Disney’s ‘Snow White’ has been plagued with controversies before launch

Disney’s live action remake of his 1937 animated classic “snow White And the seven dwarves “suffered a difficult production period in the period prior to their theater premiere this weekend.

Since the production began in 2022, the film has reached the headlines of multiple controversies, including a one -year delay, a debate about whether its representations of main characters are politically correct and an open main actress that caused a violent reaction with her public mockery of the original Disney film and the Americans who vote for Trump.

Here are five main controversies that affected the “Snow White” of Disney’s live action before launch on Friday, when he opened to medium -sized reviews: a New York Times critic said: “His mediocrity is among his greatest annoying.”

Children deserve better than the cultural warfare

Disney Shaked about the representation of dwarves

More than three years before the movie launch, an actor from list A with Dananism led Walt Disney Studios to commit to reworking his representation of the classic “Seven Dwarfs” character.

The actor “Game of Thrones” Peter Dinklage He called the study Even to consider stabbing magical dwarves in the modern era.

Speaking in the podcast of comedian Marc Maron in 2022, Dinklage declared: “You are progressive in a way, but you are still making that story of f —— g behind about seven dwarfs that live in a cave together. What are you doing, man?”

After Dinklage’s complaint, Disney announced that would take a “different approach” in its representation of the seven dwarves. A statement issued by the study in January 2022 said: “To avoid reinforcing the stereotypes of the original animated film, we are adopting a different approach to these seven characters and we have been consulting with members of the dwarf community.”

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The main actress hits the spirit of the animated original

The main actress Rachel Zegler has courted the reaction of social networks on a variety of occasions since the beginning of the production of the film, first taking heat for her comments Ridiculous of the classic 1937 version of “Snow White”.

During Disney’s Expo D23 in 2022, the actress told the media: “I mean, you know, the original cartoon came out in 1937 and very evidently.

Since then, Zegler has fired his critics onlinesuggesting that your response is an exaggerated reaction to your “frankness” and being “intrepid” with your opinions.

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Delayed film for a full year

After Disney’s controversy about his dwarf representation, as well as a violent reaction about Zegler that mock the original, the study announced at the end of 2023 that it would be Delaying launch “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” for a full year. The film was originally released in March 2024.

In the light of the rock production of the film until that moment, Disney’s critics on social networks speculated that the study needed a year delay to disinfect the supposed progressive themes of the film and change the final aspect of the dwarves after their supposed diverse representation mocked online.

Industry outlet “The Hollywood Reporter” provided an alternative theorywhich suggests that the delay occurred due to the SAG-AFTRA strike that happens that year. He pointed out: “Prepare so that the Domininos begin to fall seriously while the studies run to reorganize their theatrical liberation calendars of 2024 amid the strike of current actors.”

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Zegler speaks in the Middle East, attacks Trump’s voters

In addition to causing controversy with her opinions about the old “white as snow” and how it should be updated for the modern era, Zegler entered a more violent reaction when sharing his thoughts about the Middle East while promoting your new movie.

In an August 2024 x after the advance of the official “Snow White”, the actress wrote, “and always remember, free Palestine.”

Some wondered if the political message was a subtle excavation in the film co -star Gal Gadot, who defended his country of origin of Israel’s military response to Hamas terrorist attack on October 7, 2023.

Zegler generated even more anger when, in his frustration for the results of the presidential elections of 2024, She lashed out at People who voted for Donald Trump.

“That Trump’s supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace,” published the progressive actress on Instagram after Trump’s victory, and added: “F — Donald Trump.”

After finding a rapid setback, Zegler apologized.

“I would like to sinite myself sincerely because of the electoral publication that I shared on my Instagram last week. I let my emotions take over me. Hate and anger have made us move more from peace and understanding, and I’m sorry to have contributed to the negative discourse,” he wrote in a later publication.

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Disney Scale Back Film’s Hollywood Premiere

In a movement that led the spectators to wonder if Disney tacitly admitted the concerns about how his film would be received, the study Go back to scale The Hollywood premiere event for “Snow White” last weekend.

Variety reported last week that Disney would reduce the premiere of the film’s red carpet on March 15, so it is a smaller event than the typical Disney large premieres.

According to the reports, the smallest red carpet event would not be assisted by the media that generally attend the premieres to speak with the cast and the film of the film. Although the film stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot attended a pre-fiesta and a projection at the El Capitan de los Angeles theater on March 15, Variety reported that the coverage of the media would only include photographers and a house team.

Responding to the reports, actor Martin Klebba, who expresses the character of “Grumpy” the dwarf, expressed disappointment About the climbing premiere.

“I’m not disappointed with Disney. I’m disappointed with the world,” he said. “We have come to this place in society where people work very hard in this film, where Marc (Webb), the director, probably comes four years to assemble this, (together with) the producers and Disney, and just because a couple of people have points of view that not everyone feels in the same way, now we have to alter the funny part of making a film, which is premieres.”

Conservative film critic Christian Toto, Hollywood podcast host in TotoHe summarized the full development of the Disney movie controversy, which tells Fox News Digital that it is a “perfect media management storm.” The journalist who directs his own website “,Hollywood in Toto,“He added that due to the numerous controversies,” the film’s hopes have been dramatically affected. ”

Toto said that not everything is fatality and gloom in terms of “Snow White” box office. “It can still have some effective,” he said, and added, “the Disney brand is still vital in some sectors, and children of children often remain in cinemas for weeks. That allows the appreciative parents to get hooked a few hours for themselves.”

“Disney stepped on more than a few rakes along the way, however, hurting its general box office potential,” he concluded.

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