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Peter Dinklage Slams Disney for Remaking ‘Backwards' Story of ‘Snow White'

Despite an assessment that didn't mince words, Dinklage also explained that he's open to the film if it does have a more modern take that ventures away from the 1937 original

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Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures & Universal Pictures Peter Dinklage at the UK premiere of “Cyrano” at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on Dec. 7, 2021 in London.

"Game of Thrones" alum Peter Dinklage is calling out Disney's live-action "Snow White" remake.

The 52-year-old actor recently appeared on the "WTF with Marc Maron" podcast, where he opened up about his thoughts about the upcoming film, of which production is set to begin later this year.

Last June, Disney confirmed to E! News that "West Side Story" actress Rachel Zegler will star as the titular role.

"There's a lot of hypocrisy going on," Dinklage said during the Jan. 24 episode. "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, 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 continued, "You're progressive in one way, but then you're still making that f— backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together, what the f— 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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"I don't know which studio that is, but they were so proud of it," he added. "All love and respect to the actress and all the people who thought they were doing the right thing. But I'm just like, 'what are you doing?'"

A Disney spokesperson responded to Dinklage's words in a statement to TODAY on Tuesday, noting that the company has consulted with members of the dwarfism community in preparation for the film.

"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," the statement read. "We look forward to sharing more as the film heads into production after a lengthy development period."

Despite his assessment, Dinklage also explained that he's open to the film if it does have a more modern take that ventures away from the 1937 original.

"If you tell the story of Snow White with the most f— up, cool, or progressive spin on it?" he added. "Let's do it... all in."

In addition to production beginning sometime this year for the new "Snow White," it's also been confirmed that "(500) Days of Summer" director Marc Webb will be at the helm for the flick.

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