Peter Dinklage calls 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' remake backward; Disney responds

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Peter Dinklage, while speaking to Marc Maron on his podcast, called the 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' remake backward for this reason. He said, "You're progressive in one way but you're still making that backward story of seven dwarves living in the cave. I was a little taken aback by [the fact] they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White. What are you doing, man? Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soapbox? I guess I'm not loud enough."

He added, "They were so proud of that, and all love and respect to the actress and the people who thought they were doing the right thing but I'm just like, ‘What are you doing?" And, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter, Disney has now released an official statement that said, "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 lengthy development period."

On the same podcast, the actor and the host discussed Dinklage's life and career before landing on the most obvious chapter, 'Game of Thrones', which Maron admitted he never watched as he's "not a fantasy guy."

Still, he told Dinklage he was aware of how much people loved the show and how much they loved Tyrion, his character.

It was Dinklage who pointed out how polarizing the final season was, which he attributed overall to fans "not wanting to say goodbye to it," before he brought up 'House of the Dragon'.

Neither Dinklage nor any other actor involved in 'Game of Thrones' will appear in the prequel series, he noted.

"I have an opinion," Dinklage said, to which Maron pried for more.

He continued, "Make something -- I think it is going to be a really good show. The director and producer of it worked on our show, and I think it's going to be really f--king good. But, they took a risk on our show, HBO did. They took a huge risk on our show. It was a slow start, but why don't they do that again? This isn't a risk. It's a proven thing that works."

'Succession' was an example Maron used of a smart risk. Dinklage agreed, saying he loved the show.