Dinklage, who was born with a common form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, specifically criticized the studio for trying to present a “backward” story of “seven dwarves living in a cave”.
“Game of Thrones” alum Peter Dinklage has criticized Hollywood studio Disney for the upcoming live-action reboot of the classic animated film “Snow White”, calling it a “backwards story”.
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To be directed by Mark Webb, the rebooted version will star Rachel Ziegler of “West Side Story” fame opposite Gal Gadot, who will essay the role of the Evil Queen.
During an interview with Marc Maron for his “WTF Podcast,” Dinklage, 52, came down heavily on Disney and said the new film “makes no sense”.
Dinklage said, “No offense to anyone really, but I was a little surprised when he was so proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White, but you still can’t get enough of ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’.” Telling the story.”
“Take a step back and see what you’re doing there. It doesn’t make sense to me,” he said.
Dinklage, who was born with a common form of dwarfism called achondroplasia, specifically criticized the studio for trying to present a “backward” story of “seven dwarves living in a cave”.
“You’re kind of progressive, but still you’re making that f—backwards story about seven dwarves living together in a cave, what f— are you doing, man? Haven’t I done anything with my soap box to further this purpose? “I guess I’m not loud enough. I don’t know which studio that is, but they were very proud of it. All the love and respect to the actress and all those who thought they were doing the right thing. But I’m like, what are you doing?” he added.
The original film, titled “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”, was based on the Brothers Grimm story and was released in 1937. It was Disney’s first animated feature film and told the story of a princess who is fed a poisoned apple by her stepmother, the queen and then falls into a deep sleep that can only be broken by a kiss from the prince. Is.
Benz Pasek and Justin Paul, the songwriting duo behind “La La Land”, “The Greatest Showman” and “Dear Evan Hansen”, will write new music for the film, which is expected to go into production in 2022.
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