‘Pressure on celebrities' to condemn Israel behind ‘Snow White' flop: Gadot
Co-star Rachel Zegler made a point of supporting the Palestinian cause during the movie's promotional period.
After the trailer for the film was released, Zegler posted on X: 'i love you all so much! thank you for the love and for 120m views on our trailer in just 24 hours! what a whirlwind. i am in the thick of rehearsals for romeo + juliet so i'm gonna get outta here. bye for now. and always remember, free palestine.'
It led to a face-to-face meeting with the film's producer, Marc Platt, whose son Jonah blamed Zegler's remarks for the film's poor reviews, calling her 'immature.'
Gadot served as a fitness instructor in the Israeli military for two years, including during the 2006 war against Lebanon.
She told Israeli TV show 'The A Talks' that she had expected 'Snow White' to be a success, but 'then Oct. 7 happened' and there was 'a lot of pressure' on Hollywood figures 'to speak out against Israel.' The film, she said, was 'greatly affected' and 'didn't do well' as a result.
The 'Snow White' remake had already faced criticism after actor Peter Dinklage called it 'backwards' for its depiction of dwarves.
It grossed $205 million worldwide from a budget of around $270 million, and critic reviews were broadly negative.
In 2024, Gadot addressed the Anti-Defamation League in the aftermath of the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel, saying: 'Never did I imagine that on the streets of the United States, and different cities around the world, we would see people not condemning Hamas, but celebrating, justifying and cheering on a massacre of Jews.'
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