“Considering the vast experience of many short actors working in the film industry today, I think it inexcusable that in casting for Snow White & the Huntsman, producers did not utilize this pool of talent.

“My colleague Peter Dinklage won an Emmy for his performance in Game of Thrones, proving that short actors need roles that will not only challenge them, but allow them to express themselves as actors in their own right. It is not acceptable to ‘black up’ as a white actor, so why should it be acceptable to ‘shrink’ an actor to play a dwarf?”

actor Warwick Davis speaks out in support of a statement issued by The Little People of America.

“Little People of America supports the equality of opportunity for the employment of little people in all industries,” said spokesman Gary Arnold. “Of course, this includes the entertainment industry, which we believe should cast little people in the full breadth of possible roles. This means both casting people with dwarfism as characters that were specifically written to be played by little people and other roles that would be open to average height people and people of short stature.”

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