Ms Zegler also said in a separate interview that she had only watched the original film once and thought it was "scary".One person said: "There is nothing wrong with a fictional fantasy fairy tale.Another added: "This girl was given the chance of a lifetime to play an iconic Disney princess, a chance that millions of girls would kill for.But others defended her.
Brittany Eldridge, a commentary editor for the International Journal of Disney Studies, said of Ms Zegler's comments: "To just share your opinion on something and to receive such a significant amount of backlash... shows the wider issue of sexism that we still have in Hollywood." The new film will also not feature the famous seven dwarves. Photos from the production show "magical creatures" of a variety of heights and races, including men and women.
It comes after Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage, who has dwarfism, criticised Disney for "still making that backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave."