disney responded to criticism from Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister, Game Of Thrones) regarding the new live-action adaptation of Snow White. Based on the original 1937 animated film, the new film is in line with recent animated-to-live-action conversion projects the studio has completed over the past decade, including adaptations of Cinderella, Aladdin, The Lion King, Mulan and soon, The little Mermaid. The new version will include a screenplay written by Greta Gerwig and the director of The Amazing Spider-Man, Mark Webb, the controls.
Rachel Zegler was recently announced to carry the lead role on her shoulders, whileAndrew Burnap embodies a new male character created especially for the film. Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) will star as the Evil Queen. News of the film drew criticism from Peter Dinklage in an interview with Marc Maron, who criticized the film for adapting the “Seven Dwarfs” stereotype, calling it “a backward story about seven dwarfs living together in a cave”. A way of remembering that in 2022, no one should be stigmatized, as could be the case in 1937 when the animated film was released. It is also a request made to disney than to promote a more humane and respectful image of dwarf people.
“Without wanting to offend anyone, I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast the role of Snow White to a Latin actress. But you’re still telling the story of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” Take a step back and look at what you are doing there. It makes no sense to me. You’re progressive in a way, but you keep doing this backward fucking story of seven dwarfs living together in a cave, what do you do, man? Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my platform? I guess I’m not strong enough. I don’t know which studio it is, but they were so proud of it. All the love and respect for the actress and all the people who thought they were doing the right thing. But I’m just like, what are you doing?
Following the reactions of Peter Dinklage, disney responded via THR, saying they’re “taking a different approach” to the Seven Dwarfs concept and consulting with members of the dwarfism community to develop this new version. The film has been in development for three years already, and the studio says it has “reimagined the dwarf characters from the earliest stages” and will have “cultural consultants” similar to those they have had on other films. live-action adaptations like Aladdin and Mulan.
“To avoid reinforcing the stereotypes of the original animated film, we’re taking a different approach with these seven characters and consulting with members of the dwarfism community. We look forward to sharing more information when the film enters production after a long period of development. »
After Mirror Mirror (2012) and Snow White and the Hunter released the same year Peter Dinklage has been a strong advocate for the dwarfism acting community and certainly has reason to be wary of another iteration of Snow White which could potentially push for a stereotype that’s been perpetuated since the original movie was released almost a century ago. However, as Peter Dinklage is not involved in the film, it is quite possible that he is not aware of the treatment that reserve disney with the property, let alone the representation of dwarf characters that will be adapted. Although the statement of disney reassures, or not, the actor on the subject, it seems that a certain care is brought to the way in which the dwarfs will be represented. The film will debut in 2023.