Disney Films

[Makai]

I made the mistake of looking up how Snow White is doing. It’s kind of hilarious watching people trying to claim some kind of culture wars victory as though the movie doesn’t look like shit. They could have found perfect actors and this thing would still bomb entirely based on poor production choices. 

Also, entertainment reporters are a little too in love with dwarf name puns. 

[Makai]

On 3/15/2025 at 4:16 PM, badhaggis said:

Snow White was my favorite movie as a child. I even told my Sunday school teacher my real name was Snow White and that my family just called me Lisa. I still cry every time I watch the original movie. This movie will always have a very special place in my heart.

My issue with Ms. Zegler is why did you tame the role of Snow White if you have so much contempt for the character? She has alienated so many people.

And yes I agree the dwarves are just awful. 

As someone who mostly agrees with Ziegler’s take, I just want to say that having big issues with the movie is not the same as having contempt for the character of Snow White. I love Snow White as a character. 

[JustHereForFood]

[Makai]

On 3/24/2025 at 10:10 AM, JustHereForFood said:

She didn’t say that. She only compared her version to the original. 

I understand people feeling like she disrespected the legacy of Snow and she certainly could have said it with more tact but mostly think the I reaction is insanely overblown. Largely by people who don’t give a shit about the legacy of Snow White. 

Edited March 26 by Makai

[tv echo]

Weekend Box Office: Snow White Opens with $43 Million
The latest live-action adaptation of a Disney animated classic did manage to win the weekend handily, even though it undershot its projected numbers and faces a steep uphill climb to break even.
by Erik Childress | March 24, 2025 
https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/weekend-box-office-snow-white-opens-with-43-million/ 

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As much as we wanted to believe that the upcoming live-action adaptation by Disney was going to provide a spark to the theatrical box office, that was pretty much quashed this weekend. Sure, it had the second best opening of the year, but then you realize Den of Thieves 2 is currently the fifth best of 2025 and you go ho-hum instead of hi-ho. Yes it could be the second film (or maybe even the third) to gross $100 million, but these films have been good for at least twice that or even more. Here we are looking towards the end of March with 10 of the 11 weekends at the box office earning less than $100 million, with hopes that Minecraft will be the blockbuster theaters need.
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It should be noted that 2024 did not hit a $100 million three-day weekend in its first two months, but then hit three in March thanks to Dune: Part Two, Kung Fu Panda 4, and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The discussion looms about audiences embracing original entertainment outside the comfort of their own homes, but until then, we have Disney’s Snow White opening to $43 million, well below the hopeful $50+ million that tracking was suggesting. It is also well below the recent spate of live-action remakes of Disney animated films, including The Jungle Book ($103.2 million), Beauty and the Beast ($174.7 million), Aladdin ($91.5 million), and The Little Mermaid ($95.5 million). This is more along the lines of Dumbo territory, and even that was higher with $45.9 million.

Dumbo finished out its run with $114.7 million domestic and cleared over $238 million overseas. So it was a bomb, but a quaint bomb with a $170 million budget compared to what Snow White could be with a budget reportedly as high as $270 million. That would put it among the 15 most expensive motion pictures ever, up there with other Disney misfires like Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and The Marvels, which, by the way, also opened higher with $46.1 million but carried the same $270 million price tag. Snow White should still be better than that (starting with $44.3 million overseas), but to even be in the same conversation should be a red flag. Marc Webb’s film has been beset with bad ink ever since its inception, from Peter Dinklage’s comments about its portrayal of dwarfism to reactions to Gal Gadot’s thoughts on Gaza. Reviews have not been great, and the only live-action film since 2000 to open in March with less than $50 million and gross over $150 million was Wild Hogs. That won’t do for Snow White. That won’t do.

Edited March 25 by tv echo

[One4Sorrow2TooBad]

What a shitfest of a movie,no wonder it's doing so poorly at the box office and getting crap reviews. Disney still hasn't figured it out. 

[tv echo]

Per schedule (as of Mar. 26) for CinemaCon, March 31-April 3, 2025, in Las Vegas, NV...

MONDAY, 31 MARCH – INTERNATIONAL DAY PROGRAMMING
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2:30 PM - 4:30 PM ...
Walt Disney Studios Invites You to its 2025 Presentation Highlighting its Upcoming Release Schedule
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Hosted by:
Alan Bergman, Co-Chairman, Disney Entertainment
Andrew Cripps, Head of Theatrical Distribution, The Walt Disney Studios

Edited March 28 by tv echo

[Trini]

'Disney’s ‘Tangled’ Live-Action Movie Hits the Pause Button'

^There's not much more info than what's in the title.

On one hand, yes-- maybe slow down on the remakes; on the other hand, Tangled is one of my favorite princess movies from the CGI era, and I was curious about how they would interpret it for live action.

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The article also mentions that a live-action Hercules is in development; and for that one, I think I'd rather them perfect the stage show instead.  I dunno, the original is very "nineties"; and yes, I'm sure they'd update the references, but I feel like it has a certain 'vibe' that can't really be replicated.

[tv echo]

Includes CinemaCon presentations for Lilo & Stitch, Tron: Ares, Zootopia 2, and Avatar: Fire & Ash....

CinemaCon 2025: Every New Walt Disney Studios Announcement
By DF Writers   April 3, 2025
https://discussingfilm.net/2025/04/03/cinemacon-2025-disney-marvel-avatar/

Thunderbolts, Avatar: Fire And Ash, Fantastic Four: First Steps And More At CinemaCon 2025's Walt Disney Studios Panel - Live Blog
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Edited Friday at 11:50 AM by tv echo

[proserpina65]

16 hours ago, Trini said:

On one hand, yes-- maybe slow down on the remakes; on the other hand, Tangled is one of my favorite princess movies from the CGI era, and I was curious about how they would interpret it for live action.

I think Tangled is a movie which could really work in the live action format.  It's more modern to begin with so it wouldn't need so much updating that it warps it out of recognition.  Honestly Disney should've skipped a live action Snow White altogether and done Tangled instead.

[JustHereForFood]

I would definitely prefer a live-action Tangled to Hercules. There's way too many movies about Greek mythology anyway and let's not pretend that they would bother to cast some actual Greek actors for once.

[Spartan Girl]

Honestly, Tangled is fine the way it is.