Butit was also the target of controversy, withRachel Zegler(unfairly) taking most of the heat.
Most importantly, it’s a poisoned apple that the film industry shouldn’t be biting into.
Attempts to appease fandoms rarely work, either.
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Matters weren’t helped whenJames GunnandPeter Safranwere named heads of DC Studios.
Whether it ignored the controversy or tried to downplay it,Snow Whitewould have faced backlash.
Worse still, it ignores the fact that you cannot make everyone on the internet happy.
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That’s not even accounting for the fact that the internet rarely reflects real life.
Instead,this is a continuation of studios backtracking on bold storytellingdue to online backlash.
And unless Hollywood wises up, it’ll continue to take bites out of the same poisoned apple.
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Snow Whiteis in theaters now.
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A live-action adaptation of the classic fairy tale. The film follows Snow White as she escapes into the forest and seeks refuge with seven dwarfs to elude her jealous stepmother, the wicked Queen, who is threatened by Snow White’s surpassing beauty.
