Disney Says It’s “Taking A Different Approach” For Snow White Remake After Critics

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Peter Dinklage arrives for the premiere of the final season of ‘Game of Thrones’ at Radio City Music Hall in New York, USA on April 3, 2019.

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Walt Disney Co says it’s “taking a different approach” to its upcoming live-action remake of the animated film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” following criticism from actor Peter Dinklage.

In an interview on comedian Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast on Monday, Dinklage, who has a form of dwarfism known as achondroplasia, said casting a Latin actress in the lead role was “gradual” but called the story, based on the 19th century fairy tale, “upside down”.

“Literally no offense to anything, but I was a little surprised… They were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White – but you still tell the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs “, the “Game of Thrones” and “Cyrano” the actor said.

“Step back and look at what you are doing there. That does not make any sense. You’re progressive in a way… but you’re still telling that backward fucking story about seven dwarfs living together in a cave? What the hell are you doing, man? Did I do nothing to advance the cause from my platform? I guess I’m not strong enough.

The remake of Disney’s 1937 animated film, in which seven dwarf miners take in a princess exiled by her evil stepmother, stars ‘West Side Story’ actress Rachel Zegler as Snow White and Israeli actress Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen.

“To avoid reinforcing stereotypes of the original animated film, we’re taking a different approach with these seven characters and consulting with members of the dwarfism community,” a Disney spokesperson said in a statement to the publication on Tuesday. The Hollywood Reporter and widely quoted in the media.

“We look forward to sharing more as the film enters production after a long period of development.”

When contacted for comment, a Disney representative referred Reuters to the published statement.

The new Snow White movie is due out next year.

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