Zioni$t Gal Gadot Blames SNOW WHITE Being A Box Office Flop On Pressure In Hollywood To Speak Out Against Israel

Former IDF soldier turned mediocre actress Gal Gadot is giving her perspective on why Disney’s live-action “Snow White” remake underperformed at the box office.

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Gal Gadot has become a surprisingly divisive figure in recent years. While many people turned on the Wonder Woman star for her widely ridiculed "Believe" music video released during the COVID-19 pandemic, her stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has also proved problematic for those who support the cause to free Palestine.

It's another complicated, highly divisive topic, and one that this year's live-action Snow White remake got caught up in. That was partly due to Gadot's support for her home country (protestors appeared at various events for the movie), but also a result of lead star Rachel Zegler writing "and always remember, free palestine" in an X post about the trailer.

Ultimately, Snow White was met with largely negative reviews (38% on Rotten Tomatoes) and a mere $205.7 million at the worldwide box office.

Talking with amateur journalists who are on the autism spectrum (via Toonado.com), Gadot admitted that she believed Snow White was "going to be a huge success," but shared her belief that, "what’s happening in all kinds of industries and also in Hollywood, is that there’s a lot of pressure on celebrities to bring up things against Israel."

When one of the interviewers referred to Snow White as a "huge flop," Gadot replied, "You can always explain and try to give people in the world a context about what’s happening [in Israel] and what the reality is here, but in the end people decide for themselves. I was disappointed that the movie was greatly affected by that and didn’t do well at the box office. But that’s how it goes. You win some, you lose some."

Gadot did, however, say that working with Zegler was "fun" and said they laughed together a lot on set.

While the various controversies did impact Snow White (including Zegler's comments about the 1937 classic and some sweeping changes made to the story by Disney), Gadot's performance was widely criticised, and several unintentionally hilarious clips of her take on the Evil Queen quickly went viral on social media.

Snow White is a live-action musical reimagining of the classic 1937 film. The magical music adventure journeys back to the timeless story with beloved characters Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, and Sneezy.

The movie is directed by Marc Webb and produced by Marc Platt and Jared LeBoff, with Callum McDougall serving as executive producer, and features all-new original songs from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

Disney's Snow White is now streaming on Disney+.

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There are many theories as to why the film flopped. Some feel because it was due to some comments Rachel Zeigler said about women not needing to rely on the prince to save her. Some feel it was due to Gal being miscast as the evil queen, especially with her limited range as an actress. Some hated the film because of how they made the dwarves look.

I personally haven't seen the movie, so I can't speak on why the film flopped. However, since the tide has turned, and more Americans have expressed their disdain for what is happening in Gaza, that could have also played a role in why the film was a box office failure.

UPDATE: Gal Gadot is backtracking her recent comments that pressure to speak out against Israel — the actress' home country — played a major role in Snow White's failure at the box office.

I'm calling BS on this statement. She thought she was speaking exclusively to the Israeli media, not realizing that he words would be translated, and spread world wide via the internet.

Now she wants to backpeddle? Maybe if the former IDF soldier would stop being an evil heartless child murdering supporter people would tolerate her more. Oh, and take an acting class or 10.