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Disney Reveals First Look at Gal Gadot as Evil Queen in Trailer for ‘Snow White’ Live-Action Remake
Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen in Disney’s live-action remake of “Snow White.” Photo: YouTube screenshot
Disney released on Friday the first teaser trailer for its live-action remake of the 1937 animated classic “Snow White,” starring Rachel Zegler as the title character and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen.
Zegler and Gadot introduced the clip to the thousands who gathered at the Honda Center for D23, Disney’s fan convention, in Anaheim, California. The trailer opens with Zegler dancing and singing “Whistle While You Work” with the seven dwarfs. It also includes scenes of Gadot putting on the crown, talking into her magic mirror, and transforming into an old woman who seeks to poison Snow White.
Talking on stage about playing the Evil Queen, Disney’s first ever villain, the Israeli actress told the audience: “It was a lot of fun to get to do something that is completely different than anything I’ve ever done before. She’s delicious, she’s evil, she’s magical.”
Zegler expressed gratitude for the opportunity to take on this role.
“It’s been the honor of a lifetime,” Zegler said about playing the iconic Disney princess. “I think any young person, any little girl, if you get to put on a Disney princess dress and be her for a day let alone six months of shooting in London on these incredible sets … its just been the most amazing experience and I can’t wait to share it with you all.”
The movie musical, which is based on a Brothers Grimm tale, is about a princess who is rescued by seven dwarf miners after fleeing into the forest to escape her wicked and jealous stepmother, the Evil Queen. When her magic mirror declares that Show White is the fairest one of all, the Evil Queen becomes widely jealous of Snow White, the only one whose beauty surpasses her own. The Evil Queen then disguises herself as an old woman and tries to tempt Snow White into eating a poisoned apple, in a final attempt to stop her only rival. Tony-winning actor Andrew Burnap plays the male lead in the film.
The live-action remake of “Snow White” is directed by Marc Webb (“The Amazing Spider-Man” and “500 Days of Summer”) with a screenplay by Greta Gerwig (“Barbie”) and Erin Cressida Wilson. Marc Platt is producing, and original songs for the film were written by Oscar winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (“The Greatest Showman” and “La La Land”).
The live-action remake of “Snow White” hits theaters on March 21, 2025.
Watch the trailer below.
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Israel Readies for a Nationwide Strike on Sunday
Demonstrators hold signs and pictures of hostages, as relatives and supporters of Israeli hostages kidnapped during the Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Hamas protest demanding the release of all hostages in Tel Aviv, Israel, Feb. 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Itai Ron
i24 News – The families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza are calling on for a general strike to be held on Sunday in an effort to compel the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a deal with Hamas for the release of their loved ones and a ceasefire. According to Israeli officials, 50 hostages now remain in Gaza, of whom 20 are believed to be alive.
The October 7 Council and other groups representing bereaved families of hostages and soldiers who fell since the start of the war declared they were “shutting down the country to save the soldiers and the hostages.”
While many businesses said they would join the strike, Israel’s largest labor federation, the Histadrut, has declined to participate.
Some of the country’s top educational institutions, including the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University, declared their support for the strike.
“We, the members of the university’s leadership, deans, and department heads, hereby announce that on Sunday, each and every one of us will participate in a personal strike as a profound expression of solidarity with the hostage families,” the Hebrew University’s deal wrote to students.
The day will begin at 6:29 AM, to commemorate the start of the October 7 attack, with the first installation at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square in Tel Aviv. Further demonstrations are planned at dozens of traffic intersections.
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Netanyahu ‘Has Become a Problem,’Says Danish PM as She Calls for Russia-Style Sanctions Against Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the press on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, July 8, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
i24 News – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become a “problem,” his Danish counterpart Mette Frederiksen said Saturday, adding she would try to put pressure on Israel over the Gaza war.
“Netanyahu is now a problem in himself,” Frederiksen told Danish media, adding that the Israeli government is going “too far” and lashing out at the “absolutely appalling and catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Gaza and announced new homes in the West Bank.
“We are one of the countries that wants to increase pressure on Israel, but we have not yet obtained the support of EU members,” she said, specifying she referred to “political pressure, sanctions, whether against settlers, ministers, or even Israel as a whole.”
“We are not ruling anything out in advance. Just as with Russia, we are designing the sanctions to target where we believe they will have the greatest effect.”
The devastating war in Gaza began almost two years ago, with an incursion into Israel of thousands of Palestinian armed jihadists, who perpetrated the deadliest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.
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As Alaska Summit Ends With No Apparent Progress, Zelensky to Meet Trump on Monday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks at the press conference after the opening session of Crimea Platform conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, 23 August 2023. The Crimea Platform – is an international consultation and coordination format initiated by Ukraine. OLEG PETRASYUK/Pool via REUTERS
i24 News – After US President Donald Trump hailed the “great progress” made during a meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he was set to meet Trump on Monday at the White House.
“There were many, many points that we agreed on, most of them, I would say, a couple of big ones that we haven’t quite gotten there, but we’ve made some headway,” Trump told reporters during a joint press conference after the meeting.
Many observers noted, however, that the subsequent press conference was a relatively muted affair compared to the pomp and circumstance of the red carpet welcome, and the summit produced no tangible progress.
Trump and Putin spoke briefly, with neither taking questions, and offered general statements about an “understanding” and “progress.”
Putin, who spoke first, agreed with Trump’s long-repeated assertion that Russia never would have invaded Ukraine in 2022 had Trump been president instead of Democrat Joe Biden.
Trump said “many points were agreed to” and that “just a very few” issues were left to resolve, offering no specifics and making no reference to the ceasefire he’s been seeking.