SNOW WHITE: Disney Said To Be In Panic Mode Amid Continued Backlash And Out-Of-Control $330 Million Budget

SNOW WHITE: Disney Said To Be In Panic Mode Amid Continued Backlash And Out-Of-Control $330 Million Budget

New details have emerged about Disney's reported attempts to save its Snow White remake, including the fact the budget has already spiralled out of control to a whopping $330 million. Check it out...

By JoshWilding - Nov 02, 2023 11:11 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: Mail Online (via Toonado.com)

Amid continued negative publicity, Disney recently delayed the upcoming Snow White remake by an entire year. To prove to fans much of what they've heard isn't true, the studio shared a shot of Rachel Zegler's Disney Princess surrounded by the classic Seven Dwarfs. 

However, the rough state of the visual effects has led many to speculate the image was thrown together in a hurry and that the characters will actually be added to the movie in reshoots set to take place between the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike and that new March 2025 release date. 

Mail Online (via Toonado.com) has chimed in today, revealing that Disney is scrambling to figure out how to save a movie they've allegedly already spent $330 million on. 

How the heck did that happen?! 

"Disney had to delay Snow White because they have spent so much money on it, and if it is a financial disaster at the box office, it might single handedly cripple future remakes and potential Snow White sequels that they have planned," a supposed insider tells the site.

"They also have to remove themselves from the bad taste in the mouths of online critics and want to instead deliver a great film and get to a point where they get it right. They realize that they were overthinking things and are now reigning it all in a little bit more."

Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has widely been blamed for Disney's decision to ditch the Seven Dwarfs after comments from the actor in which he called Snow White a "f***ing backwards story" went viral. Earlier this year, a Snow White stand-in was spotted shooting scenes with men and women of different racial backgrounds, with only one of them played by a little person. 

Disney would deny the set photos were real, though multiple sources have since confirmed those were the real deal. "The Bandits" are expected to still be part of the remake, presumably because they're in too many scenes to simply scrap them at this stage. 

The report goes on to claim that Disney is looking at Cats and Sonic the Hedgehog to help them figure out what not to do (the latter famously changed the title character's design after fan backlash; as for Cats, it's widely considered one of the worst musicals ever made). 

"It is a perfect storm right now, but they are embracing change and anticipate it all to work out and exceed expectations. The work starts now," that unnamed source adds. "They also had to delay the movie because they not only have to make it as best as they can, but there are a lot of toys that they have to prepare, so they need the dwarves and the rest of the characters to look exactly like who they are supposed to be."

Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man) directs Snow White from a  screenplay by Barbie director Greta Gerwig and playwright Erin Cressida Wilson.

In terms of cast, the movie stars Rachel Zegler as Snow White, Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen, Ansu Kabia as the Huntsman, Martin Klebba as Grumpy, and Andrew Burnap as Jonathan. 

Snow White is set to be released in theaters on March 21, 2025.

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