Disney ‘pauses' live-action Tangled remake after Snow White flop
Disney has 'paused' a live-action remake of one of its films after Snow White flopped at the box office following a series of controversies, according to reports.
A remake of the 2010 film Tangled had been in active development with Michael Gracey, the director of The Greatest Showman, at the helm.
Studio insiders told The Hollywood Reporter that the production has been 'put on pause' amid the disappointing opening of its Snow White film, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.
The film suffered one of Disney's least successful box office opening weekends for a live-action remake, grossing only $69 million (£53 million) domestically and $145 million (£111.5 million) worldwide.
The remake, which had its production budget inflated to £207 million because of the Hollywood strikes, was less successful than Disney's 2019 Dumbo remake, which was widely considered a flop.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, it remains unclear whether Tangled will move forward to a later stage or 'undergo a creative rethink'.
Snow White has been engulfed by a string of controversies, from the leading star's outspoken political views to criticism over the use of CGI in depicting the seven dwarves.
Zegler, who stars as the titular character, was criticised for calling the film a 'politically correct' remake of the 1937 hit animation.
She was also accused by Jonah Platt, the son of the lead producer, of hurting the film at the box office with her political social media posts.
These included a pro-Palestine tweet and an anti-Donald Trump post in which she said she hoped the president and his supporters 'never know peace'.
Snow White has been widely regarded as a financial flop and currently has dismal rankings on the two largest movie rating platforms, including an IMDb ranking of 1.6 out of 10 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 40 per cent.
The remake, released in cinemas last month, was meant to be an easy win for the studio after the success of other live action remakes, including 2010's Alice in Wonderland, 2016's The Jungle Book and the following year's Beauty and the Beast, which all took in excess of $1 billion at the box office.
Disney has embarked on a live-action feature strategy since these successes, returning to its library of intellectual property and repurposing the old titles.
Releases in recent years have included The Little Mermaid, which earned $570 million (£438.2 million), as well as Mufasa: The Lion King, which made the studio $718 million (£552 million) globally.
Disney will release a live-action remake of the 2002 animated film Lilo & Stitch in May, and has scheduled a live-action production of Moana for release in July next year.
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