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. The move comes after actor Peter Dinklage (left) expressed his displeasure towards Disney for remaking their 1937 animated classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He slammed Disney for remaking the 'backwards' film and applauding the casting of West Side Story breakout star Rachel Zegler (right) as Snow White '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?' he said Dinklage was promoting his new movie Cyrano on the podcast with Maron where they were discussing 'wokeness' when he discussed the Snow White reboot. 'Have I done nothing to advance the cause from my soap box? I guess I’m not loud enough,' Dinklage questioned. He added he didn't know what studio was remaking Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, but he recalled, 'they were so proud of it.' '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?' he added. Dinklage has a form of dwarfism known as achondroplasia, which affects bone growth, causing him to have shorter limbs. He said the story of Snow White can still be told, but it needs to be updated to reflect today's standards. 'If you tell the story of "Snow White" with the most f***ed up, progressive spin on it? Let's do it. All in,' he stated. Disney - 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 The studio also claims it has been working on reimagining the dwarf characters since its earliest production stages The original animated film was based on an 1812 fairy tale from The Brothers Grimm, though the dwarfs in that story lived in a cottage, not a cave. The story has also been criticized as being ableist for portraying the dwarfs with lesser intelligence and Snow White seeing them as children. Zegler will star alongside Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen with Marc Webb directing from a script by Greta Gerwig and Erin Cressida Wilson. Oscar-nominated producer Marc Platt, who also worked on Disney's live-action rendition of The Little Mermaid, is set to produce the film. Meanwhile, Dinklage will next be seen in American Dreamer with Shirley MacLaine, Danny Glover, Matt Dillon and Danny Pudi, which is in post-production. He has a number of projects currently filming like Hitpig, The Toxic Avenger and Brothers. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility