Apparently, both are failing.
After the disaster which was "Snow White", where Rachel Zeigler starred in and then, dissed the production, while publicly fighting with her co-star, Gal Gadot, perhaps Disney should return to the era where cartoons don’t make public statements. Especially political ones.
After less than an a month since its release, Snow White had only grossed $146.5MM worldwide, with $70.7MM domestically and $75.8MM internationally, and is considered a box office disappointment. It cost $270MM in production and needs to make $500MM just to break even.
Zeigler has called the production "weird" and "creepy" and describing the prince as a "stalker”. She has publicly voiced her support for Palestine, including a post on X (formerly Twitter) after the Snow White trailer launch where she added "and always remember, free Palestine".
This last item created friction with her co-star, Gal Gadot, who is Israeli, and a former fighting member of the IDF.
The lesson was learned by Disney, when it was reported that the Mouse House has put the live-action remake of “Rapunzel”, entitled “Tangled,” a reimagining of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale, which had been in active development, on hold. “The Greatest Showman” director Michael Gracey, was signed on to helm the film from a script by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (“Thor: Love and Thunder” and “Do Revenge”).
Their woke agenda across the board, along with its unaffordable admission fees in their parks, has cost Disney unrealized expected profits over the last year. In addition, the loss of goodwill in their public relations may not return.
At one time, Disney was considered the “go-to” family place to be. But not any more. Instead, it is all about the bottom line. Like banks, who care more about the profits for the shareholders than the needs of their customers.
And it is too bad. But the company has done it to itself.
This was NOT what Walt Disney wanted for his legacy.
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