‘Snow White’ bombed so badly at the box office that Disney put another live-action princess remake on ice: reports

nypost.com:

the disastrous box office performance of “Snow White,” according to multiple reports published on Thursday. The Hollywood Reporter was the first to break the news.

Entertainment Weekly and Deadline later confirmed the story. “Tangled,” a reimagining of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Rapunzel,” had been in active development, with “The Greatest Showman” director Michael Gracey signed on to helm the film from a script by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (“Thor: Love and Thunder” and “Do Revenge”), insiders told THR.

According to Deadline, the movie was officially in pre-production and meetings with potential stars were already underway when Disney pulled the plug.

The outlet also reported that “Snow White” tanking at the box office — the $270 million movie has grossed $69 million domestically and $145 million worldwide — led the House of Mouse to reevaluate plans for other planned live-action adaptations borrowing on its animated IP library.The “Snow White” remake was dogged by controversy almost since it was added to Disney’s slate.