Live-Action ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’

[TP2000]

I stopped reading here, wondering why in the heck we were not invited.

So sorry, but if you can book a Viking cruise, I can be found in the Torshavn Lounge (deck 2) every night around 9:30pm.

Seriously, I almost fell off my barstool last night when I was handed a phone to read Miss Zegler's original and hate-filled Tweet. You couldn't make this up if you tried!

 

[TP2000]

She's no more a Disney representative than any other actor who has worked for the company. Those actors include some pretty awful individuals. Would you like Disney to issue statements condemning them all?

Some of us would just like Hollywood to stop being so full of pretty awful individuals. Especially if they're going to lecture everyone else on how to be Official Good People like them.

Or, at the very least, Hollywood bosses should force all those pretty awful individuals to hide it better from their customers.

 

[Chi84]

Nope. I already said she was wrong to write such things.

Everyone agrees, including Zegler, who apologized for the comments.

There’s nothing more to be gained from beating this dead horse.

Disney is under no obligation whatsoever to treat Zegler the same as any other employee. It can find that one person’s comments were a fireable offense while another’s were not.

 

[Heppenheimer]

Wow,...just read Zegler's apology. Good job Rachel!

Alright, thank goodness that mess is over with. I'm glad the runway is now clear for takeoff.

It's good for Burbank to get those petty, little, pesky PR things out of the way.

The movie should be good to go now.

I'm sure through self-reflection, she had a legitimate change of heart and issued her apology sincerely and completely on her own volition. Certainly, neither Disney's PR department nor her publicist influenced her in any shape or form. Just like she whole-heartedly changed her opinion on the original Snow White film in that completely unscripted, candid and spontaneous discussion she had with Halle Bailey. Disney certainly wasn't in damage control mode with that absolutely authentic, not-at-all pre-vetted conversation.

 

[Chi84]

I'm sure through self-reflection, she had a legitimate change of heart and issued her apology sincerely and completely on her own volition. Certainly, neither Disney's PR department nor her publicist influenced her in any shape or form. Just like she whole-heartedly changed her opinion on the original Snow White film in that completely unscripted, candid and spontaneous discussion she had with Halle Bailey. Disney certainly wasn't in damage control mode with that absolutely authentic, not-at-all pre-vetted conversation.

I agree.

 

[TP2000]

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

No, it wasn't. Which is why I said this in the next sentence. Hollywood should force its talent who are pretty awful individuals to go back to this PR concept...

Or, at the very least, Hollywood bosses should force all those pretty awful individuals to hide it better from their customers.

Some people here would benefit from simply ignoring Zegler.

We try, but she keeps Tweeting her thoughts and opinions.

I can only imagine the sigh or relief in Burbank once this Snow White movie gets released and memory holed fast. I can also only imagine the bar tab poor Miss Zegler's agent has had to rack up in the past few years. The poor dear.

 

[Heppenheimer]

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

They had better handlers.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

We do have a good idea of her vocabulary and phrasing by now... enough that it doesn't seem plausible for her to have composed it.

Do you think this is new? They’ve all had publicists since forever for a reason.

She should have control-alt-deleted her social media accounts long ago.

Nah. For what?

To many people, she hasn’t said a single offensive thing.

To her, she doesn’t seem to care if she offends certain people.

To me, I also don’t care if she offends people who are offended by the existence of a Latina Snow White. I think those people deserve to be offended.

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.

Most of them never would have heard about this, but for certain media outlets, elevating and instigating.

I don’t think I have seen this woman in any movies yet. I have no opinion of her talent. I certainly don’t have a lesser opinion of her because of anything I’ve heard she said about the old Snow White or about politics. She is fine with me so far.

As with the little mermaid, I probably would’ve had little interest in a princess movie, but the controversy has made me interested. I saw TLM on Disney+, which I normally wouldn’t have done. I may see this one in the theater if it happens to be a date night and there’s nothing better to watch.

So the media outlets elevating these stories (which end up on this site) are getting me to watch the films out of curiosity.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

They had better handlers.

and no interwebs.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

I'm sure through self-reflection, she had a legitimate change of heart and issued her apology sincerely and completely on her own volition. Certainly, neither Disney's PR department nor her publicist influenced her in any shape or form. Just like she whole-heartedly changed her opinion on the original Snow White film in that completely unscripted, candid and spontaneous discussion she had with Halle Bailey. Disney certainly wasn't in damage control mode with that absolutely authentic, not-at-all pre-vetted conversation.

I’m sure it was coerced and at least co-written by someone else, and there’s nothing new under the sun for decades.

 

[erasure fan1]

I really don't think any of this matters very much at all.

It might not matter at all. It might matter a whole bunch. What's been said, at least from me, is it's not out of the realm of possibility that it could have an impact. And that insulting over half the country, might not be a smart move.

 

[LittleBuford]

And that insulting over half the country, might not be a smart move.

I think I've been pretty clear in stating as much.

 

[Trauma]

@TP2000

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

 

[Ghost93]

Disney has a new problem on its hands with this movie, all over again. The one thread of continuity in the past several years of problems for this one movie seems to be.... Rachel Zegler. I can't imagine Disney will seek out a future project with her once Snow White is finally, mercifully, put into the history books and sent to the $5 DVD bin at WalMart.

It's a shame because I do think Zegler is a terrific actress and singer and can perfectly embody the role of Snow White. She was great in West Side story. But from a PR perspective, I just think she's too much of a loose cannon for a movie designed to earn a billion dollars.

I do think there is a path forward for Zegler if she pivots to smaller budget films that are less focused on earning millions, and more toward garnering Oscar nominations. Or, she could maybe find a TV show that's more directly aimed at the type of Gen Z audience that likes what she has to say on social media. If Zegler wants to be true to herself and speak her mind, that's her choice. But she'll have to reexamine the types of roles and career she wants to have.

 

[Ghost93]

I’m they do why is Rachel still employed?

Rachel is not employed by the Disney company. She already shot the movie! Her work is done. You can't fire someone who isn't employed. Carano was part of an ongoing movie series, so it made sense for Disney to state that she wouldn't be coming back.

I imagine Disney won't hire her in the future, but the last thing Disney wants to do by releasing a statement is to generate even more bad press for a film they've already spent $269 million on.

 

[Ghost93]

Rachel Zegler strikes again
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Okay, that's legitimately hilarious.

Wonder if we will see Zegler and Gadot throwing shade at each other on the press tour.

 

[Chi84]

It's a shame because I do think Zegler is a terrific actress and singer and can perfectly embody the role of Snow White. She was great in West Side story. But from a PR perspective, I just think she's too much of a loose cannon for a movie designed to earn a billion dollars.

I do think there is a path forward for Zegler if she pivots to smaller budget films that are less focused on earning millions, and more toward garnering Oscar nominations. Or, she could maybe find a TV show that's more directly aimed at the type of Gen Z audience that likes what she has to say on social media. If Zegler wants to be true to herself and speak her mind, that's her choice. But she'll have to reexamine the types of roles and career she wants to have.

She’s on Broadway now, correct?

My prediction is that none of this political drama will have an impact on her career.

 

[Trauma]

Okay, that's legitimately hilarious.

Wonder if we will see Zegler and Gadot throwing shade at each other on the press tour.

Can you explain this to me. I don’t follow Stars or really know how Twitter works.

All I see is a picture of some women standing next to each other at what appears to me to be a movie premier ?

 

[Disney Irish]

Can you explain this to me. I don’t follow Stars or really know how Twitter works.

All I see is a picture of some women standing next to each other at what appears to me to be a movie premier ?

Its people trying to read something into the pictures that are not there.

 

[Trauma]

Its people trying to read something into the pictures that are not there.

Well thanks then.

Now it all makes sense.