In a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, comedian Kurt Metzger and host Joe Rogan delved into the disappointing performance of Disney’s “Snow White” remake, suggesting that young star Rachel Zegler is unfairly bearing the brunt of criticism for the film’s shortcomings.
During their conversation, Metzger pointed out what he sees as an unfair trend in the media coverage surrounding the film. “Now if you notice the spin on it, they are putting it all on her [Zegler]. I mean I know she su*ks but she is very young. She didn’t write that script though right and I don’t think that she made the no dwarves decision, that was Sir Peter Dinklage,” Metzger commented.
The discussion turned to the film’s controversial use of CGI for the dwarfs, which has been a point of criticism since early production reports. When shown a clip of the CGI characters, Rogan was visibly unimpressed, stating, “Oh wow that does look bad, it doesn’t look real at all.”
Rogan suggested that the production team failed to properly guide the 23-year-old actress regarding public relations, particularly when it came to political statements. “You get some young girl and you don’t kind of talk to her about like – Hey, don’t get political, you’re young and I know you have opinions about things but this should just be about the movie,” Rogan said.
Metzger continued to analyze the situation, suggesting that the film’s messaging was problematic from the start. “The message of the movie is to be that b*tch. That’s the message that they wrote a script thats telling girls- I don’t need nobody tells me, I am a 20-year-old girl so obviously I can run my mouth all the time. That’s the theme of the new Snow White,” he explained.
The comedian also suggested that Zegler’s social media activity, particularly her “Free Palestine” post on X (formerly Twitter), created an opportunity for studio executives to deflect blame. “She made the cardinal error of saying free Palestine on twitter [X]. So she could say all that- Men are bad and its this and that but once you do that, now they’ve put the entire weight of the failure upon her,” Metzger claimed.
Considering how Right leaning outlets feel about Zegler, it’s interesting to see Rogan side with her especially given his first hand experience in the showbusiness industry.
