Disney is taking a 'different approach' with the characters originally referred to as the 'seven dwarfs' in its remake of its classic film Snow White in an effort to 'avoid reinforcing stereotypes'.
The company - which is in its third year of development for the live-action remake of the Disney classic tale - said they have been consulting with members of the dwarfism community throughout the early development stages.
'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,' a spokesperson said in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter.
'We look forward to sharing more as the film heads into production after a lengthy development period.'
The response comes after Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage blasted Disney for applauding the casting of West Side Story breakout star Rachel Zegler as Snow White, but still continuing to create a remake of the 'backwards' 1937 film.
Disney is taking a 'different approach' with the characters originally referred to as the 'seven dwarfs' in its remake of its classic film Snow White in an effort to 'avoid reinforcing stereotypes'
'Literally no offense to anyone, but I was a little taken aback when they were very proud to cast a Latina actress as Snow White — but you’re still telling the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,' Drinklage, 52, told Marc Maron on his WTF podcast.
'Take a step back and look at what you’re doing there. It makes no sense to me. 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?'
Disney said the film, which is still years from release, will have cultural consultants, just like its life-action remakes of Aladdin and Mulan did.
The studio also claims it has been working on reimagining the dwarf characters since its earliest production stages.
Disney did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com's request for comment.
