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Hugh Grant Did Not Like Playing an Oompa-Loompa in Wonka: ‘Like a Crown of Thorns’

Oompa-Loompas may be upbeat, joyous creatures, but Hugh Grant was anything but that while filming 2023’s Wonka. Speaking at a recent press conference for Wonka, per NME, Grant said he didn’t ...
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Wonka Director Defends Hugh Grant’s Oompa Loompa Casting

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hugh Grant talking while trapped under glass in Wonka. I was enchanted by the idea of these impossibly tiny beings, far smaller ...
Us Weekly

Hugh Grant ‘Hated’ Playing an Oompa Loompa in ‘Wonka’ — But He ‘Needs the Money’

Hugh Grant isn’t thrilled with the world of imagination — especially when he’s portraying a tiny curmudgeonly orange man. “It was like a crown of thorns, very uncomfortable,” Grant explained of the ...
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Hugh Grant is an Oompa Loompa; shark eats a T-Rex in ‘The Meg 2’; more: Buzz

Deadline reports Warner Bros. showed film critics and movie theater owners new footage for “Wonka” at CinemaCon, revealing Hugh Grant is an Oompa Loompa in the upcoming prequel to “Charlie and the ...
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Wonka director reveals why Hugh Grant was his first choice for an Oompa Loompa

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It wouldn't be Willy Wonka without the Oompa Loompas. Starring as one of the chocolatier's loyal ...
Uproxx

Goofy Guy Hugh Grant Got His Oompa Loompa Role Because He’s A ‘Sarcastic Sh*t,’ Apparently

While everyone is over in one corner of the internet fighting for their lives over the Timothee Chalamet/ Kylie Jenner sightings, the rest of the Wonka crew is really just excited to be here! That ...
Digital Spy

Why Wonka cast Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa

Wonka's magical first trailer might give us the best look yet at Timothée Chalamet's Willy Wonka, but there's one thing that people are talking about: Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa. When the trailer ...
Variety

‘Wonka’ Director Says Hugh Grant ‘Looks Terrific’ as Oompa Loompa: ‘Because It’s CG, It Looks Terrible Until It Looks Good… It’s a Miracle’

The official trailer for Warner Bros.’ “Wonka” gave moviegoers a first look at Timothée Chalamet’s singing and dancing chocolatier. It also dropped a surprise at the very end: Hugh Grant sporting ...
Variety

‘Wonka’ Director Wrote Hugh Grant a Letter Saying ‘You’re Good at Playing Washed-Up Old Hams,’ Perfect for an Oompa Loompa: He’s a ‘Sarcastic S—‘

“Wonka” director Paul King worked with Hugh Grant on “Paddington 2,” but he knew getting the actor to play an Oompa Loompa in the upcoming Warner Bros. musical would take extra convincing. So King ...
Cinema Blend

Wonka Director Defends Hugh Grant’s Oompa Loompa Casting

Paddington 2 was only the beginning. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. I was enchanted by the idea of these impossibly tiny beings, ...
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Wonka director talks about casting Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa

Wonka's magical first trailer might give us the best look yet at Timothée Chalamet's Willy Wonka, but there's one thing that people are talking about: Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa. When the trailer ...