Peter Dinklage calls Snow White and Seven Dwarfs remake ‘f*cking backwards’

The Game of Thrones star did not hold back

When it was announced Snow White had been cast as Latina breakout star Rachel Zegler, who recently starred in West Side Story, the acting veteran questioned Disney's choices, asking: "what the f*** are you doing man?"

Appearing on comedian Marc Maron's WTF Podcast to discuss his latest film Cyrano, the 52-year-old discussed "wokeness" before turning to the upcoming Disney reboot.

He said: "Literally no offence to anyone, but I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White. 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."

He continued: "You're progressive in one way and you're still making that f***ing backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together, what the f*** are you doing man?"

While the film was applauded for casting a Latina actress as Snow White, who is typically white, the story itself has often been dubbed as ableist for its portrayal of the titular dwarfs.

The Game of Thrones actor continued: "Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soap box? I guess I'm not loud enough.

"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?"

Even more criticism was drawn to the movie after Disney announced it would not be casting actors as the dwarfs, but in fact CGI them into the film.

Comedian, model and content creator Fats Timbo, who has dwarfism, told Sky News that this move has left little people feeling "disregarded" and "erased."

She described the decision as a missed 'golden opportunity' to educate children on what likely be their first encounter with small people.

Despite much publicity, the latest Disney live action remake was met with much criticism as well as a record domestic box office low.

The film debuted to a dismal $44 million (£34m) at the domestic box office, marking the worst opening for a Disney live-action remake to date.

Zegler plays Snow White alongside Wonder Woman's Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. The Amazing Spider-Man alum Marc Webb is directed the flick, with a script from indie legend Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson.