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Did Geopolitics Poison Disney’s ‘Snow White’ Remake?

JL;DR SUMMARY Disney's live-action remake of "Snow White" has sparked controversy and underwhelming box office performance, attributed partly to a geopolitical rift between its stars, Gal Gadot and Rachel Zegler. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Israeli Palestinian ConflictPolitical ActivismControversyGal GadotWokenessDisneySnow WhiteRachel ZeglerBox OfficeCasting Choices

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New York City, New York, United States
"At the Anti-Defamation Leagues annual summit, held this year in New York City on March 4, Gadot was being honored."
Palestinian Territories
"For her part, Zegler signed the 2023 Artists4Ceasefire letter that petitioned former President Joe Biden to end Israels retaliatory bombing of Gaza, and in August 2024 thanked audiences for watching the Snow White trailer in a post on X, adding and always remember, free Palestine."
Israel
"The movie also faced backlash over casting Gadot, a native Israeli who served in the IDF."

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