She Gets It From Me: Rachel Zegler lands first film since her Snow White turmoil; Marisa Tomei co-stars

She Gets It From co-stars Marisa Tomei and Rachel Zegler on Jimmy Kimmel Live | Image source: Jimmy Kimmel Live on YouTube
She Gets It From co-stars Marisa Tomei and Rachel Zegler on Jimmy Kimmel Live | Image source: Jimmy Kimmel Live on YouTube

The upcoming comedy drama film She Gets It From Me is gearing up for a big screen release as Snow White star Rachel Zegler joins the cast after her long-raging Disney classic controversy. Embankment Films, as confirmed by multiple sources, is holding global distribution rights for the movie which also stars Marisa Tomei portraying the mother of the Zegler's character.

The official announcement came on April 30 and ever since, the news has garnered quite some social media attention. Per Variety, Julia von Heinz is at the helm of the project alongside 3311 Productions with Tony Award winner Jay Reiss working on the script of this upcoming mother-daughter duo drama inspired by a true incident.


She Gets It From Me to star Marisa Tomei and Rachel Zegler in lead roles of a true story

A synopsis of She Gets It From Me, per Variety, reads:

"YouTube is packed with tearful family reunions, but nobody films the messy aftermath."

The movie will reportedly center on a mother-daughter pair and the plot is based on a true story - a tumultous journey of two individuals striving hard to reconnect on some level. The plot unravels as Rachel Zegler's character Nicky getting all decked up for her engagement.

However, as the celebration starts to peak Nicky's 'pill-popping' mother (who has led quite the rockstar lifestyle back in the day) goes MIA. With a daughter's wedding round the corner and a seemingly wild careless parent on the run, She Gets It From will take viewers through the pages of a true story that is built on some comedy and a bit of drama.

According to Variety, 3311 Productions' Jen Dana reportedly spoke highly of lead star Rachel Zegler saying that she:

"Brings a brilliant depth and humanity to her roles."

Dana further added that Rachel Zegler also has a versatile screen presence - not to mention her humorous side. Zegler's Academy Award-winning co-star Marisa Tomei has also been spoken highly of by Hugo Grumbar from Embankment Films:

"What could be more fun than finding out your birth mother is the wonderful Marisa Tomei!."

Per Variety, director Julia von Heinz has opened up about She It Gets It From Me describing it as a piece that will portray 'immersive cinema'. According to her statement, the screenplay (by Jay Reiss) has been crafted in a way to take us through dramatic 'family dynamics' in the 'most authentic' form. The story has a bit of mess in it - or we can say that entropy is always high, rather inreasing!. But comic relief will always find the right place to fit in as 'two worlds' are on the verge to collide.


She Gets It From Me promises to deliver family drama at its best comic form as an ensemble cast lines up to deliver their parts under the supervision of able production and creative teams. Recently, lead star Rachel Zegler got involved in a major backlash related to her comments on certain creative elements of the Disney classic Snow White - not to mention how she also became a part of a political turmoil on social media as a result of one of her controversial statements.

Following the disappointing BO run of such a high-budget film like Snow White, Zegler's return to the big-screens is happening soon enough and it is quite commendable on her part. Now only time can tell whether She Gets It From Me will be to do justice by the story and its characters.


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Edited by Subho Mukhopadhyay