No media allowed at ‘Snow White’ premiere, users roast: "This movie is beyond cooked"

Looks like Disney is keeping things low-key for the Snow White live-action premiere on March 15. Instead of a grand Hollywood spectacle, the event at El Capitan Theatre will be a stripped-down affair, with only photographers and internal crew present—aka, no major red carpet and no press.

Variety confirmed the move, and it’s not hard to guess why.

The movie has been a lightning rod for controversy from the jump, whether it’s the casting choices, feminist themes, or the lead actors Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot’s political takes.

Naturally, social media pounced. Users immediately roasted the film, calling it beyond saving at this point.

Some joked that the premiere being scaled back was just the beginning of the downfall, while others dragged Gadot’s delivery and lack of facial expressions, saying this news just adds more fuel to the already raging fire.

One user (@YngJackieAprile) noted:

"This movie is beyond cooked."

They left the stove on and burned down the whole kitchen.

A user (@ReeseBeck) mentioned:

"That tells me everything they have zero faith in it and knows it’s a box failure."

A user (@joe_b_smitty) humorously went on to say:

"I'm also deciding not to invite the cast of Avengers to my birthday party and am instead limiting the party to family and close friends."

They’re acting like they chose this, but they knew nobody was going to show up.

One user (@ReelRhapsody) declared:

"because they know it's gonna flop"

Not sure if this user (@dropgenius) is talking about the same thing:

"Keeping people out is an interesting strategy."

If no one sees it flop, did it really happen?

A user (@EricsElectrons) commented:

"LOL hiding from the media isn’t going to make the movie or the reception of it any better. Disney will learn the hard way."

A user (@southernstonerd) speculated:

"Oh... So this is gonna be bad bad huh?"

This might be the first time audiences side with the poisoned apple.

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Controversies surrounding Snow White

The firestorm began when Rachel Zegler, a Latina actress, was cast in the role of Snow White—a character first characterized in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale as having:

"skin as white as snow."

The casting was criticized by some, with Zegler insisting that Snow White is enormously popular in Spanish-speaking nations and that she was proud to contribute her heritage to the Disney princess canon.

In a Variety Actors on Actors interview with Andrew Garfield, she stated:

“You don’t normally see Snow Whites that are of Latin descent. Even though Snow White is really a big deal in Spanish-speaking countries...At the end of the day, I have a job to do that I’m really excited to do. I get to be a Latina princess.”

Then, there’s the Seven Dwarfs debate, which took an even sharper turn when Peter Dinklage openly criticized Disney for what he saw as hypocrisy—pushing for progressive casting while keeping the story’s dwarf-based premise intact.

He said on the WTF With Marc Maron podcast:

“Take a step back and look at what you’re doing”.

On top of all that, Zegler has spoken up for feminist reinterpretations of the tale, saying that her Snow White is not awaiting a prince but rather "learning to be a leader."

Conservative critics criticized Disney for deviating too far from the classic fairy tale.

Also, both Gal Gadot and Zegler have received online criticism for their opinions. Zegler has been vocal in her opposition to Donald Trump, while Gadot has faced criticism for her stance regarding Israel's aggression in Palestine.