There, in a gown as pure and white as driven snow, is its star Rachel Zegler, singing her heart out for a small crowd of tearful fans.
Behind her is the very castle that is said to have inspired the animators of the original movie.
Throw in some crooning woodland creatures and Walt himself could not have painted a prettier picture. But just like any fairy tale, scratch beneath the surface and the reality is a little more grim(m).
This "grand" European premiere on Wednesday night was actually a small, select event at the conveniently remote Castle Alcázar in Segovia, about 50 miles north of Spain's capital Madrid.
The guests were friendly influencers, no press invited and no date confirmed in media diaries. It could not be further from the usual glitzy Leicester Square premieres that other huge Disney movies have enjoyed.
The £185million film is not going to get the big, noisy showy debut many might have expected.
Forget the poisoned apple, Disney's live action Snow White has become such a poisoned chalice, its whole press tour has had to be scaled back.
A London premiere is off the table altogether, for fears of "anti-woke" protesters and more PR disasters from its outspoken stars Rachel and Gal Gadot, who plays the Evil Queen.
The LA premiere has banned journalist questions on the red carpet. And TV interviews are being kept to a few "safe" outlets.
Meanwhile, Rachel, 23, was the only star at a launch event in Japan last week.
An industry source, who has previously worked with the media giant, said: "This is definitely not what you expect of a movie of this size. They've managed to upset the right, the left and loads of people in between.
"Now it's almost like they just want to get its release over and done with."
Why is the Disney tale causing such a stir? It started with the casting of US actress Rachel, who starred in the West Side Story reboot in 2021.
The choice was dubbed "woke" by some right-wingers and Disney die-hards, because Latina Rachel, who is of Colombian descent, did not have the famous "skin as white as snow". Some said this criticism was racist.
Rachel further upset Disney traditionalists for attacking the original 1937 movie - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - in a 2022 interview.
With feminist groups already slamming Disney for remaking a film about a non-consensual kiss, Rachel called its representation of women "extremely dated". She added: "There's a big focus on her love story with a guy who stalks her. Weird."
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She went on to suggest the romantic plot could be axed from the new version - a claim later refuted by Disney - and admitted she had only seen the 1937 film once.
She added: "I was scared of the original version... and never picked it up again."
Rachel then attracted more ire for saying after Donald Trump won the US election in November: "May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace." She apo...
Behind her is the very castle that is said to have inspired the animators of the original movie.
Throw in some crooning woodland creatures and Walt himself could not have painted a prettier picture. But just like any fairy tale, scratch beneath the surface and the reality is a little more grim(m).
This "grand" European premiere on Wednesday night was actually a small, select event at the conveniently remote Castle Alcázar in Segovia, about 50 miles north of Spain's capital Madrid.
The guests were friendly influencers, no press invited and no date confirmed in media diaries. It could not be further from the usual glitzy Leicester Square premieres that other huge Disney movies have enjoyed.
The £185million film is not going to get the big, noisy showy debut many might have expected.
Forget the poisoned apple, Disney's live action Snow White has become such a poisoned chalice, its whole press tour has had to be scaled back.
A London premiere is off the table altogether, for fears of "anti-woke" protesters and more PR disasters from its outspoken stars Rachel and Gal Gadot, who plays the Evil Queen.
The LA premiere has banned journalist questions on the red carpet. And TV interviews are being kept to a few "safe" outlets.
Meanwhile, Rachel, 23, was the only star at a launch event in Japan last week.
An industry source, who has previously worked with the media giant, said: "This is definitely not what you expect of a movie of this size. They've managed to upset the right, the left and loads of people in between.
"Now it's almost like they just want to get its release over and done with."
Why is the Disney tale causing such a stir? It started with the casting of US actress Rachel, who starred in the West Side Story reboot in 2021.
The choice was dubbed "woke" by some right-wingers and Disney die-hards, because Latina Rachel, who is of Colombian descent, did not have the famous "skin as white as snow". Some said this criticism was racist.
Rachel further upset Disney traditionalists for attacking the original 1937 movie - Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - in a 2022 interview.
With feminist groups already slamming Disney for remaking a film about a non-consensual kiss, Rachel called its representation of women "extremely dated". She added: "There's a big focus on her love story with a guy who stalks her. Weird."
image [https://cdn.magzter.com/1583517504/1741917540/articles/5ObJ2ac6IHkEklB1RKsys/4211419219.jpg]
She went on to suggest the romantic plot could be axed from the new version - a claim later refuted by Disney - and admitted she had only seen the 1937 film once.
She added: "I was scared of the original version... and never picked it up again."
Rachel then attracted more ire for saying after Donald Trump won the US election in November: "May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace." She apo...
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