Rachel Zegler is all set to dazzle followers this weekend because the titular Snow White in Disney’s live-action remake of their basic animated movie, however had it not been for Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg, she could not have landed the position in any respect. Zegler stars within the newest Disney adaptation alongside Gal Gadot because the Evil Queen, and whereas early evaluations have showered reward upon the movie, it is solely anticipated to herald $48–58 million in its opening weekend, which is a far cry from its $250 million funds.
Showing on Jimmy Kimmel Reside! earlier this week (seen beneath), Zegler revealed that it was Spielberg who really useful her to Disney and Snow White director Marc Webb after she appeared in his 2021 adaptation of West Aspect Story. “I really received a very glowing advice from Steven Spielberg,” she advised Kimmel, including that the director could have secretly advised her she received the half earlier than Disney made it official:
“I additionally received a textual content from Steven type of alluding to the truth that I had gotten the half earlier than I came upon. I needed him a Glad Father’s Day, as one does, and he texted me a bunch of apple emojis as a response. He was giving Taylor Swift Easter eggs about my casting.”
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