Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage dubs Disney classic a ‘backwards story’ as he hits out at remake

Peter Dinklage has hit out at Disney for its upcoming Snow White remake, dubbing it a “f***ing backwards story” in an explosive interview.

Peter Dinklage has slammed an upcoming Snow White and the Seven Dwarves remake, accusing Disney of being insensitive to dwarves.

The Game of Thrones star made the comments while promoting his movie Cyrano on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, New York Post reports.

“I’m just like, what are you doing?” the 52-year-old Emmy winner told Maron of the reboot, which will star Latina actress Rachel Zegler, 20, as Snow White.

Dinklage, who has achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism, pointed at the hypocrisy of the filmmakers who said they were “very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White”.

“You’re progressive in one way, but then you’re still making that f***ing backwards story about seven dwarfs living in a cave together, what the f**k are you doing, man?” the Station Agent actor said.

Peter Dinklage has won multiple Emmys for his work on Game of Thrones. Picture: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images/AFP

“Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there. It makes no sense to me.

“Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soapbox?” continued Dinklage, who has frequently railed against dwarf stereotypes in Hollywood movies. “I guess I’m not loud enough.”

The star went on to say the only way he’d support a Snow White reboot would be if the creators put “the most f***ed up, cool or progressive spin on it”.

Rachel Zegler will play Snow White in the Disney remake. Picture: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for CNN

Reps for both Disney and Dinklage have yet to respond to request for comment.

Currently, showrunners have yet to disclose the plot details – including how the characters of the dwarves will be portrayed in the movie, which is due to start production this summer, EW reported.

This story originally appeared on New York Post and was reproduced with permission