This Morning viewers slam Disney for suggesting they’ll ditch the Seven Dwarfs

Dwarf actors have continued to criticise Peter Dinklage for labelling Disney’s Snow White remake as ‘backwards’ – as they suggest he is ‘taking away dream roles’ from little people. 

Dylan Postl, who played Hornswoggle the leprechaun in WWE for 10 years and has also acted in The Muppets, appeared on ITV‘s This Morning via video link today to discuss Dinklage’s recent complaints.

Dinklage criticised Disney for remaking the 1937 film, questioning: ‘Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soap box? I guess I’m not loud enough.’

In response, the American studio said it is ‘taking a different approach’ with Snow White’s seven companions and has been consulting with members of the dwarfism community throughout the early stages of production.

However, US-based Postl said Disney’s decision to ‘rethink’ the characters could take ‘dream roles away’, while viewers shared their sadness and fury at the seven dwarfs being ‘cancelled’ in the classic film.

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Dylan Postl (pictured), who played Hornswoggle the leprechaun in WWE for 10 years and has also acted in The Muppets, appeared on ITV’s This Morning via video link today to discuss Dinklage’s recent complaints

Dinklage (pictured) criticised Disney for remaking the 1937 film, questioning: ‘Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soap box? I guess I’m not loud enough.’

In response, the American studio said it is ‘taking a different approach’ with Snow White’s seven companions and has been consulting with members of the dwarfism community throughout the early stages of production. Pictured, the 1937 film

Postl said: ‘With what Dinklage said and his comments, he’s taking dream roles away that were made and set in stone for seven dwarf actors. Actors that dream of being in a Disney film.’

He added: ‘By being progressive in his mind and what he was trying to do and says he is trying to do, is really doing the opposite and taking dreams away and potential roles from seven dwarf actors – I think it’s a shame.

‘It doesn’t make any sense to me that we are taking one person’s voice for the whole community.’

Postl agreed that it was ‘100 per cent’ a shame that Dinklage’s voice was ‘the only one’ representing the dwarf community.

He went on to add: ‘I can argue too, he has been in major roles from Game of Thrones to Elf, but what were they cast as? They were little people dwarf roles; those cheques cashed just fine. He knew what he was getting himself in for there.’

Bodybuilding dwarf Choon Tan, 27, from north London, who has featured in Snow White productions, and also appeared on the show, also shared his displeasure at Dinklage’s comments.

However, US-based Postl said Disney’s decision to ‘rethink’ the characters could take ‘dream roles away’, while viewers (above) shared their sadness and fury at the seven dwarfs being ‘cancelled’ in the classic film

Bodybuilding dwarf Choon Tan (pictured right), 27, from north London, who has featured in Snow White productions, and also appeared on the show, also shared his displeasure at Dinklage’s comments

Choon (pictured) said: ‘It can have a knock-on effect to other productions that are scared to employ people who are little and or who have dwarfism in fear of being attacked or derogatory.’

Choon said: ‘It can have a knock-on effect to other productions that are scared to employ people who are little and or who have dwarfism in fear of being attacked or derogatory.’

He added that the dwarfs are ‘heroes’ in Snow White and ‘are not made out to be anything less’.