Rachel Zegler: Last News

Snow White star Rachel Zegler worked with a “social media guru” paid for by Disney after Instagram posts about President Donald Trump, according to reports.An article by Variety looked into reports of struggles behind the scenes on the production, many of which centred around lead Zegler. The Oscar nominee is outspoken on social media regarding her political point of view, drawing criticism from those who disagree.

“Snow White” star Gal Gadot because of her outspoken support for Israel, according to a bombshell new report. The 39-year-old Israeli actress, who served in the Israel Defense Forces, received an influx of death threats when her “Snow White” co-star Rachel Zegler, 23, shared a pro-Palestinian message on social media, per Variety.In an August 2024 thread on X thanking fans for their support of the unveiled first trailer for the live-action remake of Disney’s 1937 animated classic, she added, “and always remember, free palestine.” Zegler’s remarks “made the rounds” at Disney, as Variety put it, reportedly leaving many at the House of Mouse shocked that Zegler would infuse a political statement into her promotion of the $270 million film.Concern reached such a fever pitch that an executive at Disney allegedly contacted Zegler’s team to convey their distress, while “Snow White” producer Marc Platt reportedly went to New York to speak with the “West Side Story” actress in person.Death threats against Gadot “spiked” after Zegler’s “free palestine” post, according to Variety, leaving Disney no choice but to pick up the bill for additional security to protect the “Wonder Woman” star.“She didn’t understand the repercussions of her actions as far as what that meant for the film, for Gal, for anyone,” one insider told the outlet of Zegler.The Post reached out to Gadot’s rep for comment.The young actress again found herself in hot water over a social media post following Donald Trump’s election victory in November.

have exploded in recent weeks. However, a new report claims outspoken star Rachel Zegler’s social media posts have roiled the House of Mouse internally for months.After Zegler fired off a series of missives that disparaged President Donald Trump, the studio went so far as to hire a “social media guru” to closely scrutinize her online activity, according to Variety.In November 2024 — three months after the 23-year-old actress was criticized for commenting “and always remember, free palestine [sic]” on a trailer for her PG-rated family movie — she piled on, posting “F–k Donald Trump” and “May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace.”Disney did not want to alienate the 49.8% of Americans who voted for Trump that month from seeing its $270 million movie, so it reportedly enlisted an overseer for Zegler.“After a back and forth, she began working with a social media guru paid for by Disney to vet any posts before the film’s March 21 bow,” the report said.The worried studio also implored the “West Side Story” star to take down her Palestine post.

a bombshell report on Tuesday with alleged inside information on the behind-the-scenes beef between “Snow White” stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.Sources claimed that the actresses didn’t have “bad blood” and “got along well” when they filmed the controversial Disney flick — but “things got awkward” for the pair before the movie’s March 21 release.While Zegler, 23, and Gadot, 39, seemingly clashed because of their opposing views on the war in Gaza, they reportedly fell out over a social media comment made by Zegler earlier this month.According to Variety, Zegler called Gadot “a professional pageant queen” in an Instagram reply after they presented an award together at the Oscars on March 2.Sources said that the remark is “considered a dismissive way to describe a fellow actress.”In the lead-up to the film’s release, Disney decided to have Zegler and Gadot mostly do press separately. That decision, according to Variety’s sources, “fueled the perception of a feud” between the two.Zegler and Gadot were reportedly “mostly kept apart” at the scaled-back “Snow White” premiere at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on March 15.For the screening that immediately followed the premiere, Zegler allegedly sat two rows ahead of Gadot and her family, per Variety.The outlet said that by the time of the premiere, “Disney had given up hope that the film could overcome the backlash” that was overshadowing the film.Additionally, there was tension between the actresses after Zegler wrote “Free Palestine” on X around the time the first trailer for “Snow White” was released online in August 2024.

New insights regarding the controversies surrounding the Snow White film starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot have been released.

Tatiana Siegel On Aug. 12, 2024, three days after Rachel Zegler hit the stage at Disney’s D23 fan event to introduce the first official trailer of “Snow White,” she thanked supporters effusively in an X post for driving the teaser to 120 million views in 24 hours. One minute later, she added an afterthought in the same thread: “and always remember, free palestine.” That addendum, which amassed 8.8 million views, nearly four times the number for the the initial post, quickly made the rounds, with many inside the studio expressing shock that the “Snow White” star would commingle the promotion of its $270 million tentpole with any kind of political statement.

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Disney executives might feel more aligned with the dwarves known as Grumpy or Bashful rather than one called Happy after a Sleepy box office start for “Snow White.” The studio’s live-action remake of 1937’s “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” opened slightly behind expectations at the international box office with $44.3 million from 51 markets. Top earning territories were the United Kingdom with $5.1 million, Mexico with $4.1 million and France with $3 million. The film bombed in China with an embarrassing $900,000.

The numbers are in for Disney‘s live-action remake of 1937′s iconic Snow White!

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “Snow White” may be the fairest of them all with a leading $43 million in its domestic box office debut, but Disney’s latest live-action remake is off to a sleepy start. Overseas, “Snow White” also opened slightly behind projections with $44.3 million for a global launch of $87.3 million. Heading into the weekend, the film was estimated to collect $100 million globally.

J. Kim Murphy Disney‘s “Snow White” is fairest of them all on box office charts. The musical earned $16 million across Friday and preview screenings from 4,200 venues.

Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot’s “Snow White” is projected to rake in just about $45 million this weekend, putting it on track to be one of Disney’s sleepiest opening weekends yet.As of Friday mid-day, the beleaguered live-action remake of the 1937 classic reaped $15.5 million across 4,200 North American theaters, including $3.5 million from Thursday night’s previews, Deadline reported.Matinees and Sunday evening showings could give the movie a much-needed boost, however, but Deadline projects the film’s domestic box office numbers will fall somewhere in the mid-$40 million range — putting it in competition with the washout “Dumbo” remake from 2019.That Tim Burton clunker brought made $46 million on opening weekend, but cost significantly less to make: $170 million compared to $270 million.“Snow White” still has time to save itself from becoming one of Disney’s worst performing opening weekend remakes, however: “Mufasa: The Lion King” only earned $35.4 million in December.“Snow White’s” lackluster ticket sales fall well below initial expectations for the film.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Disney’s live-action “Snow White” remake begins with a storybook opening up to tell the tale of the kindhearted princess. It’s exactly how Disney’s 1937 animated classic “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” begins, but it doesn’t take long for the two versions of the same fairytale to stop mirroring one another. Almost immediately, the new “Snow White” makes a pivot and builds a new backstory for the eponymous princess.

Rachel Zegler making a statement after all?That’s what fans seem to think after she left her “Snow White” co-star, Gal Gadot, out of her Instagram carousel on Friday.In honor of the live-action Disney remake hitting theaters, Zegler, 23, shared a slew of photos from her time on the set. However, the tribute didn’t mention the “Wonder Woman” actress, 39, who plays the Evil Queen, nor did she appear in any of the posted shots.“This movie was a life-changing experience that has held about four years of my career.

Rachel Zegler has a big new song in the new Snow White movie!

Rachel Zegler has reached the end of her Snow White press tour and she’s opening up about the meaning behind the film’s story.

EXCLUSIVE: Disney‘s Snow White, which has been dragged through the tabloids like she was Leona Helmsley, is seeing Thursday previews tonight of $3.5M per our sources. Note, these numbers don’t come from Disney. Showtimes began at 2PM.

sparked relentless backlash against the young star. Zegler, 23, discussed what it was like receiving the call about booking the role on Thursday’s episode of “Good Morning America.”“It was the honor of a lifetime.

Rachel Zegler has revealed that she was asked to “prove” her Latin identity to a “bunch of white executives” for her role in Steven Spielberg‘s West Side Story.Back in 2021, Zegler starred as María in Spielberg’s 2021 take on the iconic musical, making her film debut in the process. Later this week, she’ll return to the big screen for another iconic role as she portrays Snow White in Disney’s live-action remake of the same name.Speaking to Allure for March’s cover story, Zegler spoke about her experience on West Side Story, including how studio executives “kept calling to ask if I was legit”.

Amid unwarranted discourse around her casting as Snow White, Rachel Zegler is sharing her experience as a Latina actress.

told Variety in an interview before her Walk of Fame Ceremony on Tuesday, which was disrupted by anti-Israeli protesters.The actress immediately showed her support on social media after the attack. “I stand with Israel, you should too,” she shared via Instagram on Oct.

One major change in the live-action remake of Snow White is the removal of the Prince Charming character and the introduction of Jonathan, played by Tony Award winner Andrew Burnap.