Re: Backlash To "Snow White" Actress' Woke Comments Could Tank Disney Remake, Experts Say

 > Ubiquitous wrote:
 > Branding experts warn that Disney’s live-action “Snow White” remake
could 
 > become a colossal failure based on comments made by the lead
actress, Rachel 
 > Zegler.
 > 
 > The 22-year-old star has been making headlines recently for her
comments 
 > regarding the original 1937 film’s storyline, which is based on a
German 
 > fairy tale. Zegler said she “hated” the classic love story and
thought it was 
 > “weird,” plus labeled the prince as a “stalker.”
 > 
 > As for the new live-action version, the “Snow White” star alluded
to some 
 > major updates.
 > 
 > “She’s not going to be saved by the prince and she’s not going to
be dreaming 
 > about true love,” the actress promised.
 > 
 > Branding expert Carla Speight predicted Zegler’s highly publicized
comments 
 > could hurt ticket sales. She told the Daily Mail that even though
old Disney 
 > movies “hold old values,” taking revisions “to the opposite
extreme” in an 
 > effort “to inflict strong and loaded messaging on the viewers” is a
mistake. 
 > 
 > Speight said, “Disney will need to be careful with how they have
portrayed 
 > Snow White and what they do and don’t allow their actors to say
about it 
 > going forwards. They simply cannot repeat the same mistakes and
allow their 
 > actors to be so vocal in their own personal opinions during
promotions.” 
 > 
 > “It can have a huge impact on ticket sales, especially with the
amount of 
 > negative backlash so early in the promo trail,” she continued.
“They need to 
 > get the key messaging and strong selling point into a brief for the
cast of 
 > the film and ensure they stick to it. If they don’t, it’s a
disaster waiting 
 > to happen and the backlash will keep growing.” 
 > 
 > She recommended Zegler “clarify” her comments. 
 > 
 > PR expert Nick Ede has similar thoughts. He told Daily Mail that
the film’s 
 > star has proven she “isn’t the best person to promote the film.”
 > 
 > “Rachel is a big-named star playing one of the world’s most famous
fairytale 
 > characters immortalized by Disney, but instead of taking the lead
of ‘The 
 > Little Mermaid’s’ Halle Bailey and embracing her role, Rachel has
actively 
 > chosen to spoil the narrative and express the new direction she has
taken 
 > Snow White in,” Ede said.
 > 
 > “This is by no means a wrong move and Snow White, and other
stories, if they 
 > were written today would have very different nuances and narratives
but the 
 > fact that she’s actively being negative about the source material
and 
 > laughing off the old Disney film and the fairytale makes her look
too eager 
 > to show off the new version and shows little or no respect for the
previous 
 > version and other iterations,” he added. 
 > 
 > “I am sure Disney executives must be having crisis talks and
thinking perhaps 
 > their new Snow White isn’t the best person to promote the film and
ensure it 
 > is a box office success.”
 > 
 > He mentioned that “Snow White” has a “negative narrative”
surrounding it, 
 > meaning Disney will have to work overtime to create “magical and
positive 
 > hype” ahead of the film’s 2024 release date. 
 > 
 > --
 > Let's go Brandon!

How could anybody hate Snow White ?

Solution is to make a third movie, and just write it good and not
floop up the character. 

I mean why bother with these actors.
 

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