Rachel Zegler has been cast in her first movie since Snow White hit theaters and received a significant amount of backlash
Zegler and Marisa Tomei are set to star in a comedy-drama titled She Gets It from Me
Zegler will also take to the stage in London this summer to star in a revival of the musical Evita
Rachel Zegler has booked her first new movie role since Snow White hit theaters in March.
On Wednesday, April 30, the U.K.-based production company Embankment Films announced that Zegler, 23, will costar with Marisa Tomei as Tomei’s onscreen daughter in an upcoming comedy-drama titled She Gets It from Me.
Zegler and Tomei are set to portray a mother-daughter duo in the movie. “YouTube is packed with tearful family reunions, but nobody films the messy aftermath,” an official synopsis reads. “Nicky’s (Zegler) engagement celebration turns into a search for her pill-popping, ex-punk rocker birth mother, Charlotte (Tomei). Based on a true story, the two of them embark on an anarchic mother and daughter journey to reconnect.”
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Rachel Zegler on March 20, 2025
She Gets It from Me will be directed by German filmmaker Julia von Heinz, who most recently released a movie titled Treasure in 2024. “The emotional truth of the movie, reflecting parts of all our lives, is truly funny, immersive cinema,” von Heinz said in a statement about the movie, noting that screenwriter Jay Reiss’ script “captures family dynamics at their most authentic: absurd yet profound, messy yet meaningful. The collision of two worlds creates comedy that cuts deep because it’s so honest.”
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Zegler has starred in a smattering of movies in the last four years, beginning with her big screen debut in Steven Spielberg’s 2021 adaptation of West Side Story. In 2024, she starred in the A24 disaster comedy Y2K and voiced a princess in the animated movie Spellbound. Most recently, Zegler and Gal Gadot costarred in Disney’s live-action reimagining of its own classic animated film Snow White, which was poorly received by critics and subjected to a significant amount of backlash in the years since Zegler was first cast in the lead role in 2021.
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Rachel Zegler on March 15, 2025
Before She Gets It from Me, Zegler is set to star in a limited run of the musical Evita in London. The limited run revival will begin previews June 14, open July 1 and close Sept. 6, and will be directed by Jamie Lloyd.
She Gets It from Me does not yet have a release date.
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