Staff Reports
Disney’s new Snow White movie crashed hard at the box office, and critics are blaming star Rachel Zegler. Talk show host Megyn Kelly led the charge, saying Zegler’s choice to trash the original 1937 cartoon—and her political drama—cost Disney millions. The movie’s opening weekend made just $43 million, way below expectations. Fans stayed home, theaters sat empty, and angry comments flooded social media.
Zegler called the original Snow White “weird” and “outdated,” mocking the love story that made the cartoon famous. She bragged about rewriting the story to make it “modern,” removing the prince and the classic fairytale magic. Conservatives blasted her for disrespecting Disney’s roots and acting like she knew better than the fans. Kelly said Zegler’s attitude made the movie “unwatchable” and called her the “worst casting choice in Hollywood history.”
The movie’s disaster wasn’t just about Zegler’s bad takes. Behind the scenes, she ignored Disney’s orders to stop posting politics online. Last year, she tweeted “Free Palestine” right after promoting Snow White, sparking a firestorm. A producer flew out to beg her to delete it, but she refused. Her co-star Gal Gadot, who’s Israeli, reportedly got death threats over the drama. Disney had to hire a consultant to follow Zegler and control her social media.
Kelly ripped Zegler for putting politics over the movie, saying she “alienated half the country.” Empty theaters showed fans didn’t want lectures—they wanted magic. The CGI dwarfs also bombed, looking cheap and “woke” instead of charming. Fans called it another example of Disney ruining classics to push modern agendas instead of giving people what they love.
Now Hollywood insiders say Zegler’s career is in trouble. After trashing her own role in Spielberg’s West Side Story and picking fights with co-stars, studios see her as “toxic.” One producer’s son called her a “narcissistic nightmare” who tanked the film for selfish reasons. Disney reportedly regrets casting her and might cancel future remakes after this mess.
Zegler tried to backtrack, suddenly praising Snow White as “emotional” and “kind,” but fans didn’t buy it. Memes mocked her as the “princess of PR disasters,” and critics said she’s the reason “go woke, go broke” keeps happening. Kelly joked that theaters had “more CGI dwarfs than viewers,” and Disney lost over $200 million on the flop.
This wasn’t just a bad movie—it was a cultural breaking point. Fans are tired of Hollywood elites mocking classics while pushing divisive politics. Snow White’s failure proves that disrespecting loyal audiences backfires. As Disney scrambles to fix its image, Zegler’s future looks bleak. Her arrogance turned a dream role into a career-killer, and no amount of spin can save her now.
The fallout shows Hollywood needs to listen to fans, not activists. Remakes can work if they respect the originals, but Disney forgot that. Instead of magic, they got a mess—and a warning that woke reboots won’t end well. For Rachel Zegler, the lesson is clear: bite the hand that feeds you, and you’ll end up with poison apple career karma.
