The son of one of Disney’s “Snow White” remakes was allegedly the reason why the film was hurt in social media posts.
Jonah Platt defends his father, Hollywood producer Mark Platt Now deleted Instagram comments He is in response to a social media user who accused his father of harassing Zegler’s outspoken political views.
“Yes, my father, producer [an] With hundreds of millions of dollars on Disney IP, having to leave his family and fly across the country to condemn his 20-year-old employee for dragging her personal politics into the middle of a promotional movie, she signed a multi-million-dollar contract to get paid and do it for publicity. ”
“Snow White” producer Marc Platt’s son Jonah Platt accused the film’s star Rachel Zegler of hurting the film with her social media comments. (Paul Archuleta/Contributor | Pablo Cuadra/Stringer)
The exchange takes place in one Variety Report Elder Platt flew to meet Zegler in New York City last August and talked to her about the studio’s concerns about her book “Free Palestine,” which promoted her film trailer.
The young Platt, apparently lost patience, saw an Instagram user this week saying the trip his father spoke to Zegler was “creepy.”
“Do you really want to do this?” Pratt asked for the reason for defending his father’s trip. He then tore the star apart and said she “hijacked” the media surrounding it to promote his own point of view, which he said hurt the box office performance.
“This is called adult responsibility and accountability. Her actions clearly hurt the box office of the movie. Free speech does not mean that you can say anything in your private job without making any impact.”
Pratt continued: “Thousands of people are working on this movie, she hijacked the conversation of her immature desires, and had the risk of all colleagues, crew members and blue-collar workers who rely on that movie to succeed.”
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“Snow White and the Seven Dwarves” star Rachel Zegler was at the Hollywood premiere of the new movie. (Rodin Eckenroth / Stringer)
Disney’s film opened on the weekend of March 21, with a disappointing box office return. Although some estimates in February predict the film will account for $85 million domestically during the opening weekend, Snow White opens in the U.S. and Canada $43 million ticket sales.
According to Forbes, the 2019 “The Lion King” made $191 million on the domestic opening weekend compared to other recent Disney adaptations, while the 2017 “Beauty and the Beast” earned $174 million on the theater’s first weekend.
As far as critics are concerned, Snow White has been a bomb. Currently, rotten tomatoes have a score of 42%, meaning most reviews are negative.
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In addition to Zegler’s pro-Palestinian comments, the actress condemned Donald Trump’s supporters after the 2024 election, saying: “May Trump supporters and Trump voters and Trump himself never know peace.” She apologized later For speech.
Zegler also attacked part of the original 1937 “Snow White” film in 1937. During Disney’s D23 Expo 2022, the actress told the media: “I mean, you know, the original cartoon was released in 1937, and it was obvious. It was obvious that her love story was very focused on her love story, someone who literally looked at her.
Jonah Platt declined to comment on the story, and Disney has not answered a request for comment from Fox News Digital. Fox News Numbers Also contacted with Zegler’s representatives for comments, but no replies were heard.
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Fox News’s Christine Park contributed to the report.
