Failed Snow White remake produced more carbon emissions than latest Fast & Furious film: report

Left-leaning outlet The Guardian performed an analysis of over 250 Walt Disney movie sets. The results revealed that Snow White and The Little Mermaid produced more pollution than any other Disney film made in the United Kingdom since 2019, when environmental reporting requirements first went into effect.

The report showed that the two Disney remakes combined produced more pollution than the annual amount produced by Birmingham and Luton airports. Additionally, each of the movies generated more pollution than the annual totals for Blackpool Pleasure Beach and London’s O2 Arena.

Emissions for movies filmed in the UK are measured in tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e). According to the outlet, 2,600 tCO2e "is right in line for what the emissions for a tentpole (major) production should be."

The Little Mermaid almost doubled that number, producing 5,127 tons. Snow White produced approximately 3,153 tons, roughly 62 percent more than the 2,600-ton benchmark. Snow White reportedly also eclipsed the most recent Fast and Furious film, despite the latter’s gas-guzzling cars. The use of portable generators was attributed to most of the energy usage, as Snow White and The Little Mermaid were mainly filmed on location.

The Snow White live-action remake has been marred by controversy, including Disney's flip-flop on making the dwarfs' depiction more politically correct, a year-long delay in its release, lead actress Rachel Zegler slamming the original film's traditional themes, her public demonization of Trump supporters, and her antisemitic comments.

Disney’s remake of the 1937 animated classic earned only $43 million in ticket sales in the US and Canada on its opening weekend, despite projections that it would open to $85 million domestically.

The movie is on track to be a box office bomb and could result in a $115 million loss for Disney. The studio has already paused plans for other live-action remakes of animated films. Snow White is also one of the lowest-rated titles on IMDB.