Jan 25, 2022.
A Disney spokesman told Forbes Tuesday that the company will take a different approach with the characters in the new version of Snow White, a day after Peter Dinklage criticized Disney for planning a live-action version of the story.
Peter Dinklage accepts the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award.
Dinklage, who has a form of dwarfism, called out Disney for making a story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together.
A representative for Disney told Forbes producers for the movie have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community and are working to avoid stereotypes.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, the producers of the film, which was announced years ago and will begin production this year, have been re-working the seven dwarf characters from the project.
I was a little taken aback when they cast a Latina as Snow White, but you're still telling the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Take a look at what you are doing. Dinklage told Maron it makes no sense.
In the 1937 animated movie, Snow White takes refuge because of her fair skin. Zegler, who played Maria in the West Side Story remake, will play the princess and Gadot will play the queen in Disney's live-action remake. The company has made live-action versions of animated classics like The Lion King. The decision to not use dwarfs in the roles of the seven dwarfs in the 2012 live-action version of Snow White and the Huntsman drew ire from advocacy groups. The movie version of the story that came out in the same year had actors with dwarfism in it.
Disney responded to Peter Dinklage's live-action criticism.
Disney responded to Peter Dinklage'sSnow White.
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