Grim: Snow White doesn’t need love

Published July 28, 2023 5:14am ET



The Brothers Grimm wrote Snow White 200 years ago as a story of love and friendship overcoming vanity and self-regard. Hollywood today has apparently traded the “love” part for some girl-boss “leadership” content.

Promising “a modern edge” to the classic, actress Rachel Zegler said, “It’s no longer 1937. … She’s not going to be saved by the prince, and she’s not going to be dreaming about true love. She’s dreaming about becoming the leader she knows she can be.”

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