Snow White fans say Gal Gadot’s version of the Evil Queen won’t be able to live up to the iconic performance of Lana Parilla in the Once Upon A Time TV series.
TheD23event gave fans their first full look at thelive-action Snow Whitemovie starringRachel Zeglerand Gal Gadot.
In addition to the somewhat uncanny visual effects of the seven dwarves, people’s biggest complaint centered around Gadot’s performance as the Evil Queen.
According to several fans online, the actress’s version will always be inferior to Parilla’s timeless performance. As one fanwroteon X/Twitter, “She will NEVER be HER!!!!!”
She will NEVER be HER!!!!!https://t.co/0Z9QQvXM8Lpic.twitter.com/3anKqiyyey
The series was an alternate take on the fairytale genre, placing major storybook figures such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White into the real world.
Although the show dipped in quality over its seven-year run, one of the main draws that kept fans tuning in was Parilla. She managed to make viewers empathize with Snow White’s evil stepmother.
After Disney showed snippets of Gadot’s take on the character, people were not shy about comparing the two and agreed that this new queen would never replace Parilla in their hearts.
“They should’ve just given Lana Parilla the role of the Evil Queen. Then at least she could truly play the evil villain where she doesn’t get redeemed and loses everything,” another viewercommented.
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A third fanposted, “All these Snow White adaptations but no one can come near to one and only Regina Mills as the Evil Queen.”
Kayla Harrington was a TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in The Boys, The Walking Dead, House of the Dragon, Marvel and Star Wars. She also has bylines at Mashable, BuzzFeed, and The Mary Sue.
