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From: weberm@polaris.net
anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:
> Ian J. Ball wrote:
>> On 8/18/23 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>>> Branding experts warn that Disney's live-action “Snow White” remake
>>> could become a colossal failure based on comments made by the lead
>>> actress, Rachel Zegler.
>>>
>>> The 22-year-old star has been making headlines recently for her comments
>>> regarding the original 1937 film's storyline, which is based on a German
>>> fairy tale. Zegler said she "hated" the classic love story and thought
>>> it was "weird", plus labeled the prince as a "stalker". As for the new
>>> live-action version, the “Snow White” star alluded to some major
>>> updates.
>>>
>>> "She's not going to be saved by the prince and she's not going to be
>>> dreaming about true love,” the actress promised.
>>
>> You know, if they want to "update" "Snow White", turning it into a
>> bloody "revenge flick" is one way that would be certain the get me to
>> watch!! :)
>>
>>> Branding expert Carla Speight predicted Zegler’s highly publicized
>>> comments could hurt ticket sales. She told the Daily Mail that even
>>> though old Disney movies “hold old values,” taking revisions “to
>>> the opposite extreme” in an effort “to inflict strong and loaded
>>> messaging on the viewers” is a mistake.
>>>
>>> Speight said, “Disney will need to be careful with how they have
>>> portrayed Snow White and what they do and don’t allow their actors
>>> to say about it going forwards. They simply cannot repeat the same
>>> mistakes and allow their actors to be so vocal in their own personal
>>> opinions during promotions.”
>>>
>>> "It can have a huge impact on ticket sales, especially with the amount
>>> of negative backlash so early in the promo trail,” she continued. “They
>>> need to get the key messaging and strong selling point into a brief for
>>> the cast of the film and ensure they stick to it. If they don't, it's
>>> a disaster waiting to happen and the backlash will keep growing.”
>>>
>>> She recommended Zegler “clarify” her comments.
>>>
>>> PR expert Nick Ede has similar thoughts. He told Daily Mail that the
>>> film's star has proven she “isn’t the best person to promote the
>>> film.”
>>>
>>> “Rachel is a big-named star
>>
>> No she's not. How many people actually saw the "West Side Story" remake?...
Yeah, I wondered about that as well.
> She was also in the Shazam sequel that people stayed away from in droves.
Wasn't the Shazam Family in the first movie too. or did she replace someone?
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