Live-Action ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’

[Disstevefan1]

I don’t think it’ll do well either, but the decent box-office performance of last year’s Hunger Games installment gives the lie to the notion that Zegler is what’s going to put people off.

I agree. Good movies do well no matter who is in it.

Bad movies that have actors we love, still do bad.

Zegler will not be the primary reason why SW fails - in my opinion.

 

[Cliff]

I don’t think it’ll do well either, but the decent box-office performance of last year’s Hunger Games installment gives the lie to the notion that Zegler is what’s going to put people off.

Burbank rarely fires people for social media posts they agree with. That action is reserved mostly for the posts and comments they disagrees with.

Zegler knows Burbank has her back

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

You mean the comments where she seemed to criticise the original film? I really hope no-one is suggesting that that’s a fireable offence! I really don't see how those remarks can be compared to her political statements online.

I wouldn’t have blamed them for firing her over those comments, disparaging the movie that literally made the company and that is beloved by their fans was not a smart move. Instead I think they handled it internally and her tone changed drastically, it was working, until it wasn’t anymore.

The bigger issue is those comments put her in a spotlight, under a microscope, prior to her controversial SW comments I didn’t even know her name, now every time she says something controversial it shows up here on the forums and will also show up somewhere on my YouTube feed, it’s the snowball affect.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Burbank rarely fires people for social media posts they agree with. That action is reserved mostly for the posts and comments they disagrees with.

Zegler knows Burbank has her back

This is a good point! For actors who posts stuff that does not align with TWDCs agenda - they are GONE.

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

And if you did, how would that work out for your career? I'm guessing like me, it would end poorly.

Bingo.

 

[Disney Irish]

I think you overestimate the impact of those comments. Some fans may care, but many don't. The public at large certainly doesn't care.

The reality is that outside of the click-bait articles that posts these things no one would hardly know what she or any other celebrity says.

 

[Farerb]

I can't wait for this movie to finally be released and this crap show can finally be over.

 

[Disney Irish]

In case anyone has missed it Zegler earlier today has posted an apology for her post from last week. That to me shows class, something that was lacking with Carano. That to me is the difference between the two situations.

But of course I'll be surprised if those click-bait sites that originally "reported" about it will "report" on her apology, as it doesn't drive clicks for them.

 

[Ghost93]

This is the area where I think Disney cares, Carano’s discrimination lawsuit is getting stronger by the day with each Disney employee who comes out and makes controversial statements and doesn’t get punished, from Pedro not getting punished, to last week it was the Star Wars executive, now this week it’s Zegler, who knows who it’ll be next week. Every time someone makes a controversial comment and Disney doesn’t punish them it’s just one more piece of evidence for Gina to use in her case against Disney.

As for the movie itself I don’t think it matters, they’ve already alienated half the potential audience, more controversial comments aren’t going to alienate them further, this movie already has box office disaster written all over it.

Zegler's Snow White movie has already been filmed, and most, if not all, of the CGI work has already been completed. Disney can't "fire"Zegler because they already shot the movie. Gina Carano remained in all of the Mandalorian episodes she filmed, they just didn't bring her back for future seasons.

I suspect Disney will likely not rehire Zegler again (at least not for another 10 years), but they certainly aren't going to completely throw away a film they've already spent $269 million on and they certainly are not going to completely reshoot the entire movie with a new actress. This isn't like Kevin Spacey being replaced with Christopher Plummer in "All the Money in the World," where reshoots only needed to occur in a few locations at a very low cost. Given how CGI heavy the movie is, this would be an expenditure of at least $150 million.

If I were Disney I'd release the film, but not go overboard with the marketing. I don't see a realistic future where this movie makes a lot of money, so hopefully at the very least it's a good movie in and of itself.

 

[Disney Irish]

Since I’m not on Instagram, I can’t check the veracity of it, but I found this screenshot of what appears to be an apology from Zegler:

Can someone confirm if it’s real?

ETA: Just saw @Disney Irish’s post, which suggests it’s real.

Yes its real.

 

[Tom P.]

This thread is informing me a great deal about the upcoming Snow White movie.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

I was just listening to a summary of the 4th quarter conference call today and found it interesting when Iger was talking about the upcoming 2025 movies he didn’t mention Snow White, he mentioned about half the movies that will come out in 2025 but not Snow White.

Tin foil hat time… Is that an indication they are already expecting to lose money on it and don’t want to remind investors about it? A sign it’s being delayed again? or not a sign of anything since he also didn’t mention Tron, Thunderbolts, Elio, or Freakier Friday either?

I just found it odd he’d skip the movie coming out in a few months while highlighting movies that won’t be out for over a year still.

 

[Disney Irish]

...or not a sign of anything since he also didn’t mention Tron, Thunderbolts, Elio, or Freakier Friday either?

More likely this.

 

[Cliff]

I was just listening to a summary of the 4th quarter conference call today and found it interesting when Iger was talking about the upcoming 2025 movies he didn’t mention Snow White, he mentioned about half the movies that will come out in 2025 but not Snow White.

Tin foil hat time… Is that an indication they are already expecting to lose money on it and don’t want to remind investors about it? A sign it’s being delayed again? or not a sign of anything since he also didn’t mention Tron, Thunderbolts, Elio, or Freakier Friday either?

I just found it odd he’d skip the movie coming out in a few months while highlighting movies that won’t be out for over a year still.

I think Iger just accidentally missed the movie on his prompter script in front of him. There is so much to talk about in these events that it's easy to get distracted and miss a line or two.

I'm certain that Iger has seen many cuts of the movie and I'm certain he is proud of it and expects it to do extremely well. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was THE movie that put Disney on the map. Walt put every penny he owned and could borrow into make it.

I'm sure Iger loves what his team has done with this reimagining of Walt's baby. It's also nice to see that Iger has this movie tailored for today's modern audience and finally has consideration for today's social sensitivities.

I'm glad the prince won't be a "stalker" any more. Snow White will finally be the strong leader that her father knew she could be.

It's sure to be a great move with a great modern message and I'm betting it will be a smash hit. Bob will make Walt proud.

 

[Chi84]

I think Iger just accidentally missed the movie on his prompter script in front of him. There is so much to talk about in these events that it's easy to get distracted and miss a line or two.

Im certain that Iger has seen many cuts of the movie and I'm certain he is proud of it and expects it to do extremely well. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was THE movie that put Disney on the map. Walt put every penny he owned and could borrow into make it.

I'm sure Iger loves what his team has done with this reimagining of Walt's baby. It's also nice to see that Iger has this movie taylored for today's modern audience and finally has consideration for today's social sensitivites.

I'm glad the prince won't be a "stalker" any more. Snow White will finally be tbe strong leader that her father knew she could be.

It's to be a great move with a great modern message and im sure it will be a smash hit. Bob will make Walt proud.

Sounds like it will be a really good movie. But definitely not for you. It’s targeted for a more modern audience.

 

[Serpico Jones]

David Greenbaum has a lot of work to do to turn the studio around.

 

[Farerb]

It seems that I'm sick with 38.4 degrees fever. I wanted to apologize to everyone for my rant in this thread.

 

[AdventureHasAName]

This thread is informing me a great deal about the upcoming Snow White movie.

It's going to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. Mostly because Zegler can't keep her mouth shut. Now you know almost everything you need to know about the film.

 

[Cliff]

It's going to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. Mostly because Zegler can't keep her mouth shut. Now you know almost everything you need to know about the film.

Could the so-called "modern audience" come out in droves with massive support for this movie?

There are many that say that today's "modern audience" is a complete mirage. They say it's a mythical group of people that doesn't actually exist in the real world. Companies are chasing after this "modern audience" demographic that is supposed to be super dynamic, influential and loaded with money and power.

Is the "modern audience" real or just typical or common social hype?

Will the "modern audience" carry Snow White to great success?

I don't know but we DO know that some companies are chasing hard after something "they" think is very real.

 

[Heppenheimer]

Could the so-called "modern audience" come out in droves with massive support for this movie?

There are many that say that today's "modern audience" is a complete mirage. They say it's a mythical group of people that doesn't actually exist in the real world. Companies are chasing after this "modern audience" demographic that is supposed to be super dynamic, influential and loaded with money and power.

Is the "modern audience" real or just typical or common social hype?

Will the "modern audience" carry Snow White to great success?

I don't know but we DO know that some companies are chasing hard after something "they" think is very real.

I'm hearing "modern audience" spoken in an echoing voice.