Disney Finally Relents and Releases the New Snow White Trailer Online
Disney seems to have thrown their hands up over that leaked Snow White trailer. Initially, they kept the new trailer for their latest awful-looking live-action remake of one of their animated classics (not counting Mufasa: The Lion King) off of YouTube while releasing it in theaters, reportedly before some showings of Wicked. It was an odd choice since the trailer would be out there anyway, and inevitably, a low-res version would find its way online – which, of course, it did. But presumably, the idea was to keep it from getting a lot of negative feedback on social media, which didn’t work because, again, the bootleg version spread like wildfire. Now, Disney just gave up and released the sucker because, at this point, who cares? You can see the official, Disney-released, high-def Snow White trailer below:
Snow White looks like what its insufferable star, Rachel Zegler, has been insisting it would be: a female empowerment screed with a girl boss version of Snow White leading a revolution against the Evil Queen. It sounds kind of like Snow White and the Huntsman, that action version of the fairy tale from 2012 with Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, and Charlize Theron. I didn’t see that because it looked terrible (much like I won’t see this for the same reason), although it seems to have had a similar casting problem to the new live-action Snow White – namely that the Evil Queen is considerably more beautiful than “ the Fairest One of All.” Regardless, the new and “improved” Snow White for the fictitious modern audience seems to have some story problems based on that trailer. For example, they’ve turned it into a story where Snow White leads an army to fight the Evil Queen, yet they still have the plot point where the Queen turns herself into a little old lady and gives Snow White a poisoned apple. How does this fit? Is she trying to kill Snow White to take the wind out of the revolution? This is a war; if she knows where Snow White is, she could just have her army show up and massacre her and the Dwarfs. It’s like they’re trying to have their cake and eat it, too.
But Disney’s gonna Disney, right down to the heavy-handed messaging. (“You know, I really don’t remember you being this… opinionated.” Vomit.) What will be more interesting is seeing how this film does at the box office. As terrible as they were, or at least looked – I saw the live-action Beauty and the Beast and never watched another one again because, wooooooow – these remakes used to make a lot of money. And I get it; the animated versions of the movies were beloved classics, and people wanted to see if they could have that initial experience again and share it with their children. But Disney is not viewed the same way it once was, especially in terms of its appropriateness for kids. The remakes also don’t appear to have the support they used to, with the most recent theatrical release, The Little Mermaid, raking in much less money than The Lion King, Aladdin, or even Maleficent. And they’re not viewed as the novelty they once were, with people mostly rolling their eyes when a new one is announced. Add to that Rachel Zegler doing everything in her power to make the movie sound like a woke lecture from the most obnoxious woman on the planet, and I don’t see audiences flocking to the theater for Snow White and the Seven CGI Abominations. And considering the massive reshoots that have been going on for the past year combined with the delayed release, Disney is probably going to lose a ton of money on this, which they deserve. At least it led to some funny Megyn Kelly rants, though.
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That Wicked press tour is excruciating. I only see clips in videos commenting on it, but those two actresses come off as complete lunatics. They look like they’re on something, and I’m not joking; they seem spaced out. They’re lucky Wicked has a built-in fanbase (and, by most accounts, sounds like it’s good for what it is).
It was kind of a stretch, but I wanted to find an excuse to embed that Megyn Kelly video because I loved it; the first time I saw it, I laughed out loud when the one guest tried to mildly defend Zegler and Megyn was like, “Fuck her.” And I agree, Zegler’s version of Snow White doesn’t feel at all like the original; they discarded the sweetness and kindness and made her a modern-day girl boss warrior woman, and it looks dumb.
Happened to catch this at someone else’s house this morning and couldn’t believe it was released. The longer the trailer went, the more I wanted someone to turn it off. I actually sat there and gave it a chance. Zegler is incapable of portraying the sweet character.
Seeing Megyn Kelly’s video, it’s something others have said before, but Rachel does not have any class and comes off as a big mouth and the problem with that is the lack of self control and restraint. There were more lovely and feminine and classy actresses 50 years ago! Times have changed. Many women have lost the tone of femininity.
I saw the same thing with Wicked, which I heard was a great movie that everyone liked, but the interviews are like nails on a chalkboard, wince and cringe the entire way. That’s another problem with the modern day, is that it’s not just a movie but a barrage of interviews where you see just how privileged, pampered and full of themselves these people really are. There has been too much of it, to where none of them come off particularly special and some of them are just ditzy or even somewhat deranged.
Social media streamers and interviews and comments sections and chatrooms have taken their toll and shown me that the people are far more interesting and intelligent than actors. The “just a kid” line does not cut it because younger child stars of the past were far more measured and reserved in their responses and interactions.
All of this really reflects poorly on the management and coaching and leadership behind these actors. Who is advising them? You’d think they’d have this down to a science by now. Would say that politicians and crisis actors do a far more convincing job.
Since Gal Gadot sang Imagine during lockdown, I have not thought much of her either. Would rather listen to Maria Zee, a woman with a brain in her head and courage in her chest, or another woman like Lauren Southern.