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Gal Gadot stoked a major controversy during a recent interview when she blamed the “pressure on celebrities to speak out against Israel” as the reason behind the box office failure of Disney‘s live-action ‘Snow White’. Mounted on a budget of over $250 million, 'Snow White' barely grossed $200 million worldwide, leading to massive losses for Disney. 

 

“I really enjoyed filming that movie, I really had fun,” said the ‘Wonder Woman’ actor during an appearance on Israeli TV show ‘The A Talks’ that aired Thursday. 

 

While the film was widely criticised for its drab storytelling and performances, it was reported that lead star Rachel Zegler’s very vocal support to Palestine and Gaza hurt the film’s prospects at the box office.

 

Reflecting on the movie’s outcome, Gadot said, “And then October 7 happened. There was a lot of pressure put on celebrities, actors, creators to post against Israel. I can always explain and try to give people in the world context about the situation and the reality in Israel, and I always do that. But at the end, people make up their own minds. And I was disappointed that the movie was incredibly affected by all of that and that it didn’t do well at the box office. But it is what it is, you win some, you lose some.”

 

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Shutting down reports that she shared a strained relationship with co-star Rachel Zegler, Gadot said, “I had fun, even working alongside Rachel. We laughed and we talked, we had fun.”

 

Gadot and her family are spending the summer in Israel after wrapping up the shooting of her upcoming action thriller ‘The Runner’ in the UK a few weeks ago.

 

“I was on location outside of London, so my parents and the nanny had my two youngest daughters with them. I was targeted by pro-Palestinian protesters. It was a difficult experience. I felt alone,” said the 40-year-old actress.

 

She went on to add, “I feel most safe in Israel, despite all the missile attacks, alarms and what’s happening. It has now gotten much more complicated being Israeli outside of Israel. When I’m not in Israel, I always have security detail.”