He’s the fairest of all of them.
Pedro Pascal has weighed in on all of the “Snow White” backlash that Rachel Zegler has obtained.
On Sunday, the “Last of Us” star, 49, posted a photograph of Zegler, 23, on his Instagram Tales, tagging her and including one easy phrase: “icon.”
A number of followers on X, previously Twitter, slammed the “Mandalorian” actor.
“Lol. Icon? No, how bout ‘fired,’ how bout ‘blacklisted,’ how bout failure, moron, imbecile. Call her what she is, not what your deluded Hollywood echo chamber wishes she was,” one particular person wrote.
One other particular person commented, “Pedro’s mouth is gonna tank the Fantastic Four,” referring to how Pascal will star in an upcoming reboot of the superhero franchise.
Not all of the feedback had been adverse, nonetheless, as one other particular person posted, “Everyone who supports Rachel is an icon. She is on the right side of it all,” whereas one other remarked, “Just when you thought Pedro Pascal couldn’t get any hotter.”
Zegler first sparked controversy in 2022, with feedback she made in regards to the authentic 1937 “Snow White” movie.
“The original cartoon came out in 1937 and very evidently so,” she stated in an interview with “Extra” on the 2022 D23 Expo.
“There’s a big focus on her love story with the guy who literally stalks her. Weird, weird,” she added of the animated movie. “So we didn’t do that this time.”
She later stated that starring in “Snow White” was “the honor of a lifetime.”
Zegler’s opinion of the unique movie wasn’t all she’s been slammed for.
Her criticism of Donald Trump supporters and her help for Palestine have drawn the ire from extra conservative corners of the web.
In keeping with Selection’s report of the behind-the-scenes drama, “Snow White” manufacturing execs are blaming that for the film’s poor exhibiting on the field workplace.
“Snow White” was No. 1 throughout its debut weekend, nevertheless it grossed $87 million worldwide — a meager quantity contemplating its $270 million finances.
Zegler’s views on the Israel-Hamas warfare additionally oppose these of her “Snow White” co-star, Israeli actress Gal Gadot, 39, who performs the Evil Queen.
Within the Selection report, sources claimed that Gadot was bombarded with demise threats after Zegler posted in regards to the trailer for the flick, then wrote, “and always remember, free palestine.”
Per the outlet, Disney paid for added safety to guard the “Wonder Woman” star.
“She didn’t understand the repercussions of her actions as far as what that meant for the film, for Gal, for anyone,” an insider claimed of Zegler’s social media put up.
Final week, the son of “Snow White” producer Marc Platt blasted Zegler as “immature” and “narcissistic” after it was revealed his father flew to New York to talk to her when she made political feedback on-line.
Jonah Platt, 38, brother of actor Ben Platt, issued a scathing response to 1 adverse commenter on his Instagram.
“Yeah, my dad, the producer of the enormous piece of Disney IP with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line, had to leave his family to fly across the country to reprimand his 20-year-old employee for dragging her personal politics into the middle of promoting the movie for which she signed a multi-million dollar contract to get paid and do publicity for,” Platt wrote on Instagram.
He added, “Free speech does not mean you’re allowed to say whatever you want in your private employment without repercussions…Narcissism is not something to be coddled or encouraged.”
Disney itself has additionally gotten backlash for “Snow White,” because it opted to not solid actors with dwarfism to play the Seven Dwarfs within the film.
