The live-action version of the classic fairy-tale animation sounded like a surefire hit. But even before it's reached cinemas, the response to it has been loud and often hostile.

The furore around Snow White’s release is almost history repeating itself too, given Walt Disney famously mortgaged his house to bet on his studio’s first-ever feature length animation with Snow White, dubbed ‘Disney’s Folly’ due to the scepticism surrounding it.