Rachel Zegler acknowledged the backlash against her years-old comments about Disney’s Snow White live-action remake, attributing the kerfuffle to fan passion for the princess.

The actress stars as Snow White in Disney's upcoming live action movie, due in theaters March 21Rachel Zegler is chalking up criticism over Disney's live-action remake of Snow White to "passion" for the film and its characters.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods star Rachel Zegler has addressed the backlash surrounding her role in Disney's live-action Snow White movie, putting it down to passion for the original 1937 animated classic.

Rachel Zegler is addressing the multi-pronged backlash she faced regarding Disney’s live action reimagining of Snow White, due in theaters March 21. In a cover story with Vogue Mexico, the West Side Story starlet reflected on her previous statements surrounding the film adaptation and called audiences’ negative sentiments around it a reflection of their “passion”

Rachel Zegler opened up about how she interprets the backlash directed toward her upcoming live-action 'Snow White' movie

Disney’s upcoming live-action ‘Snow White’ will feature Rachel Zegler as Snow White, Andrew Burnap, and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. Several Broadway

Rachel Zegler has renewed perspective on the conservative backlash against her upcoming Snow White remake. "I interpret people’s feelings about this film as passion for it, and what an honor to be able to be a part of something that people are so passionate about,

There are a lot of reasons that Snow White could be one of those success stories, but the film has been mired in controversy for years thanks to everything from Rachel Zegler’s casting to expected changes to the source material.

Rachel Zegler embraces the heat of Snow White criticism, turning controversy into a celebration of the film’s legacy.

I interpret people’s feelings about this film as passion for it, and what an honor to be able to be a part of something that people are so passionate about,” said Rachel Zegler.