Snow White (Live-Action)

[Farerb]

• Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (La La Land, The Greatest Showman) have contributed new songs for the film, and the footage included snippets of one called “Waiting on a Wish.” Sung by Rachel Zigler, she appeared to be singing the song from the castle, implying that it has replaced “I’m Wishing/One Song” in the film.

Of course it has. "I'm Wishing/One Song" is a love song and we can't have those anymore, can we?

[UmbrellaFish]

If they are cutting “I’m Wishing/One Song,” it’s not so much that it’s only a love song… other love songs have stayed in other remakes.

But I also think it is one of the most parodied moments from the movie, Adriana Caselotti’s vocalizing to her reflection and the doves. I think that’s why Pasek and Paul were chosen for the new music here. Their showtunes sound like, and have actually become, Top 40 hits. They’re here to modernize the score, and I’m not surprised the often parodied, almost operatic “I’m Wishing/One Song” may have fallen victim to that.

[PatchofBlue]

I don't know if I'd say that moment is more parodied than anything else in the movie. It couldn't have been that hard to restyle it musically to sound more contemporary if that were a priority. Caselotti's voice is pretty consistent throughout most of the film, but we know that "With a Smile and a Song" apparently made the cut, and Caselotti's performance in the animated film has some heavy vibrato that I don't think will carry over with Zegler.

[D82]

Possible snippet of "Waiting on a Wish," although the audio is distorted.

[Disney's Divinity]

"I'm Wishing/One Song" is the best song in the original film, and most of the romance expressed is from the male character. They're (ridiculously) worried about a female character expressing some sense of romance again--I say ridiculous just because they have a large enough variety of films now that it doesn't feel like all their female characters are defined only by romance anymore for it to be a big deal now--but they usually don't kvetch as much when it comes from a male character. Oh, well. I've never heard of that song being parodied. "Some Day My Prince Will Come," on the other hand... I wish they'd cut that song if they were going to cut one, I've never liked it aside from Streisand's version, but I understand it's the more well-known song.

I would've rather they did a version of "I'm Wishing/One Song" like the gorgeous On the Record version rather than cut it altogether. I always thought that version sounded sort of like a splitscreen of Snow White singing to the well versus the Queen singing to her mirror.

[PatchofBlue]

They're (ridiculously) worried about a female character expressing some sense of romance again--I say ridiculous just because they have a large enough variety of films now that it doesn't feel like all their female characters are defined only by romance anymore for it to be a big deal now--but they usually don't kvetch as much when it comes from a male character.

Yeah, I've made similar observations. I'll concede there is a case to be made for allowing your female characters to not all be locked in romance, but that need feels less urgent as time goes on and as Disney and other studios have answered the demand for a wider representation of femaleness. (I'd also argue that this kind of criticism generally flattened dialogue around classic princesses, but for the sake of discussion ...) Like, you can't really say that girls growing up today don't get to see role models that exist out of love stories, and yet large sects of feminist critics haven't been meeting Disney halfway, and they continue to reject anything romance-adjacent.

[Disney Duster]

"I'm Wishing/One Song" is the best song in the original film[...]I would've rather they did a version of "I'm Wishing/One Song" like the gorgeous On the Record version rather than cut it altogether. I always thought that version sounded sort of like a splitscreen of Snow White singing to the well versus the Queen singing to her mirror.

I also think "I'm Wishing/One Song" is the best Snow White song! And I just listened to the On the Record version for the first time because you mentioned it...wow, that really is gorgeous! And even though both voices sing to the "wishing well" so it can't be a magic mirror, I do love your idea of the Queen wishing on her magic mirror for the Prince, and he comes, and he goes after Snow White, and she gets insanely angrily jealous...it's a great idea!

[D82]

A new trailer has been rated, which might mean it'll be released online soon. Rachel Zegler has confirmed it as well at the premiere of Spellbound.

And here's another possible snippet of "Waiting on a Wish," this time in Spanish and apparently with a male voice, which is making fans speculate the song could be a duet between Snow White and Jonathan. However, someone has pointed out the audio might be altered like the previous one and be actually performed by her.

[tsom]

Waiting On A Wish is a solo song for SW, and it's her "I Want" number.

[Sotiris]

Snow White Actress Rachel Zegler Reported Political Meltdown
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[DisneyFan09]

To be honest, the beginning of the new trailer looked exciting. It seems like it`s going to expand Snow White`s relationship to her father and her kingdom. I liked the production designs. As for the standee, I liked it too. Despite how Rachel looks odd with her wig. As for Waiting on a Wish, it doesn`t sound bad. But it sounds like a generic Disney song and something that could belong in Enchanted.

[D82]

Clip from the trailer in better quality and another trailer description from a Brazilian Gal Gadot fan site:

It's only now that ADM has had some time off from D23 to tell you a little about the Snow White trailer, shown at the event's panel on Friday.

- this isn't an exact analysis of the trailer because I was euphoric and can't remember all the details!

I felt that this second trailer showed a lot about the plot! It showed the rivalry between Snow White (who wants a fair and good kingdom for the people) and the Evil Queen (a tyrannical ruler who spreads terror among the population).

The trailer shows some flashbacks... Snow White as a child with long hair and even the Stepmother herself before she took on the popular look we know.

Many scenes of the Evil Queen were shown: her with the mirror (which looks very cartoonish and similar to the animation), at dinners, parties and also making life hell for Snow White and all the civilians in the Kingdom. There's even a scene where she tells everyone to get down on their knees.

Snow White, on the other hand, has a certain subtlety. They showed that the movie is faithful to the animation. We see the Huntsman talking to the princess and telling her to run and hide from the Queen. Then we see her in the house of the 7 Dwarfs, exploring more details of the architecture.

We get to see more scenes of the dwarves, singing, dancing and encouraging Snow White to rise up against the Evil Queen and restore what is rightfully hers! They also show Gal Gadot's look as the Old Witch! She's unrecognizable!

That's basically it! I don't remember everything exactly. But I think you can get the idea!

Final Thoughts: I thought the trailer was too much information, which is probably why it wasn't released to the general public! The new music is good, some of the visuals are great and others need polishing. Gal Gadot is great in the role. Very cold, ironic, evil and treacherous.

Source: https://x.com/GalGadotBrasil/status/1855793372931207506

Waiting On A Wish is a solo song for SW, and it's her "I Want" number.

You're right, for a moment I forgot it's been reported it's her "I Want" song. The sound of that clip must've been pitched down, as that fan said.

To be honest, the beginning of the new trailer looked exciting. It seems like it`s going to expand Snow White`s relationship to her father and her kingdom.

Yes, it seems so. It also shows Snow White with a broom cleaning the palace. I was a bit surprised by that. I shouldn't have been because we had already seen she'll wear her scullery maid outfit in this movie, but for some reason I thought they probably wouldn't keep that element from the original. Recent adaptations like Snow White and the Huntsman and Mirror Mirror didn't. Though, I've just checked and it's not in the original tale, so I guess that's why. The trailer also reveals Snow White will meet Jonathan while she's still in the palace, which I wasn't expecting either. I thought she would meet him later. So it's going to be a little more faithful to the original than I had imagined.

As for Waiting on a Wish, it doesn`t sound bad. But it sounds like a generic Disney song and something that could belong in Enchanted.

I agree it doesn't sound bad. But to me it sounds more pop, and I know the songs from the original are being modernized, but this still sounds out of place to me compared to them, which is what I feared. Although, it's just a snippet, perhaps I'll think differently when I listen to the full song.

[Thumper_93]

I've seen that in March Disney is going to release a book that expands the universe from the movie.

There is also a picture of the cover that they are going to use for the novelization book

[Thumper_93]

The face of the LE doll from Disney store has been revealed. Some people say that it's even worst than the LA LE Belle doll but in my opinion she looks like Rachel and it's not so ugly as they wanted us to believe.

[UmbrellaFish]

I agree. I was kind of surprised by the reaction. She looks fine to me. Her face seems more stylized than other Disney Store live action dolls which is for the best IMO. She’s certainly no Emma Watson doll!

[Thumper_93]

I agree. I was kind of surprised by the reaction. She looks fine to me. Her face seems more stylized than other Disney Store live action dolls which is for the best IMO. She’s certainly no Emma Watson doll!

I think that the problem here is that people hate everything related with this film and this hate doesn't let them recognize the things that are well made. The face mold is ok and they created worst dolls before.

[Sotiris]

It's not as bad as the Emma Watson doll, but it does look a bit off and man-ish. Jasmine and Ariel were the best ones so far.

[Sotiris]

Disney has revealed that the cost of making its live action remake of Snow White had ballooned to $269.4 million (£217.7 million) by the end of 2023 putting the movie on course to blow its budget more than a year before it is released.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinere ... ts-budget/

[DisneyFan09]

The face of the LE doll from Disney store has been revealed. Some people say that it's even worst than the LA LE Belle doll but in my opinion she looks like Rachel and it's not so ugly as they wanted us to believe.

I agree with you! She looks surprisingly good!

It's not as bad as the Emma Watson doll, but it does look a bit off and man-ish. Jasmine and Ariel were the best ones so far.

I agree that Ariel was the best-looking doll, but not Jasmine. Jasmine`s doll looked lackluster (sorry). But I agree that Emma Watson`s doll was horribly uncanny.

[Farerb]

Rachel Zegler strikes again: