Snow White (Live-Action)

[Thumper_93]

It seems that the movie had a few decent days

https://collider.com/snow-white-box-off ... 4-million/

[carolinakid]

Probably got a tiny bump from the Easter holiday with most kids out of school on Easter Monday...

[Vlad]

Still nowhere near to breaking even. It needs at least $300million for that.

[Thumper_93]

Still nowhere near to breaking even. It needs at least $300million for that.

I think that it's going to be a flop even on Disney+

[Disney's Divinity]

I was wondering today when they might reveal physical media covers for this. Hopefully they have a decent steelbook image for this one like they did with the live-action TLM.

It's not this incredible movie or anything, but I think it will end up being the version of SW I watch the most (unless OUAT counts ). I love the Sigourney Weaver version for Weaver, but the middle part of the story is nonexistent, it moves way too fast and SW has almost no character. Theron and Hemsworth are both great in SW&tH, but Stewart is absolutely terrible and I'm not too fond of the story additions there or the overall look of the film and costumes. Mirror, Mirror is visually sumptuous, but never feels dramatic enough. The animated film has a great opening (everything up to SW finding the cottage) and ending + the Queen's transformation scene being great, but the film is let down (imo) by animation's limitations at that time, namely the lack of more scenes of the Prince because they were struggling with animation of human male characters at the time and likely the lack of any background characters around the Queen as well. Plus, I just always had my own personal nitpicks with the film--the Dwarfs having way too much screentime (they're more boring than the fairies or even the mice in SB and Cinderella respectively where the same formula is used), the middle lagging (likely because of the Dwarfs had too much screentime), and the Queen just, well... Not being as satisfying to me as she could be. The hag is great, but something about the Queen has always taken me out for whatever reason. She's not pretty enough and I'm not sure if that also might have had something to do with the animation, since the general re-creation of the Queen's purple robe outfit is gorgeous here so the design itself is not the problem. She looks best in the original in the opening scene when she's calling to the mirror and when she's holding out the chest for SW's heart, where, I don't know, the proportions were a bit thinner or something? Maybe they were using a lot of live-action reference since it was the first full film they did and that's why the peoportions change at times? And her being voiced by someone so old in real life may also have played a part in the overall effect for me.

The live-action film's only real clunker point is the love interest feeling way too modern. Other than that, the rest is inoffensive while having a lot of my preferences for a telling of SW. Being a musical unlike everything but the animated film, the Queen being completely stunning and gorgeous like Theron in the SW&tH or Parilla on OUAT while the acting performance for the Queen is up there with Theron, Weaver, and Parilla as well as having the superb purple dress of the animated film (just a shame she doesn't wear it for more of the film). Zegler isn't as good as the original, but she's better than the other SW's for me... The only other SW I like really is Ginnifer Goodwin's. The Dwarfs are present as they should be while also being around the right amount, and I prefer this version's ending that doesn't turn SW into a warrior but simply focuses on her gentleness and kindness as a counterpoint to the Queen's cruelty. I don't mind the warrior thing in OUAT simply because a show gave them more time to build up to it, but it isn't good in SW&tH or Mirror, Mirror at all. And she has the iconic SW design as far as the yellow dress and bow, even if it didn't turn out as stunning as the Queen's outfit did. And I liked that they included things like early interactions between SW and the Queen that the animated film and SW&tH lack as well as having the Queen be responsible for the King's death the way she is in many other versions other than the animated one, and I honestly do prefer the way the Hag is here to all the other versions, that she's more frail and demure here as opposed to causing SW to be vaguely repulsed by how hideous and crass she is as in the animated and Weaver takes. She's more like the old woman who appears to Beast at the beginning of B&tB, preying on SW's mercy and kindness.

The only things I really wish are that they had dubbed the Queen's song and they had included the cut songs from the original film in some way or another. I can see what they were going for with "All Is Fair" even if the vocal throws it off. I love the part of the Queen coming down the stairs with all the servants on the stairwells around her, as well as them being a singing chorus backup. That's what made me think of the animated film being hampered by the animated film's status as the first full-length film. I know I said before that the Queen feels different from other Disney villains as far as being more bloodthirsty, but it's also that she has absolute power at the start of the film in a way most don't. All the servants reciprocating and confirming her every word or command just visually highlights how powerful she is, whereas characters like Scar, Ursula, Maleficent, etc. are pariahs in a lot of ways.

Anyway, I thought the blu-ray release might come faster with the film's poor performance ( ), but late May / June is what I'm reading.

[Farerb]

With the Tangled remake cancelled, it means that this was indeed Disney's last fairytale film. Doesn't it make any of you sad ?

[Disney's Divinity]

Is it canceled? I expect it would be revived after L&S even if it was. I think Tangled has better chances at the box office than an old property like SW. Then again, the title might harm it being known for what it is, I suppose. If it it was called Rapunzel. It would be more easily identifiable. Of course, racebending Rapunzel probably would guarantee another flop since even a bigger property like TLM couldn't withstand the backlash to changing the main character's look as far as hair color goes.

And anyway, Moana and Frozen will be remade, along with Maleficent 3 and Aladdin 2, so it wouldn't be the last--to say nothing for WDAS films.

[PatchofBlue]

With the Tangled remake cancelled, it means that this was indeed Disney's last fairytale film. Doesn't it make any of you sad ?

The feelings are mixed.

As certain as I was that the world didn't need a Tangled remake, I was a little deflated to learn that it was cancelled, or at the very least suspended.

That said ... Disney can only go for so long without checking in with a fairy-tale. It's their trademark. They'll be back before long. Maybe even sooner than we think. We have two Frozen movies on the menu, after all. In the meantime, they're perfectly fine to diversify a little with more Zootopias, Encantos, Wreck-it Ralphs, etc.

[Thumper_93]

They must be really scared about making a new fairy tale live action. The princesses are one of their best characters to sell merchandise and to attract people to theaters and with the last two movies they flopped really bad. They have two ways to make Tangled live action. One is making a film that respect character's attributes and see if the audience have a positive responseo or making a movie with changes that follow the same steps that they've made with TLM and SW in order to be consistent with their ideas. Honestly I think that they are not going to take any risks like this anymore. Probably the only LA films that we are going to see are these where the characters are originally from a concrete ethnic or where the characters are animals.

[carolinakid]

I think it would be more profitable for them to do animal live action and race swap the voices if they insist on going woke but not too broke...

[Sotiris]

As the initial March 2024 release date moved back, Disney was underwhelmed by the first cut and ordered reshoots. A second-act song called “Hidden in My Heart,” a tear-jerker sung by one of the dwarfs, had been cut to speed the story along. A new scene near the finale involving the Evil Queen and magic mirror had added spectacle. That troublesome wig had undergone digital fixes.

Disney’s new live-action film chief, David Greenbaum, who had inherited the troubled project, gathered a dozen studio leaders in a screening room on the Disney lot and spent two days scrutinizing the movie — stopping it, starting it — to see what could be improved, according to three people with direct knowledge of the session, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a private process. The C.G.I. dwarfs looked “waxy,” Mr. Greenbaum worried. They could also be better integrated with live-action woodland footage shot on location. What trims could be made? The bandit story line, it seemed, could be tightened by a lot. Mr. Webb, the director, kept tinkering with sound and color until February.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/busi ... rsies.html

[PatchofBlue]

The studio hired three dwarfs as consultants to help navigate potential pitfalls.

This is the first I've heard of this. I'm wondering why Disney wouldn't broadcast this ... though the answer is probably some variation of what we already know: Disney just did not put any thought at all into this production. They were just dropping a full thing of rice into a pot, box and all, and wondering why gourmet risotto wasn't happening.

Anyways, I'm also not remarkably impressed by the writer's tone toward the original film. He makes it pretty clear that he doesn't think too highly of Classic Disney and felt like the whole idea of remaking a hundred year old film was shot from the start. "Be pretty--and things might work out!" Thanks for being part of the problem ...

His observations about Hollywood pulling out of all thing DEI all the sudden were hard to read for a very different reason. Studios never really found their stride with handling these issues, Disney especially, but for them to just give up trying to balance that formula at all ...

[The Disneynerd]

With the Tangled remake cancelled, it means that this was indeed Disney's last fairytale film. Doesn't it make any of you sad ?

not really, im happy they wont butcher any more classics, also speaking of WDAS and its potential adaptations of famous fairytales. They would "Wishify" it to something bland and predictable. I guess WDAS has to Distance itself from passionate tales in the next few years to relearn its values again like Cinderella, Mermaid and Tangled did, which came to save the company and its identity.

[Disney's Divinity]

I was scrolling through some old posts in this thread and saw where I'd expected around 400 million for this because of all the controversy. I'm wondering if it might actually land close to that in the end or somewhere like 350 million.

EDIT: The reason I had been looking through old posts was for this:

Chinese poster.


Source: https://weibo.com/1642553272/PfJVsszTI


Chinese TV spots featuring new footage.
https://weibo.com/1642553272/PfJWharm0
https://weibo.com/1642553272/PfJVSdnfs

I hope the home media cover and/or steelbook uses this as the cover. I wouldn't mind the shot they used for the soundtrack as the cover either, that's pretty, too. I suppose if it has a steelbook and it imitates the steelbooks for Aladdin and B&tB, the Magic Mirror as the front and the soundtrack image of SW in front of the cottage as the back would be nice.

[Farerb]

INSPIRED BY THE ORIGINAL, DISNEY’S SNOW WHITE

Arrives on Digital May 13 and on 4K Ultra HD™, Blu-ray™ and DVD on June 24 with Exclusive Bonus Including a Full Feature Sing-Along and More!

BURBANK, CA (May 6, 2025) – Heigh-ho, heigh-ho! Cinematic wishes come true as Disney magic will soon deliver new sing-along fun for the whole family on screens of all sizes when Snow White arrives May 13 via digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home and June 24 on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD.

The live-action musical retelling of the classic animated Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs sweeps audiences of all ages into an adventure that blends nostalgia, notable new visuals, and a memorable soundtrack, taking story-telling to all new fairytale heights. New productions of long-beloved songs complement five original “contemporary kingdom” tunes thoughtfully crafted by EGOT winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, breathing new melody into a well-known story.

Fans can enjoy Snow White in beautiful sight and sound with 4K Ultra HD with Dolby Vision® and Atmos® audio. The digital and Blu-ray offer hours of exclusive bonus content featuring fun bloopers, deleted scenes, featurettes, and a full-length sing-along. The 4K UHD will be available in a collectible limited edition SteelBook® with radiant artwork and packaging.

Even more charming than a circle of gentle forest creatures, fans can appreciate both the original animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs alongside the reimagined live-action film in a special 2-Movie Collection, available digitally in 4K UHD, HD, and SD on May 13 and on DVD June 24.

Film Synopsis

Disney’s “Snow White” is a vibrant live-action musical reimagining of Walt Disney’s groundbreaking full-length animated classic. Experience the timeless adventure as Snow White (Rachel Zegler) journeys into magical woods to escape her stepmother, the Evil Queen (Gal Gadot), and meets the beloved Bashful, Sleepy, Sneezy, Happy, Dopey, Grumpy and Doc who join her quest to restore the kingdom and bring kindness to the land.

Product Specifications

Street Date

Digital: May 13, 2025

Physical: June 24, 2025

Product SKUs

Digital: 4K UHD, HD, SD

Digital Bundle: Snow White Live-Action (2025) and Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs Animated (1937) 2-Movie Collection (4K UHD, HD, SD)

Physical: Limited-Edition Collectible SteelBook (4K UHD+ Blu-ray + Digital Code with SteelBook Packaging), Blu-ray Combo Pack (Blu-ray + DVD+ Digital), DVD

Physical Bundle: Snow White Live-Action (2025) and Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs Animated (1937) 2-Movie Collection (Blu-ray, DVD)

Feature Run Time

Approx. 119 minutes

Rating

U.S.: PG

Aspect Ratio

Digital: Widescreen 2.39:1

Physical: Widescreen 2.39:1

Disc Size

4K UHD: 66GB

Blu-ray: 50GB

DVD: 8.5GB

Audio

4K: English Dolby Atmos and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish 7.1 Dolby Digital Plus and French 5.1 Dolby Digital

Blu-ray: English 7.1 DTS-HDMA and 2.0 Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital

DVD: English and Dolby Digital Descriptive Audio, Spanish and French 5.1 Dolby Digital

Digital: English Dolby Atmos (UHD only, some platforms), Spanish 7.1 Dolby Digital, English, Spanish and French Dolby 5.1, English, Spanish and French 2.0 Dolby Digital and English AD 2.0 Dolby



Subtitles

4K: English SDH, Spanish and French

Blu-ray: English SDH, Spanish and French

DVD: English SDH, Spanish and French

Digital: English SDH, Spanish and French

Bonus Features*
Sing Along with the Movie: Sing along with your favorite songs while watching the movie with onscreen lyrics.


Deleted Scenes:
-Anguish and Opportunity
-Danger in the Woods
-Hunt for Snow White
Fearless, Fair, Brave, and True: Making SNOW WHITE – Take a look behind the scenes with director Marc Webb, cast and crew as they share their vision for this live-action reimagining of SNOW WHITE, highlighting how they honor the legacy of the original story, including the characters, set design and more.
Merry Tunes – Go behind the songs with filmmakers and songwriting duo, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Hear about their new songs and how they beautifully intertwine with the classics.
Fairy Tale Fashion – Get an in-depth look at the fashion and costuming for the film, featuring legendary costume designer Sandy Powell. Along with filmmakers and cast, Sandy provides insight into how she brought iconic looks to life for Snow White, the Evil Queen and more.
Bloopers – Discover all the fun and laugh along with the cast as they have the time of their lives making SNOW WHITE.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.php? ... stcount=11

[Farerb]

Trailer:
https://youtu.be/8l_GgXcgjUU?si=b4bgY7UYtEu5hUpa

Blu-ray cover:


4K Steelbook:

https://screen-connections.com/2025/05/ ... e-details/

[carolinakid]

What a travesty they’re pairing the brilliant and glorious original animated classic with this stinking piece of crap!

[Vlad]

The covers look pretty nice. But I don't think I will buy this, I don't see myself rewatching it anytime soon.

[Disney's Divinity]

So can you only get the 4K version of the film by buying the steelbook? I prefer the standard cover by far and would prefer to have thst cover, but want to have the 4K version of the film itself. The steelbook cover is great except for the shot of SW herself, what a horrible shot. If only they'd taken thr shot from the standard cover and put it in the center of the mirror on the steelbook cover, because then it would've been perfect. Because I like the mirror, the Hag, and the back cover.

[Farerb]

Unfortunately since Wish, Disney has released 4Ks only as steelbooks when it comes to Disney live action films, Disney Animation and Pixar.