Gal Gadot Fuels Snow White Sequel Rumors Amid Live-Action Remake’s Box Office Flop

Gal Gadot revealed she wants to return to Disney for a Snow White sequel, despite the live-action’s lackluster box office performance.

The 40-year-old actress said she would love to reprise her role as the Evil Queen after starring opposite Rachel Zegler, 24, earlier this year.

‘I would love to do that. Yes. Tell [Disney CEO] Bob [Iger]. Bob, I’ll do that,’ she said while speaking to Us Weekly at the Women’s Guild Cedars-Sinai Snow Ball Gala, where she was honored with the Hollywood Icon Award.

The Snow White remake, directed by Marc Webb, was plagued with controversy ahead of its March premiere.

And amid the movie’s press tour it was speculated that there was a behind-the-scenes clash between Gal and Rachel.

It was believed to be over their opposing views on the years-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict; Gal is notably from Israel. 

Gal Gadot revealed she wants to return to Disney for a Snow White sequel, despite the live-action’s lackluster box office performance

The 40-year-old actress said she would love to reprise her role as the Evil Queen after starring opposite Rachel Zegler earlier this year

Adding fuel to the fire, days ago fans noticed that Rachel unfollowed Gal on Instagram. 

There were also disputes as the studio gave the film, based on the 1937 original cartoon, a politically correct revamp.

In 2022, Rachel supported the contemporary take on the story, telling Vanity Fair, ‘It needed that.’

Peter Dinklage later weighed in, slamming Disney for remaking what he called a ‘f***ing backward story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together.’

Amid the backlash, the large scale premiere meant to be held at Leicester Square in London was cancelled.

‘Disney are already anticipating an anti-woke backlash against Snow White and have reduced the media schedule to just a handful of tightly controlled press events,’ a source told People at the time.

It was added: ‘That is why they have taken the highly unusual step not to host a London premiere for the film and are minimizing the amount of press questions that Rachel Zegler gets.’

In August Gal pointed to anti-Israel sentiment as the reason for the box office failure of Disney’s live-action remake.

‘I would love to do that. Yes. Tell [Disney CEO] Bob [Iger]. Bob, I’ll do that,’ Gal said while speaking to Us Weekly at the Women’s Guild Cedars-Sinai Snow Ball Gala on Thursday evening

It was widely speculated that there was a behind-the-scenes clash between the film’s two leading stars; L-R Snow White Director Marc Webb, Rachel, and Gal pictured in March

She later backpedaled on her statement.

After a clip of her discussing the film’s low turnout with Israeli TV show The A Talks circulated, she used Instagram to clarify her comments.

The Wonder Woman star wrote to her 107 million followers: ‘I was honored to join an extraordinary interview with inspiring interviewers, whose questions go straight to the heart. 

‘Sometimes we respond to questions from an emotional place. When the film came out, I felt that those who are against Israel criticized me in a very personal, almost visceral way.’

Gal noted, ‘They saw me, first and foremost, as an Israeli, not as an actress. That’s the perspective I spoke from when I answered the question.’

And she wrote via Instagram Stories, ‘Of course, the film didn’t fail solely because of external pressures.

‘There are many factors that determine why a film succeeds or fails. Success is never guaranteed.’