Exclusive | Snow White actor defends Disney over CGI 7 dwarfs controversy: They fed me

The actor who voices the character of Grumpy in Disney’s new live-action remake of “Snow White” says the studio made the right call in using CGI to bring the “seven dwarfs” to life.Hollywood veteran Martin Klebba, known for his work on Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean” movies, spoke to The Post after news broke that the Los Angeles, California, premiere of “Snow White” scheduled for March 15 would be scaled back due amid the controversies surrounding the film, including its portrayal of the titular princess’ beloved “dwarfs.”Led by embattled stars Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, “Snow White” has been criticized for using CGI to animate the “dwarfs” instead of casting little people in the roles.“When it comes to the animated part of it, I guess you could have left it with just doing the animals animated,” Klebba exclusively told The Post.“And you could have tried to maybe find seven little people.

But you’ve also got to find seven little people who could act and have good chemistry together.“I don’t know other than Mr.[Peter] Dinklage or Warwick Davis, you know —— there’s only a couple guys out there that really could pull off the acting,” he continued.

Elsewhere, Klebba called “Game of Thrones” star Dinklage “one of the top 100 actors of all time.”Regarding little people who may have chosen not to audition for a voice role in “Snow White” over the CGI controversy, Klebba said, “They were welcome to audition for the voiceover.If they decided not to, that’s their right.“But I didn’t look at it like that,” he explained.

“I was like, look, if it’s going to be CG then they’re looking at me just as an actor and they’re just giving me the opportunity.I was one of the seven that got to be a voice of one of the most iconic franchises ever.

So that’s why I did it.”Klebba added, “I was like, the people are great, and Disney has been great to me, with [‘Pirates of the Caribbean’].S...