Disney’s Snow White live-action movie starring Rachel Zegler, which was mired in controversy from the moment before ‘go’, will debut on Disney+ on June 11.
That’s an 82 day window from the pic’s theatrical release on March 21.
This is where the truth will be told on the legacy of this Marc Webb directed movie, which features songs from EGOT winning songwriting team, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and was produced by Wicked‘s Marc Platt. For it’s on the streaming service that Disney recognizes pic’s popularity and worth, thus determining whether they get sequels or future theatrical releases.
Read, it was on Disney+ that the studio first noticed the power of Moana and Lilo & Stitch, which respectively led to a sequel and live-action feature adaptation. Moana 2 minted $1.059 billion at the global box office and has a live-action version set for next year, while Lilo & Stitch is about to cross $300M domestic, for a global cume well north of $634M and counting. The entire Lilo & Stitch catalog has mushroomed annually on Disney+ based on hours streamed. The Lilo & Stitch franchise has clocked over half billion (546M) hours on Disney+ around the globe with the original movie notching north of 280M hours viewed. Perhaps, Snow White, can whistle a happier tune at home.
Snow White, which was impacted by its star Rachel Zegler’s comments about the princess, as well as her social media jabs at Donald Trump, went belly-up at the box office grossing $87.2M domestic (one of the lowest takes for a Disney live action feature adaptation of a classic tune) and $205.5M worldwide. Gal Gadot also starred in the movie as the Evil Queen.
Set to a soundtrack that blends original songs with fresh takes on beloved classics, Disney’s Snow White comes to life musically through the talents of EGOT-winning duo Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (The Greatest Showman, La La Land). Snow White (Rachel Zegler) shares her hopes in the heartfelt new ballad “Waiting on a Wish” – one of several soulful “contemporary kingdom” tracks that join timeless favorites like “Heigh-Ho” and “Whistle While You Work.”
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