Gal Gadot talks about upcoming live-action remake of Snow White and reveals she had to audition for the role of Evil Queen

Gal Gadot takes on the role of the Evil Queen in the upcoming live-action musical fantasy Snow White.

Despite being an A-list actress after playing Wonder Woman in two feature films, the actress had to audition to get the part in the remake of Walt Disney’s 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

As it turns out, director Marc Webb and producers weren’t concerned about her acting skills when they asked Gadot to perform a scene from the screenplay.

“It was the first time in ages that I had to audition for a project,” the Israeli actress revealed during an interview with GK, before adding, “They had to make sure I can sing because this is a musical.”

Gadot, 38, went on to talk about her lengthy preparations, practicing her singing, ahead of the audition.

The Fast & Furious franchise star said she ended up practicing her musical skills for a month.

“So I worked on the song for a month, and then I auditioned, and we filmed the song and I got the part, and it was very exciting,” she said during the GQ interview.

The new movie, starring Rachel Zegler in the lead role of Snow White, features new songs from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the songwriting duo behind The Greatest Showman and Dear Evan Hansen.

Since principal photography for the live-action remake has already been shot and wrapped as of July 2022, Gadot has since called the experience “unlike anything I’ve ever done.”

She added, “It’s so delicious and delightful, and I could go really big and theatrical.”

During an earlier interview with Peoplethe lead actress shared how one of her three daughters, Maya, six, thought her mother was playing Snow White when she heard she would star in the film.

“When I told them I was going to be filming Snow White for (a) month, they were convinced I was going to play Snow White,” she said. “But when I said to her, ‘No, it’s the Evil Queen,’ my eldest said, ‘Oh, how fitting.'”

When talking to deadline, Gadot confessed that she’s not used to playing a villain on screen, and that she’s “used to playing on the other side of where the heart should be.”

Reason for audition: ‘They had to make sure I can sing because this is a musical,’ Gadot revealed to GQ about her audition process

Starring roles: The Israeli actress stars opposite Rachel Zegler (left), who plays Snow White, in the remake of Walt Disney’s 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Development on the live-action adaptation of Snow White began in 2016, and it would be three years after that before Marc Webb signed on to direct from a screenplay by Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson.

After delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the shoot finally kicked off in March 2022 and eventually lasted until mid-July of that same year.

In addition to Gadot and Zegler, the cast also includes Ansu Kabia (Huntsman), Martin Klebba (Grumpy), Andrew Burnap (new character) and Colin Michael Carmichael.

The live-action adaptation of Snow White will premiere in theaters across the US on March 22, 2024.