Disney is at it again with their live-action remakes, as the company will reportedly begin production on an updated version ofSnow White and the Seven Dwarfsin the spring. According to a new report, the project is expected to start filming in Vancouver, Canada in March 2020. Casting is also said to be under way for the project, although no potential names have yet emerged for Snow White, the Prince, Queen Grimhilde, and, of course, the seven dwarfs. Let the fan speculation begin!
News of aDisneylive-action adaptation ofSnow White and the Seven Dwarfsdates back to 2016 when the project was first confirmed by Disney. Updates were scarce until earlier this year, when it was reportedThe Amazing Spider-Manhelmer Marc Webb was being eyed to direct the project using a screenplay fromThe Girl on the Trainscreenwriter Erin Cressida Wilson. This new report suggests Webb is now confirmed and is set to direct the movie. Oscar-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land,The Greatest Showman) are also providing original music for the live-action musical, with Marc Platt (Mary Poppins Returns) is on board as a producer. As of now, Disney has yet to officially confirm their plans to shoot the project in the spring.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfswas released in the United States in 1938. Inspired by a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, the Disney version tells thestory of a young princess targeted for deathby a sinister queen. After seeking refuge with a group of seven miniature miners, Snow White is given a poisoned apple which places her into a cursed sleep, with only the kiss from a prince able to awaken her. Theoriginal fairy talehas been explored in other live-action adaptations such as 2012’sSnow White and the Huntsman, but none of them have had any relation to the Walt Disney version.
Because of the continued success Disney has been enjoying with similar live-action remakes of their classic animated movies, rebootingSnow Whitewas just a matter of time.Many other classic titleshave already been given the live-action treatment in the past, such asBeauty and the Beast,The Jungle Book, andDumbo. This year alone has already seen the releases of updated versions ofThe Lion KingandAladdin. Several others are in the works as well, as live-action reboots ofMulanandThe Little Mermaidare also in development. Additionally, the remake ofLady and the Trampwill be released this November to coincide with the launch of the company’s Disney+ streaming service. Clearly, when all is said and done, every animated Disney movie will likely have a live-action remake.
AsSnow White and the Seven Dwarfsis still in the early stages, there’s no official release date attached to the project. If this new report about the movie filming in the spring turns out to be accurate, then more updates should be coming soon. This news comes to us fromTheDisInsider.
