set to open in theaters on July 22, 2025, but on August 05, 2025, Disney pushed the film’s release date back a whole year to July 25, 2025. This was also the same dayDisney released the film’s first official image, and the CGI Dwarves in the movie were highly mocked on social media sites.
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Disney’s Live-Action Snow White: Box Office Chances
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
While the Disney live-action remake fad was originally exciting for new audiences, withAlice in Wonderlandmaking $1 billion worldwide and movies likeCinderellaandThe Jungle Bookbecoming box office smash hits, the trend quickly became one that started to frustrate fans and critics alike. AlthoughBeauty and the Beast,Aladdin, andThe Lion Kingremakes all made $1 billion at the worldwide box office,audience sentiment toward them seems to be rather lukewarmto the point that there is a question ifMufasa: The Lion King, a prequel to 2019’sThe Lion King, could bomb at the box office.
Meanwhile, Disney seems to have had less faith in its remakes of the Disney classics at the box office. Remakes of films from the Disney Renaissance, likeBeauty and the BeastandThe Little Mermaid, were given big theatrical releases, but following the box office disappointment ofDumbo, it seemed like Disney pushed films that Walt Disney oversaw to Disney+. Both the remakes ofLady and the TrampandPeter Pan & Wendywere not released in theaters but instead released straight to streaming.
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StarRachel Zegler has gotten a lot of unwarranted hatefrom people taking her words out of context to paint her and the film in a negative light. However, she still does have a large fanbase due to her roles inWest Side StoryandThe Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, so Disney is stacking the deck in their favor. The only film scheduled toopen against it isAlto Knights, which stars Robert De Niro in dual roles as real-life gangsters Vito Genovese and Frank Costello. Additionally, likeCinderellaandBeauty and the Beast, the March release date should coincide with kids being out of school for spring break. With filming now officially wrapped,it is only a matter of time until a trailer is released, likely in time for D23 this August.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarvesopens in theaters on July 11, 2025.
