Gadot says Hollywood climate over Israel conflict affected Snow White

Israeli-born actress Gal Gadot says the climate in Hollywood surrounding Israel’s war and the pressure on celebrities to speak out against the Jewish state helped derail Disney’s live-action Snow White at the box office. In a recent appearance on an Israeli television program, Gadot maintained that while there were many factors behind the film’s disappointing performance, the intense public discourse over Israel and Gaza created an environment that affected its reception and promotion. She later clarified that her comments reflected emotional context and that no single factor explains a film’s financial outcome, pointing to a constellation of influences that determine a movie’s success or failure.

Snow White, released by Disney, faced a complicated release period marked by controversy and a crowded market. The film’s global gross hovered around the low hundreds of millions, yielding a substantial financial shortfall against its reported production costs of more than a quarter of a billion dollars. The release also encountered broader promotional headwinds, including questions about casting choices and a public-relations environment in which actors’ political positions can...