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Months After Stunning Losses, Rachel Zegler’s ‘Snow White’ Dropped By Disney
ITM ^ | 8/19/25 | Andrew Boardwine

Posted on 08/21/2025 5:09:26 AM PDT by DallasBiff

Disney has always prided itself on being the studio of dreams, but sometimes those dreams turn into costly nightmares.

That’s exactly what happened with Rachel Zegler’s Snow White (2025), a film that was supposed to be a triumphant reimagining of the company’s first full-length animated classic. Instead, it became one of Disney’s most expensive failures, leaving the studio with little choice but to quietly drop the project from its future plans and much more.

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KEYWORDS: disney; movies; snowwhite; woke
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To: rlmorel

I watch Critical Drinker’s videos regularly. Hilarious.


41 posted on 08/21/2025 6:17:28 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”)
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To: DFG

Wasn’t Evita a Blonde?

Maybe a Bottle Blonde, but who knows?


42 posted on 08/21/2025 6:17:44 AM PDT by left that other site (You Shall Know The Truth, and The Truth Shall Make You Free.)
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To: DallasBiff

There were so many reasons why this movie bombed. Woke was one of them. Rachel Zegler being incredibly abrasive is another. Gal Godot not being a good actor is another. CGI dwarfs is another. It amazes me that Disney is so corrupted that it didn’t see this coming a mile away.


43 posted on 08/21/2025 6:21:11 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: T.B. Yoits

44 posted on 08/21/2025 6:23:18 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits

45 posted on 08/21/2025 6:24:15 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: DallasBiff

lol


46 posted on 08/21/2025 6:25:05 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: DallasBiff
How the recent Disney movie of Snow White ruined the original fairy tale May 13, 2025
47 posted on 08/21/2025 6:26:37 AM PDT by mjp (pro-freedom & pro-wealth $)
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To: All

Rachel Zegler’s comments about the Snow White remake have generated significant controversy. She has described the original animated film as “dated” and criticized the Prince as a “stalker,” while also emphasizing that the remake will focus on Snow White’s leadership qualities rather than a romantic storyline.

These remarks, coupled with her casting as a non-white actress in a role traditionally depicted with very pale skin, have led to backlash from some Disney fans.

“Dated” and “Weird”:
Zegler has used these words to describe the original “Snow White” film, particularly its focus on the love story and the Prince’s actions.

“Stalker” Prince:
She has specifically called out the Prince as a “stalker,” which has drawn criticism for potentially disrespecting the original film and its fans, according to a YouTube short.

Zegler has highlighted that the remake will emphasize Snow White’s ambition and desire to be a leader, rather than a damsel waiting for a prince to save her.

She has also defended the remake as necessary to update the story and its themes, acknowledging that it is more socially conscious.


Zegler’s casting as a Latina actress playing a character traditionally depicted with white skin has also fueled debate and criticism.

Zegler has also addressed the backlash, stating that she was simply trying to make the story relevant to a modern audience. She has also emphasized that the love story is still an important part of the remake and that she loves the character of Snow White.

Watch—This video discusses the controversy surrounding Rachel Zegler’s comments about the Snow White remake:


48 posted on 08/21/2025 6:31:35 AM PDT by Liz (May you be in Heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead (Irish blessing))
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To: Sirius Lee

Even the mirror knew who was the beautiful one.


49 posted on 08/21/2025 6:31:39 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: rlmorel

Very good.


50 posted on 08/21/2025 6:33:40 AM PDT by stevio (Fight until you die!)
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To: circlecity

All she had to do was keep her mouth shut and she would have become a big star. But she has the insufferable self-righteousness of imbecile leftists, and couldn’t keep it to herself


51 posted on 08/21/2025 6:41:21 AM PDT by j.havenfarm (24 years on Free Republic, 12/10/24! More than 10,500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: Liz
I like your take on why snow failed.

Ill bet the studio would have made more money by making her trans and a flat out comedy.

otoh, Even x rated versions made more money ( a postive income) than the Rachel z version..

perhaps they should have played her topless to get the creep crowd?

52 posted on 08/21/2025 6:44:19 AM PDT by Ikeon (Help a man today, and tomorrow he will get into trouble on purpose, because youll help him.)
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To: Sirius Lee

I think I found validation from him when I watched the “Puss in Boots” animated feature, and found myself thinking that it was not woke, and actually, at a fundamental level, was conservatively themed.

That was a surprise to me, because it generally is not something I either see or expect in an animated feature like that.

I saw that The Critical Drinker had done a review, so when I watched his review, I wa surprised to see that he saw the movie in much the same way that I did.

In watching other reviews after that, I realized that he and I tended to react the same way in many cases, and not only was the validation nice, if I didn’t see a movie, he’s analysis was a valuable indicator of whether I, as a conservative, might enjoy it.

Far better than the old Siskel and Ebert dumbasses.


53 posted on 08/21/2025 6:45:12 AM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est.)
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To: Ikeon

......perhaps they should have shown Zeigler topless to get the creep crowd?........


I think that was under consideration.......lol.


54 posted on 08/21/2025 6:49:40 AM PDT by Liz (May you be in Heaven half an hour before the devil knows you're dead (Irish blessing))
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To: desertsolitaire

Yep. Anything you find from “Song of The South” (records,kids books,music books,etc.) sells like crazy on Ebay.


55 posted on 08/21/2025 6:56:23 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (Don't worry,pray.)
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To: DallasBiff
"It was a brutal but telling reminder: the original Snow White is still treasured, while Disney’s attempt to modernize it fell flat on its face."

A brutal reminder, yes, but more than that: It is a brutal and clear warning of the disaster the world faces if the insanity of "liberalism"/"progressivism"/"wokism"/the Democrat Party, viz. the Decadence of Western Civilization, is not rejected, destroyed, and expunged thoroughly and completely,

I.e. if the world does not rise to great wisdom and soar again into ascendance.

Disney's stupid, irresponsible, $115 million failure is a metaphor for wokism itself and where it will deliver the world.

It was not merely an attempt to modernize. It was a willing surrender to the Decadence of Western Civilization.

56 posted on 08/21/2025 6:57:07 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Were it not for Trump, woke would have been more devastating than all the horrors, wars and plagues.)
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To: Angelino97
I've been hearing variations on that theme for over 30 years. Yet despite decades of promoting leftist propaganda, Big Media is bigger and richer than ever.

There are quite a lot of us who suspect that these studios have been funded by parties who are interested in cultural programming. The USAID money was probably no small part of that. Now that it has been cut off, some programs and media projects may mysteriously disappear. Now, other Soros-type donors probably exist, but I don't believe for a second that the woke Hollywood trash is actually making money on its own.
57 posted on 08/21/2025 6:58:24 AM PDT by fr_freak (So foul a sky clears not without a storm.)
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To: DallasBiff

Decades ago, Disney tried to build a theme park in northern Virginia. Using underhanded techniques, such as buying small pieces of properties thru different real estate companies under shell names and the like, mostly to keep costs down until they had all the properties and permits lined up, the locals had no idea what was going on for quite a while. Good reason for this! The park site was being built on what many considered hallowed ground of a civil war battlefield.
When the news broke, pushback was intense. One of their biggest enemies was a group in Fauquier County. Disney lost the battle for the Virgina park and shortly after, Beauty and the Beast came out with the bad guy being ‘Lord Farquhar’.
Many saw a petty payback in Disney’s naming of the bad guy something so close to ‘Lord Fauquier’, the fellow the after whom their nemesis county was named.


58 posted on 08/21/2025 7:04:51 AM PDT by ArtDodger
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To: bert
The question in my mind is why will viewers chose to stream such a production that is so widely denounced as a failure?

Kids. When I was a child I used to watch the test pattern on our black and white, 3 channel tv. They'll watch anything.

59 posted on 08/21/2025 7:08:19 AM PDT by LouAvul (1 John 2:22: Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist.)
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To: dfwgator
What’s funny is that the lefties are blaming the flop on Gal Gadot, since she’s from Israel, and people are boycotting because of that.

Liberals suffer from mass psychosis and must be eliminated, marginalized or institutionalized in order for civilization to survive.

In this particular case, they suffer from a Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

"A personality disorder characterized by blaming others for one's failures is often associated with Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). Individuals with NPD frequently struggle to accept responsibility for their actions and instead project blame onto others to maintain a positive self-image. This behavior is a form of projection, where they attribute their own shortcomings to external factors or individuals."

If you draw Venn Diagrams of NPD and Sociopathic Personality Disorder, they greatly intersect.

60 posted on 08/21/2025 7:13:35 AM PDT by LouAvul (1 John 2:22: Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist.)
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