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The 2025 Snow White live-action remake has been controversial since its inception. From casting Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot as Snow White and the Evil Queen to problematic statements by Zegler, everything contributed to its critical and commercial failure.

Adding more to the ongoing troubles, the Mark Webb brainchild has caused another headache for Disney after being banned from movie theaters in Lebanon. Reportedly, the presence of Israeli actress Gal Gadot has led to this ban, as none of her movies have ever been released in this country.

The woes are never-ending for the 2025 Snow White remake Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen in Snow White (2025) | Credits: Walt Disney Pictures

It cannot be denied that the entire fiasco surrounding the Snow White remake did not leave a good impact. Even if we ignore the casting controversies, many professional reviews did not like the movie’s stylistic choices as well. All of...

Love knows no bounds. Be it your love for a person, an actor, a movie, or portraying a role in that movie, love takes you to places you wouldn’t go even with a gun.

That’s where Andrew Garfield went while filming The Amazing Spider-Man 2 back in the early 2010s. The actor reportedly almost lost a limb because he was too busy with his love for acting.

Andrew Garfield in a still from Spider-Man: No Way Home | Credits: Marvel Studios When Andrew Garfield almost lost a limb

No one was really at fault here since the scene was in such dire need of attention that Andrew Garfield forgot his surroundings. While ignoring his surroundings is a good idea for acting, Garfield did it while running on the road with vehicles alongside him.

Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man | Credits: Sony Pictures

The scene in question involved Garfield’s...

After Snow White failed to spread the magic at the box office during its opening weekend, Disney halted the production of one of its upcoming live-action remakes. The Big Mouse loves to print money using their popular IPs whenever they can, but it seems the future of their live-action films is now in jeopardy. One of its most anticipated remakes, Tangled, just got a very troubling update that will leave fans at odds.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney has hit the pause button on the live-action remake of the 2010 animated film Tangled. It was set to be directed by Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) on board to direct based on a script by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (Thor: Love and Thunder). Although it could be brought back to life at some point, the failure of Snow White has caused Disney doubts about its in-development remake slate. The latest news is...

Once upon a time in Hollywood, fairy tales weren’t just stuff one would read to kids at night; they were a ticket to box office success. Disney’s latest live-action Snow White seemed like a dream project. Rachel Zegler played the titular character, and Gal Gadot starred as the Evil Queen.

But some fairy tales fail to achieve their happy ending. The fall of Snow White at the box office exceeded the humiliation suffered by the Evil Queen. Its massive budget added fuel to the fire, creating a huge failure for Disney.

Rachel Zegler in Snow White | Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

So, what exactly happened? The answer is not that simple because multiple elements played their part in influencing the situation. Let’s take a look at eight major factors that led Snow White to its unfortunate commercial failure.

1. Audience’s viewing habits have changed

The film...

Before the dawn of the Millennium, the prospect of a live-action Spider-Man meant Nicholas Hammond doing things slowly with a lot of string. The short-lived 1970s Spider-Man TV show perfectly illustrated that non-animated Spidey antics weren’t really achievable, although several – from James Cameron to Albert Pyun – tried to get projects spinning. But then came the arrival of CGI, and anything was possible…

Since Sam Raimi first swung Tobey Maguire into cinemas in 2002 there have been ten Spidey movies, three more Peter Parkers, and a Miles Morales, across four discrete franchises recently connected by Marvel’s multiverse shenanigans. If that sounds complicated, allow us to guide you through the Spider-Verse with our ranking of every big-screen Spider-Man outing.

10) The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)

Mark Webb’s second Amazing Spider-Man had the opportunity to fix the problems of its predecessor, but sadly ended up more of the same. As previously, the...

In today's edition of "what if?" alternate superhero history, we look back at what could have been as Sam Raimi's Spider-man 4 would have hit theaters exactly a decade ago. Following the financial success of Spider-Man 3, the plan was to have Raimi direct another installment with Tobey Maguire reprising his role as Peter Parker once more. That didn't happen.

Instead, we got The Amazing Spider-Man reboot with Andrew Garfield, which ultimately paved the way, eventually for Spidey to make his way to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This sequel not happening, oddly enough, probably made a bigger impact than the movie itself would have made.

Let's rewind the clock. On March 12, 2009, the official Sony Pictures Twitter account stated, "Sony Pictures to release Spider-Man 4 on May 6, 2011." Considering Spider-Man 3 made just shy of $900 million at the box office in 2007, this seemed like a wise choice. Mind you, Iron Man...

Before there were X-Men in movie theaters, before there was Spider-Man, before Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and the Hulk teamed-up to become the Avengers, and long before Logan, Deadpool and Deadpool 2 proved that R-rated comic book films based on Marvel properties could be financially lucrative ventures, there was Blade. And according to a deleted alternate ending available on the Blu-ray release, the film was also meant to introduce none other than Dr. Michael Morbius, the Living Vampire, in a cliffhanger scene intended to set up the character’s return in the sequel.

Blade director Stephen Norrington played the trenchcoat-clad character, his face hidden beneath a black cloth, in a brief longshot in which the daywalker Eric Brooks and Dr. Karen Jenson spot the figure, who was, accordingly to screenwriter David S. Goyer’s commentary on the scene, explicitly meant to be Michael Morbius, from across a rooftop after defeating Deacon Frost.

Big screen Spider-Man entries have been the very definition of a mixed bag. This genuinely breath-taking 1970’s entry gives Superman IV a run for its money in stretching the suitability of the term “special” effects. We then had a merciful two-decade period of respite before Spidey followed hot on the heels of the X-Men in ushering in the modern comic book adaptation era. Sam Raimi’s trilogy is generally very good and continues to hold up well. Some of the effects from the first film haven’t necessarily aged well, but the performances and story-telling are great, so overall it remains a solid and enjoyable entry.

Spider-Man 2 continues to be one of the great big-screen superhero films, as strong as anything Marvel or DC have given us over the past 20 years, but then it all took a horrible nose dive with the bloated Spider-Man 3. A few good ideas...

The Your Name remake has tapped Marc Webb as its director. J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot production company are behind the reimagining of the Japanese anime, which went on to become a smash hit in 2017. As is often the case, Hollywood stepped in and decided it would be a good idea to give American audiences a version of this movie that will be aimed a little more specifically at them. Sometimes that pans out, sometimes it doesn't. Either way, it's happening and we now know who is going to make it happen. It isn't specified if this will be a live-action retelling or an animated movie.

According to a new report, The Amazing Spider-Man director Mark Webb has been tapped by Bad Robot to bring this new version of Your Name to life. He's working alongside Oscar-nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer (Arrival), who will pen the reimagined version of the story.