Julian Schnabel has responded to calls from Gaza activists for Gal Gadot and Gerard Butler, two of the stars of his new film “In the Hand of Dante,” to be disinvited from Venice Film Festival over their support for Israel. Just as the Venice Film Festival started, organizers were urged in an open letter signed by hundreds of international filmmakers …
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The red carpet has been rolled out in front of the Lido’s sparkling white, freshly renovated Palazzo del Cinema, where boatloads of stars will soon be prancing for paparazzi and screaming fans when the Venice Film Festival kicks off Wednesday. This year’s 82nd edition is set to be the most high-wattage celebration of cinema on the Lido in recent memory, …
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Venice Film Festival faces pressure to disinvite Gal Gadot | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Diaspora/Antisemitism Venice4Palestine also called on the festival organizers to rescind Butler’s invitation to the festival, because he has made appearances at events for a pro-Israel group. Gal Gadot attends the 2025 Breakthrough Prize ceremony in Santa Monica, California, U.S., April 5, 2025 (photo credit: REUTERS/MARIO ANZUONI) …
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Mirror, mirror on the wall, how do I get out of this one? Gal Gadot has issued a detailed clarification following her comments about the box office performance of Snow White going viral over the weekend. The actress, who played the Evil Queen in Disney’s live-action adaptation of its classic animated tale, previously stated during an interview on an Israeli …
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The actor Gal Gadot has said that she credits a “pressure on celebrities to speak out against Israel” with the failure of last year’s live action remake of Snow White. Her co-star, Rachel Zegler, showed her support for Palestine while promoting the film, writing on X: “i love you all so much! thank you for the love and for 120m …
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Gal Gadot has said “pressure” to “speak out” against Israel led to Snow White flopping. The Disney live-action version of Snow White saw Gadot play the Evil Queen, and was mired in controversy for much of the lead-up to its release, which included Peter Dinklage calling out Disney for the tale’s depiction of dwarves, Latina star Rachel Zegler facing racist comments …
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Gal Gadot visits Hostages Square amid Israel protest wave | The Jerusalem Post Jerusalem Post/Israel News The visit came amid growing public pressure on the government to prioritize a deal that would secure the release of the remaining hostages. Israeli actress Gal Gadot embraces Einav Zangauker, whose son Matan is still in Hamas captivity, during a day of nation-wide protests …
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After Gal Gadot brought up the pressure in Hollywood to speak out against Israel, she clarified that wasn’t the only reason for Snow White‘s box office flop. Following her appearance on the Israeli talk show The A Talks, in which she said the Disney live-action remake “was greatly affected” by discourse around her and Rachel Zegler‘s opposing stances on the …
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In a recent interview, Gal Gadot blamed the “pressure on celebrities to speak out against Israel” as the reason that “greatly affected” the box office failure of Disney‘s live-action Snow White. The actress appeared on the Israeli celebrity interview program The A Talks on Thursday, per The Jerusalem Post, where one interviewer questioned if she was angry about the dismal …
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Gal Gadot is opening up for the first time about the commercial failure of Disney’s Snow White and shuts down reports of a strained relationship with co-star Rachel Zegler. “I really enjoyed filming that movie, I really had fun”, said Gadot during an appearance on Israeli TV show The A Talks, which aired Thursday. “Even working alongside Rachel Zegler. We …
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