“Seven dwarfs who live in a cave”: Peter Dinklage criticized Disney for recreating Snow White’s “retrograde story”

In this sense, the interpreter recognized for his role as Tyrion Lannister en “Game of Thrones” marked the duality of the company by hiring the actress of Latin origin Rachel Zegler for the main role, but insisting on portraying the seven companions of the central character with stereotypes.

“They’re progressive on this issue but at the same time they’re doing this fucking retrograde story about seven dwarfs living together in a cave. What the hell are they doing?” Dinklage, who suffers from a type of dwarfism, said in a talk with comedian Marc Maron for a podcast.

And he expanded: “I was surprised that they are so proud to choose a Latin actress like Snow White, they probably thought they were doing the right thing, but at the same time you are telling that outdated story again. Take a step back and see what you are doing It doesn’t make sense to me.”

Although he was opposed to eventual censorship, the actor asked for a version “with a more progressive twist”; At the same time, he regretted not having made “enough noise” with his claims to eliminate the discrimination that underlies the roles that Hollywood gives to people with dwarfism.

Shortly after these statements, Disney issued a statement in which it promised to take a “different approach in relation to those seven characters” to “avoid reinforcing the stereotypes of the original animated film” and remarked that for this it consulted “with members of the dwarfing community”.

In 2012, a version of the Brothers Grimm classic directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Kristen Stewart drew furious criticism because actors Bob Hoskins and Ian McShane had their bodies digitally altered to look like midgets.