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Opposite Weaver is Monica Keena as Lillian (Snow White), a more resilient and less naive heroine than the Disney version. She isn’t awakened by a kiss; the film’s climax is a brutal, physical showdown between stepmother and stepdaughter in a collapsing castle. This was Snow White for the post- Thelma & Louise and Basic Instinct era—where the female rivalry was bloody and primal.

It’s the Snow White story where you actually root for the stepmother—if only to see what terrifying thing Weaver will do next. sigourney weaver snow white

Before Kristen Stewart’s archery or Rachel Zegler’s high notes, there was a version of Snow White that could have been a gritty, gothic thriller—starring none other than Sigourney Weaver as the Evil Queen. Opposite Weaver is Monica Keena as Lillian (Snow