Pakistan, April 17 -- Lebanon has barred Disney's Snow White remake from cinemas, the decision wasn't driven by the film's content or quality but by the casting of Gal Gadot, an Israeli actress blacklisted by Lebanese authorities.

Despite Snow White hitting cinemas in the United States on 21 March, Lebanese audiences won't be seeing it anytime soon.

The ban was reportedly proposed by Interior Minister Ahmad Hajjar and aligns with Lebanon's longstanding policy of boycotting Israeli-linked individuals and productions. Gal Gadot, who plays the Evil Queen in Snow White, is at the centre of the storm.

Snow White, though a classic fairy tale about a princess cast into exile by a jealous stepmother, has found itself at the heart of a politica...