Actor Peter Dinklage issued harsh criticism of Disney’s live-action adaptation of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs , calling his story “retrograde.”
The Mickey Mouse company assures that they do not want to perpetuate “stereotypes” and that they are being advised by members of the group of people who suffer from achondroplasia to offer the public “a different approach.”
This was stated by the company in a statement collected by Variety in which a spokesperson stated that “to avoid falling into the stereotypes of the original animated film we are adopting a different approach with these seven characters and we have consulted with the members of the group of people who suffer from dwarfism.
“We look forward to providing more details as the film heads into production after a long period of development,” he concluded.
Disney’s statement comes after the Game of Thrones actor’s harsh criticism of the Disney remake. “I was a little surprised that they were so proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White. You are also telling the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs . Take a step back and look at what you’re doing. It doesn’t make sense to me,” Dinklage said in an interview with the WTF podcast in which he denounced that those responsible for the film “are progressive in one aspect, but at the same time they make this fucking retrograde story about seven dwarfs who live together in a cave. ”.
“Have I not done anything to promote the cause from my space? I guess I haven’t made enough noise, “said the interpreter, immersed in the promotional tour of Cyrano , who does not believe that the new adaptation of Snow White should be censored if it bets on a version that eliminates the most controversial plots, proposing to tell the story with “a more progressive turn”.
There is still no release date for the remake directed by Marc Webb, responsible for tapes such as 500 days together or the two installments of The Amazing Spider-Man . The film will feature Gal Gadot in the role of the Evil Queen.
The film will expand on the original 1937 story and feature new music and new songs to be written by composers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.