Rachel Zegler was thanking her lucky stars to be cast in “Shazam! Fury of the Gods.”
The “West Side Story” breakout actress revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that she “needed a job” before joining the Dcu sequel film.
“I’m being so serious,” Zegler said. “The reality was we were in the middle of the pandemic, and I was not working. I couldn’t get a job for the life of me because ‘West Side Story’ hadn’t come out yet. It was really hard to book work for me, so I was really excited when this came in my inbox.”
She added, “I needed a job…I loved the first movie, and the fact that they even wanted me to come in for a callback and then a camera read and everything in between, I’m so lucky that I got this job. I made some of my best friends on this job.
The “West Side Story” breakout actress revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that she “needed a job” before joining the Dcu sequel film.
“I’m being so serious,” Zegler said. “The reality was we were in the middle of the pandemic, and I was not working. I couldn’t get a job for the life of me because ‘West Side Story’ hadn’t come out yet. It was really hard to book work for me, so I was really excited when this came in my inbox.”
She added, “I needed a job…I loved the first movie, and the fact that they even wanted me to come in for a callback and then a camera read and everything in between, I’m so lucky that I got this job. I made some of my best friends on this job.
- 3/18/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“West Side Story” breakout Rachel Zegler has some things to say to the paparazzi.
The star of Disney’s upcoming “Snow White” shared a message on social media for the groups of photographers who follow her around New York City. She explained how the media’s constant pursuit of candid photos of her has begun to make her feel unsafe, and revealed that she plans to wear the same coat every day to render the photos worthless (a strategy famously used by Daniel Radcliffe during his Broadway days).
“Dear paparazzi in NYC,” Zegler wrote in a recent Twitter thread. “I am literally always wearing this coat. Is it that interesting?”
“Like, I really appreciate you all being nice to me, mostly because I’m afraid to tell you no because you’re a bunch of men and I am a woman alone in New York City,” she continued. “But I am literally always wearing this.
The star of Disney’s upcoming “Snow White” shared a message on social media for the groups of photographers who follow her around New York City. She explained how the media’s constant pursuit of candid photos of her has begun to make her feel unsafe, and revealed that she plans to wear the same coat every day to render the photos worthless (a strategy famously used by Daniel Radcliffe during his Broadway days).
“Dear paparazzi in NYC,” Zegler wrote in a recent Twitter thread. “I am literally always wearing this coat. Is it that interesting?”
“Like, I really appreciate you all being nice to me, mostly because I’m afraid to tell you no because you’re a bunch of men and I am a woman alone in New York City,” she continued. “But I am literally always wearing this.
- 1/15/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson and Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
“West Side Story” breakout star Rachel Zegler skyrocketed to fame, but not without a race-driven backlash.
Following the news of Zegler being cast in the titular role for Disney’s upcoming live-action “Snow White” film, newcomer Zegler described the social media backlash she endured.
“When it was announced, it was a huge thing that was trending on Twitter for days, because all of the people were angry,” Zegler said during Variety‘s Actors on Actors discussion with Andrew Garfield.
As for haters, Zegler advised, “We need to love them in the right direction.”
The upcoming “Snow White” remake is being directed by Marc Webb, and co-stars Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen.
“Never in a million years did I imagine that this would be a possibility for me,” Zegler said of joining the iconic film franchise. “You don’t normally see Snow Whites that are of Latin descent. Even though...
Following the news of Zegler being cast in the titular role for Disney’s upcoming live-action “Snow White” film, newcomer Zegler described the social media backlash she endured.
“When it was announced, it was a huge thing that was trending on Twitter for days, because all of the people were angry,” Zegler said during Variety‘s Actors on Actors discussion with Andrew Garfield.
As for haters, Zegler advised, “We need to love them in the right direction.”
The upcoming “Snow White” remake is being directed by Marc Webb, and co-stars Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen.
“Never in a million years did I imagine that this would be a possibility for me,” Zegler said of joining the iconic film franchise. “You don’t normally see Snow Whites that are of Latin descent. Even though...
- 1/31/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Rachel Zegler was cast as Snow White in Disney’s live-action remake months before Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story” hit theaters and turned the 20-year-old newcomer into a best actress winner at the Golden Globes and National Board of Review Awards. The casting announcement was met with some backlash from toxic fans shocked and upset that an actress of Latin descent would be stepping into the iconic role of Snow White. Zegler couldn’t believe Disney made such a casting choice either, for what it’s worth.
“Never in a million years did I imagine that this would be a possibility for me,” Zegler recently told Andrew Garfield as part of Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series, presented by Amazon Studios. “You don’t normally see Snow Whites that are of Latin descent. Even though Snow White is really a big deal in Spanish-speaking countries. Blanca Nieves is a...
“Never in a million years did I imagine that this would be a possibility for me,” Zegler recently told Andrew Garfield as part of Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series, presented by Amazon Studios. “You don’t normally see Snow Whites that are of Latin descent. Even though Snow White is really a big deal in Spanish-speaking countries. Blanca Nieves is a...
- 1/31/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
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