Live-Action ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’

[Disney Irish]

What is your reading?

Its in my post -

This again goes back to what I'm talking about, people are reading more into this than is actually there.

The original tweet which Zegler liked is not what you guys are thinking. The "Kie" account who tweeted it originally is a fan of Zegler, to me it looks like they are pointing out the differences in her style at each event, and that is what she liked. Its the poster here and everyone else that is trying to make it about her demeanor in the pictures, which isn't not.

So if I'm reading it that way, its very possible Zegler read it that way and why she liked it.

 

[BrianLo]

I don’t think politics affects those decisions nearly as much as likability, there’s a lot of movies I’ll go see simply because I love the actors in it, there’s also movies I’ll avoid because I dislike actors in it.

Zegler comes off as smug and condescending so for me she falls into the dislike category, not boycott worthy like Chris Brown or Ezra Miller but not someone I’m rushing out to see either.

What will be interesting is the lead of Wicked is also receiving a lot of blowback. She’s more of a diva than anything outright political.

I’m actually not at all bothered that Zegler is disliked. She’s very much opened herself up to it, unlike Halle and Iman, who were clearly targeted by people trying to serve their political or financial gain.

 

[Disney Irish]

Sorry for missing that.

I find your reading extremely unlikely given that "kie" herself wrote, "rachel is so funny for this i love her bad". There's nothing funny about the fact that she's wearing a long gown in one photo and a mini-dress in the other, so I very much doubt that's the difference that's being highlighted.

You're again reading something that may or may not be what you think it is. Flip it around, what would be "so funny" to her fan about Zegler's demeanor in the picture? There is nothing funny about the picture. So it goes both ways.

 

[Brian]

Zegler's post would be unremarkable for me if Gina Carano weren't fired from The Mandolorian for much less.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

and no interwebs.

I think this is the primary reason, 30 years ago the only thing we knew about most celebrities was what they shared on the Tonight Show or in interviews. Now that we have social media many celebrities (and average joes) share every detail of their life, the good and the bad.

@TP2000

So how much does this dumpster fire have to make to break even?

I’ve seen speculation ranging from $500 million to a billion just to break even, outside of Disney I doubt anyone really knows though.

What will be interesting is the lead of Wicked is also receiving a lot of blowback. She’s more of a diva than anything outright political.

I’m actually not at all bothered that Zegler is disliked. She’s very much opened herself up to it, unlike Halle and Iman, who were clearly targeted by people trying to serve their political or financial gain.

There’s unfortunately a lot of examples of actors getting unearned backlash and hate, I wasn’t a fan of the casting of Halle but never felt any animosity to her because of it, she did as good a job as possible in the controversial (to many) position Disney placed her in, the Iman hate was even more bizarre because she was perfectly cast for the role and played the part exceptionally well, I disliked some of the show writing but she didn’t do anything to deserve any dislike, even in Marvels she was the highlight of the movie. Zegler has earned a lot of the dislike but I still don’t understand the outright hate, people are too quick to vilify anyone they disagree with, she’s unlikable but that’s really about it.

 

[Disney Irish]

What's "funny" is the contrast between her glum expression while standing next to one costar and her happy expression while standing next to the other. Her fans certainly seem to think so.

Sorry but I don't read it that way, so we just see it different. I've read through that account, and they idolize Zegler, and they don't seem like the type that would find a glum expression from their "idol" as "so funny".

 

[Brian]

Disney can't fire her at this stage. All they can do is not employ her again.

They could put out a statement saying the views she espoused are not in alignment with the company's. It's been radio silence from them.

 

[Brian]

It's not Disney's practice to put out such statements. They did not comment on Carano's posts mocking preferred pronouns, sharing anti-mask memes ("Democratic government leaders now recommends we all wear blindfolds along with masks so we can't see what's really going"), or promoting the lie that the 2020 election was stolen. It was radio silence then too, and no-one here seemed to mind.

It's clear that her invocation of the Holocaust crossed a line in Disney's eyes, which is why they fired her and, in a very unusal move, put out a statement. This was the exception rather than the rule—including by the standards of Carano's own posting history.

At minimum, I would say that Carano's statement and Zegler's statement are equally offensive to their respective targets. If Disney is going to denounce Carano's statement, in my opinion, they should denounce Zegler's.

Zegler's statement is worse because it wishes and invites harm on those she disagrees with, as opposed to Carano's, which, while arguably insensitive, does not wish or invite harm onto anyone.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Zegler fans who interpret the juxtaposition of photos as proof of her dislike of Gadot?

Idle gossip. Fans are not experts, just fans. Same as around here. They have all kinds of opinions, don’t know her personally, and love to presume grudges being held. I remember many people on a Mariah fan site always projecting a rivalry with and dislike of J-Lo. It’s all silliness and pointless unless it comes from the horse’s mouth.

What's "funny" is the contrast between her glum expression while standing next to one costar and her happy expression while standing next to the other. Her fans certainly seem to think so.

I’m sure you have some idea of how many times the shutter clicks within seconds. People don’t wear permanent smiles, even celebrities. If you want to find a shot out of 20, where she was temporarily not smiling, you can find that shot. Doesn’t mean anything.

 

[LittleBuford]

Some here want to vilify Zegler completely, while others want to vindicate her to the same degree. It’s predictably tribalistic and unproductive. I wish there were more room for nuance and ambivalence.

 

[Disney Irish]

All I’ll really say on this movie is I think it’s going to be another mundane remake and I think everyone’s going to be incredibly dissapointed in how non-controversial they actually made it.

It’s the fumes of the 2023 banter here that the company has already clearly pivoted from.

I actually agree, I think the movie itself will end up being just as normal as all the other remakes and its only the external factors that people try to assign to it that will be the "controversial" part.

 

[Chi84]

This thread is supposed to be about what looks like a fairly faithful representation of a sweet story directed toward kids.

I may be alone in this, but I love live-action movies based on Disney fairytales. I’m very much looking forward to the next trailer!

 

[networkpro]

Do you think that the Hollywood of old was populated by angels?

Actors aren’t role models to be put on a pedestal. They’re just doing a job—albeit a highly specialised and lucrative one. They can only occupy as much of your attention as you’re willing to give them. Some people here would benefit from simply ignoring Zegler.

Remember these folks pretend for a living and some have at best a tenuous grasp of the reality others live.

 

[Chi84]

Nothing much has been said about the male lead, Andrew Burnap. His background seems to be more Broadway than movies.

 

[LittleBuford]

Nothing much has been said about the male lead, Andrew Burnap. His background seems to be more Broadway than movies.

I’ve not seen him in anything that I recall. I hope he has a prominent romantic role; I adore a good love story.

 

[Chi84]

I’ve not seen him in anything that I recall. I hope he has a prominent romantic role; I adore a good love story.

I do too! I didn’t watch the original Snow White until fairly recently and was surprised by how little screen time was given to the prince.

Maybe that’s why I like live-action; there’s more room for character development.

 

[LittleBuford]

I do too! I didn’t watch the original Snow White until fairly recently and was surprised by how little screen time was given to the prince.

Maybe that’s why I like live-action; there’s more room for character development.

I think the romance is dealt with quite compellingly in the original—there’s great charm (for me at least) in that absurdly old-fashioned fairytale notion that two young people might fall deeply in love after just one encounter. But yes, I hope the remake fleshes the romantic connection out, in the same way that the live-action Little Mermaid did.

 

[LittleBuford]

Seriously, people, Disney is a choice, not an obligation. If this film and those involved in it are so objectionable to you, move on.

 

[BrianLo]

Seriously, people, Disney is a choice, not an obligation. If this film and those involved in it are so objectionable to you, move on.

It’s the last marching order from 2023 we have to get over. This too will burn itself out. The troops have otherwise dissipated.

The whole companies fortunes have dramatically turned around, I’m glad the nonsense is falling away.

 

[Chi84]

Everyone should try to be happy instead of grumpy.