In a new interview, "Snow White" star Gal Gadot argued the film was hurt at the box office by pressure on celebrities to speak out against Israel.

  • Gal Gadot suggested that political pressure on celebrities to speak out against Israel contributed to Disney’s Snow White underperforming at the box office, though she acknowledged other factors played a role.

  • The film, starring Gadot and Rachel Zegler, earned $87 million domestically compared to higher-performing Disney remakes; Zegler faced criticism for her pro-Palestine stance during promotion.

  • Gadot emphasized she enjoyed working with Zegler, said her “conscience is clean” regarding support for Israel, and expressed hope for peace and safety for all people.

    • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      9 days ago

      I watched the movie. The CGI dwarfs didn’t bother me as much as I expected, but everything else was executed very poorly. Gadot was fucking terrible in the movie, and the “modernization” efforts just left the story garbled. It was a bad movie, and even my kids thought so.

      • IWW4@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        7 days ago

        and the “modernization” efforts just left the story garbled

        Yeah… just like King Kong and Tarzan it is a story that belongs to a bygone era.

        • themeatbridge@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          7 days ago

          Exactly. Snow White is a fairy tale about a jealous tyrant consumed by vanity and fear of her own mortality. But we already got The Substance exploring those topics. And it’s a cautionary tale about accepting help and food from strangers showing up at your door, because you never know their motivations. But we got Sinners exploring that topic. And it’s a story about how industriousness does not replace cleanliness and organization at home. But that’s boring, and we have K-Pop Demon Hunters.

          Really, modernizing the movie could have worked. Make a good film and a lot of other problems go away. The real issue is that it was a bad movie. Bad writing and bad acting. That one song was catchy, but the rest of the entire movie was forgettable.