Peter Dinklage has slammed Disney's decision to release a live-action remake of their groundbreaking Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs movie.
Per Deadline, Disney recently announced that it has cast West Side Story star Rachel Zegler as the lead role in the upcoming remake of its 1937 animated classic, Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. Production on the movie is currently set to begin later this year, with Mark Webb in the director's chair.
The movie will be just the latest in the long line of live-action remakes that Disney has released to breathe new life into its animated hits - such as The Jungle Book, Beauty And The Beast, and Aladdin.
However, Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has spoken out about his disappointment at the choice of movie, calling the story "f***ing backwards".
During an appearance on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, the 52-year-old star spoke out about the "hypocrisy" he has seen within the movie industry, and used the recent announcement of Zegler's casting as an example.
"I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White," Dinklage said. "But you’re still telling the story of Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there. It makes no sense to me."
Dinklage added: "You're progressive in one way but you're still making that f***ing backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together, what the fuck are you doing man? Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soapbox? I guess I’m not loud enough."
He added that he had "all love and respect" to Zegler and "the people who thought they were doing the right thing", but with regards to the movie choice, Dinklage asked: "What are you doing?"
The actor lives with the condition achondroplasia - a form of dwarfism that affects bone development and causes those with the condition to have short limbs.
In an interview with the New York Times, Dinklage revealed that in his early career, he would turn down commercial roles typically reserved for people with dwarfism, such as Santa’s elves or leprechauns. Elaborating to the New Yorker, he said he wouldn't take a role "strictly for money", adding: "Obviously, we all have jobs to get paid, but, if you put money or fame in front of everything else, then it’s not really a path to happiness."
In order to make ends meet in his early career, he worked in an office doing data entry, explaining: "I’d rather be doing that than humiliating myself."
