Peter Dinklage.
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In June of last year it was announced that Rachel Zegler will be in charge of bringing Snow White to life in the live-action movie that Disney is preparing in order to adapt the story to the new times.
However, a Latin princess does not solve, in the opinion of actor Peter Dinklage, the rest of the problems posed by the plot, especially the “retrograde” way in which it presents “seven dwarf men living together in a cave”.
“I was a little surprised that they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White, no offense to anyone, but you’re still telling the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” Dinklage said on ‘WTF’ with Marc Maron.
Peter made his opinion on the matter very clear and couldn’t help but wonder aloud what Disney was thinking when they greenlit a project that continues to pigeonhole actors like him into the kind of roles they’ve always been given. offered in front of the cameras.
“Take a step back and see what you’re doing there. It doesn’t make sense to me. You’re progressive in a way, but you’re still doing that damn backwards story about seven midgets living together in a cave, what the hell are you doing? Haven’t I done anything to further the cause from my soap box? I guess I’m not strong enough. I don’t know what studio that is, but they were very proud of it. All love and respect to the actress and all the people who thought they were doing the right thing. But I’m like, ‘what are you doing?'” the “Game of Thrones” star said.
In response to Dinklage’s criticism, the company has now promised that the director’s remake of ‘(500) Days of Summer’ will make a facelift for the characters who act as Snow White’s friends and protectors, although without giving further details. about.
“To avoid reinforcing stereotypes from the original animated film, we are taking a different approach with these seven characters and have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community. We look forward to sharing more as the film heads into production after a long period of development,” Disney announced in a statement.
The original film, titled “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,” was based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale and was released in 1937. It was Disney’s first animated feature film and featured the story of a princess who is fed by her stepmother. with a poisoned apple, then falls into a deep sleep that can only be interrupted by a prince’s kiss.
In 2012, Universal Pictures released another version of the classic tale, titled ‘Snow White & the Huntsman’ with Kristen Stewart. However, it was mired in controversy when the faces of actors who did not have dwarfism, such as Bob Hoskins and Ian McShane, were superimposed on smaller bodies.
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Eddie is an Australian news reporter with over 9 years in the industry and has published on Forbes and tech crunch.