Rachel Zegler is the future of acting, both on screen and on the stage. Each project she has worked on thus far deserves your utmost attention because her talent is unmatched by most people her age.
In March of 2025, Snow White, starring Rachel Zegler, will be released and fans are eagerly awaiting its release. Known as not only a phenomenal actress but singer as well, fans are intrigued and excited to see what Zegler brings to the role.
Similarly, Zegler is joining actor Kit Connor in a production of Romeo + Juliet on Broadway in September of 2024 for 16 weeks only. With music from Jack Antonoff and movement from Sonya Tayeh, the show is set to be a hit.
If you are looking forward to the very exciting upcoming projects of actress and singer Rachel Zegler, here are 3 of the best Rachel Zegler movies out right now.
3. Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Shazam! Fury of the Gods is a 2023 action film with Rachel Zegler. The film is the story of a teenage boy named Billy Batson who, when he says the word “Shazam!”, is transformed into an adult superhero alter ego.
In the film, Rachel Zegler plays Anthea, a youngest daughter who helps to regain the power that is believed to be stolen by Billy Batson’s superhero alter ego. A part of the DC universe, Shazam! Fury of the Gods displays Zegler’s talents as an actress over a singer, something fans had yet to focus on up to that point in her career.
IMDb Rating: 5.9/10
2. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is a 2023 film based on the prequel to the book series The Hunger Games. The film is the backstory of Coriolanus Snow, who in the main series, is the president.
Zegler portrays a District 12 tribute named Lucy Gray Baird in the film. Zegler not only utilizes her skills as an actress but dazzles audiences by using her skills as a singer as well. In The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Zegler displays how both her singing and acting abilities can translate to the screen outside of a movie musical setting, making it one of the best Rachel Zegler movies.
IMDb Rating: 6.7/10
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1. West Side Story
In the 2021 Spielberg film version of the classic 1957 Sondheim musical, West Side Story, Rachel Zegler stars as Maria alongside Ansel Elgort as Tony.
The movie musical explores the forbidden love between Maria and Tony amidst a rivalry between two teenage street gangs, the Jets and the Sharks, in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York.
West Side Story is the best of the Rachel Zegler movies and it is the film that was her breakout role, earning her stardom. With big shoes to fill, following Natalie Wood’s performance as Maria in the 1961 film, Zegler makes her own splash as Maria, portraying her as hopeful but strong-willed. Casted at the age of 17 and then 18 when filming, Zegler was able to portray Maria’s innocence as a young woman as well, adding a lot to the role. After Rachel Zegler’s role as Maria, along with her other movies, fans are thrilled to see what she will do next.
IMDb Rating: 7.1/10