‘Snow White’ actor ‘disappointed in the world’ after Disney scales back premiere
NY Post
Feeling grumpy.
“Snow White” actor Martin Klebba, who voices the character Grumpy in the live-action remake of the 1937 classic, said he’s “disappointed” that the movie’s upcoming premiere has been scaled back by Disney. But he doesn’t blame the company.
The decision, reported by Variety Tuesday, was reportedly made due to the controversies surrounding its stars — Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot — as well as its treatment of the “seven dwarves,” including the use of CGI to create the characters rather than live actors.
“I was a little disappointed,” Klebba told The Post. “I’m not disappointed in Disney. I’m disappointed in the world.”
He explained, “We’ve come to this place in society where people work really hard on this movie, where Marc [Webb], the director, is probably four years into putting this together, [along with] the producers and Disney, and just because a couple of people have views that not everybody feels the same way, now we’re having to alter the fun part of making a movie, which is premieres.
“So I’m a little bummed, but I understand it as well,” Klebba said. “Disney is one of the greatest production companies of all time, so you gotta be really careful in today’s world. So I see why they did it. I’m just still a little bummed because I was really looking forward to doing the red carpet.
