HOLLYWOOD, CA - Beloved Hollywood starlet Peter Dinklage pushed back against Disney's live-action remake of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but his efforts seem to have come up short.
"I feel cut off at the legs," said the Game of Thrones star after hearing Disney's low decision to keep dwarves in a movie about dwarves. "I expected at least a teeny-weeny concession from Disney; I feel overlooked."
"Our attempts at inclusion were far from minuscule," said Disney Chief Inclusion Officer, Lilly Putte. "We consulted with underrepresented communities through every teensy, minute detail, no matter how tiny. To hear Mr. Dinklage get on his soapbox and accuse us of a pint-sized effort, well it feels a wee bit stunted."
Dinklage, who achieved stardom with a diminutive role in the movie "Elf," as a man mistaken for an elf, admitted he feels in over his head a little when overshadowed by greedy movie executives.
His experience may be proof that universal inclusion in Hollywood may be - for now at least - too high a bar to reach.
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