Peter Dinklage slams Snow White remake; Disney seemingly responds

Last Updated on January 27, 2022

Peter Dinklage did not mince words when it came to Disney’s upcoming live-action Snow White remake and it looks like Disney has seemingly responded to some of his objections.

During a recent interview on Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast, Dinklage addressed the Snow White remake by saying it made “no sense” how Disney would be progressive to an extent by casting a Latina actress to play Snow White (West Side Story’s Rachel Zegler) while ignoring the larger problem in the case of the titular dwarfs of the film. Here is what he had to say:

“I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White. You’re still telling the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there. It makes no sense to me. You’re progressive in one way and you’re still making that f–king backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together, what the f–k are you doing man? Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soapbox? I guess I’m not loud enough.”

Dinklage went on to add, “I don’t know which studio that is but they were so proud of it. All love and respect to the actress and all the people who thought they were doing the right thing. But I’m just like, what are you doing?” The comments soon made headlines and they also began to trend across social media. It wasn’t long before Disney caught word of his remarks and it appears that they are acknowledging them. The company isn’t offering any specific details as to what will be different in the live-action version but they said they are taking steps to avoid “reinforcing stereotypes” that was featured in the original animated movie. They also said they are seeking guidance from “members of the dwarfism community.” Here is what Disney had to say in a statement to “Variety.”:

“To avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film, we are taking a different approach with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community. We look forward to sharing more as the film heads into production after a lengthy development period.”

What we know so far about the Snow White remake is that Rachel Zegler will be playing the titular character and that Tony Award winner Andrew Burnap has also joined the film in a mystery role. The Disney film is getting a jolt of star power from Gal Gadot, who will be co-starring as the Evil Queen. Marc Webb is taking on directing duties while Benj Pasek and Justin Paul wrote the screenplay.

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