Peter Dinklage criticizes Disney for remaking the 'f--king backwards story' of Snow White

Peter Dinklage
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Peter Dinklage criticized Disney for its planned live-action adaptation of 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, which he described as a "f--king backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together," Fox News reported Tuesday.

The Game of Thrones actor, who has dwarfism, made the comments during a Monday appearance on comedian Marc Maron's podcast WTF.

According to IMDb, the remake, helmed by 500 Days of Summer director Marc Webb, is set for a 2023 release. West Side Story actress Rachel Zegler has been cast as Snow White, while Wonder Woman's Gal Gadot will play the Evil Queen.

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After Disney announced Zegler as Snow White in June, Zegler wrote in a since-deleted tweet that she would not be "bleaching my skin for the role," the Los Angeles Times reported. A writer for LatinaMedia.Co praised the studio's casting choice, saying she was "excited for both Zegler and the future of Latinx representation in Hollywood."

Dinklage was less enthused.

"There's a lot of hypocrisy going on," he said. "Literally no offense to anyone, but I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White … You're progressive in one way but then you're still making that f---ing 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 soap box? I guess I'm not loud enough."

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Grayson Quay

Grayson Quay was the weekend editor at TheWeek.com. His writing has also been published in National Review, the Pittsburgh Post-GazetteModern AgeThe American ConservativeThe Spectator World, and other outlets. Grayson earned his M.A. from Georgetown University in 2019.