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30.07.2023 / 18:29

Hugh Grant Being Cast as Oompa Loompa in New 'Wonka' Film Criticized by Actor with Dwarfism

Hugh Grant's casting in the upcoming prequel,, is being criticized by actors with dwarfism.In the trailer for the film, which was released earlier this month, Grant is seen as an Oompa Loompa, the name Roald Dahl used for the group of diminutive factory workers in his 1964 novel .While it's not clear if any actors with dwarfism are featured in the upcoming film, Oompa Loompas were played by actors with dwarfism in two previous films based on Roald Dahl's book.In a new interview from the BBC, George Coppen, an actor with dwarfism, said he believes the role should have been given to an actor with the condition. «A lot of actors [with dwarfism] feel like we are being pushed out of the industry we love,» Coppen told the outlet.He continued, «A lot of people, myself included, argue that dwarfs should be offered everyday roles in dramas and soaps, but we aren't getting offered those roles.

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Hugh Grant As an Oompa-Loompa Raises A Beef With Dwarf Actor

Casting Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa in the upcoming musical Wonka is not sitting well with some actors.

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Hugh Grant’s casting in ‘Wonka’ criticised by actor with dwarfism

Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa in Wonka.Directed by Paul King (Paddington), the upcoming film is based on the universe created in Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. Timothée Chalamet plays the lead role of Willy Wonka, in what’s billed as a prequel to the 1971 film adaptation.George Coppen, who is best known for playing Sweet Cupid in Netflix’s The School For Good And Evil, believes the Oompa Loompa role should have been given to an actor with dwarfism.Speaking to the BBC, Coppen said: “A lot of actors [with dwarfism] feel like we are being pushed out of the industry we love.“A lot of people, myself included, argue that dwarfs should be offered everyday roles in dramas and soaps, but we aren’t getting offered those roles.

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The Beano transformed with new characters in bid to be more representative of modern world

The Beano has undergone a transformation in the hope of being more representative of modern Britain. The consultancy firm who helped re-write Roald Dahl books to remove offensive material, Inclusive Minds, have been involved in the transformation of the Scots comic which celebrates its 85th birthday this year.

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‘Wonka’: The hilarious reason why Timothée Chalamet got the job without auditioning

revealed to Rolling Stone that the “Dune” actor was able to beat out the likes of Donald Glover, Ezra Miller and Ryan Gosling for the role of the famed chocolatier Willy Wonka — without auditioning — on the strength of a few YouTube clips of an all-singing, all-dancing young Chalamet. NYC native Chalamet attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, graduating in 2013.King was surprised by “how good he was,” realizing he’d found the right whimsical fit for the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” prequel musical.“It was a straight offer because he’s great and he was the only person in my mind who could do it,” King said.

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Timothée Chalamet Got Offered Willy Wonka Role With No Audition Needed After Director Saw ‘His High School Musical Performances on YouTube’

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Despite reports over the years that Warner Bros. was courting the likes of Donald Glover, Ezra Miller and Ryan Gosling to play Willy Wonka, it was only Timothée Chalamet who got the offer to lead director Paul King’s prequel musical “Wonka.” And Chalamet didn’t even have to audition. King recently told Rolling Stone that he was a Chalamet “stan” and thus knew the actor had the singing and dancing chops required to play Wonka. “It was a straight offer because he’s great and he was the only person in my mind who could do it,” King said. “But because he’s Timothée Chalamet and his life is so absurd, his high school musical performances are on YouTube and have hundreds of thousands of views. So I knew from stanning for Timmy Chalamet that he could sing and dance really well.”

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Timothée Chalamet reveals unusual nickname for Hugh Grant after his Oompa Loompa debut

In the much-anticipated musical prequel titled Wonka, Timothée Chalamet takes on the role of the eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka – but he's overshadowed by a late arrival in the short clip. The trailer for the latest adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic tale was released on Wednesday and showcases a star-studded cast including Olivia Colman, Rowan Atkinson, Keegan-Michael Key, Matt Baynton, and Matt Lucas.

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What is ‘Wonka’ about?

Wonka.Directed by Paul King (Paddington), the prequel film sees Timothée Chalamet take on the iconic character, who originates from Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.Wonka also boasts a star-studded supporting cast, including Keegan-Michael Key, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant, Jim Carter, and Matt Lucas.As shown in the trailer, Wonka serves as a prequel to Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and follows Willy Wonka in his youth prior to the opening of his factory. As such, unlike past screen versions of the character, Wonka will be largely unshackled from Dahl’s source material.

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‘Wonka’: Timothée Chalamet Transforms Into Eccentric Chocolatier In Official Trailer

The official “Wonka” trailer is here.

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‘Wonka’ Trailer: Timothée Chalamet Takes On Iconic Role In Origins Story As Hugh Grant Goes Oompa-Loompa

After debuting the first footage from Paul King’s Wonka at CinemaCon last year, Warner Bros today unwrapped the latest trailer for the prequel to Roald Dahl beloved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Timothée Chalamet stars as the enigmatic Willy Wonka in the pic that focuses on the candymaker’s origins.

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‘Wonka’ trailer: Timothée Chalamet meets Hugh Grant’s Oompa-Loompa

Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet as the Roald Dahl character Willy Wonka, has landed.The prequel movie, which is released in cinemas on December 15, is “based on the character at the centre of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book”, an official synopsis reads.The trailer dives into the early origins of Wonka, the fictional founder and proprietor of the world-famous chocolate factory. In it, he experiments with magical sweets like Hoverchoc – and meets the quirky inhabitants of a town where the chocolate trade is monopolised by a small group of master craftsmen.

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‘Wonka’ Trailer: Timothée Chalamet Dances, Hugh Grant Transforms Into an Oompa-Loompa and More

Wonka,” starring Chalamet as the eccentric chocolatier created by renowned author Roald Dahl. The musical fantasy film follows the adventures of a young Willy Wonka, including how he met the Oompa-Loompas. Along with Chalamet, the film stars Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins, Keegan-Michael Key, Matthew Baynton, Matt Lucas, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Natasha Rothwell, Simon Farnaby, Paterson Joseph, Tom Davis, Rakhee Thakrar, Justin Edwards, Colin O’Brien, Ellie White, Freya Parker and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.

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‘Matilda’ Scores Netflix A Top 50 UK Ratings Entry For First Time In Nearly Four Months

EXCLUSIVE: When it comes to breaking into the most-watched titles on British television, Netflix is not exactly prolific, but the streamer seems to have found a hit in Matilda The Musical.

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‘Extraction 2’ & ‘The Witcher’ Dominate Netflix Top 10

Extraction 2 was No. 1 on Netflix’s English-language film list for the week of June 26-July 2, its third straight week at the top, with 17.5M views.

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Hugh Grant is a massive BLACKPINK fan

BLACKPINK fan.The actor took his daughter and her friends to see the K-pop band at BST Hyde Park on Sunday (July 2) – and ended up becoming a firm “Blink”.“Very grateful to three eleven year olds for taking me to see @BLACKPINK yesterday. Am rabid Blink now.

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Coronation Street's Tina O'Brien stuns in makeup-free backstage snap as she gives glimpse at job away from soap

Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien appeared make-up-free as she shared a backstage snap from her second job away from the soap. Fans best know the actress for playing Sarah Barlow in the ITV soap and her character is currently the centre of the action on-screen after her affair was exposed.

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‘Playdate’: Disney+ Greenlights Tense Thriller Series From ‘The Power Of The Dog’ & ‘It’s A Sin’ Producers

EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ is moving into the contemporary UK thriller space with the greenlight of a series based on Alex Dahl’s parents-worst-nightmare novel Playdate.

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Wes Anderson says Netflix was the perfect place for his new short as “it’s not really a movie”

Wes Anderson has stated that Netflix was the perfect place for his new short film, because “it’s not really a movie”.The director, whose new film Asteroid City will arrive in cinemas later this month, has directed a Roald Dahl adaptation for the streaming service, which is set to be released later this year.Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, which is based on Dahl’s short story collection from 1977, stars Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ben Kingsley.In a new interview with IndieWire, the director revealed that his new film will be just 37 minutes long. He said that he had wanted to adapt the short story collection for 20 years, but “by the time I was ready to do it”, the rights to Dahl’s works had been sold to Netflix.“Suddenly, in essence, there was nowhere else you could do it since they own it,” Anderson said, suggesting he only worked with Netflix because he had no choice.The director then added: “But beyond it, because it’s a 37-minute movie, [Netflix] was the perfect place to do it because it’s not really a movie.”Anderson said that he “had only a good experience with Netflix”, but added: “I’m very happy to be putting Asteroid City in cinemas.

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Glenda Jackson, ‘Women in Love’ Oscar Winner and U.K. Politician, Dies at 87

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentGlenda Jackson, who segued from a successful actress — Oscars for “Women in Love” and “A Touch of Class” and two Emmys for “Elizabeth R” — into a 23-year career as member of the U.K.’s House of Commons, has died. She was 87. Jackson died after a brief illness at her home in London, her agent Lionel Larner said. “Glenda Jackson, two-time Academy Award-winning actress and politician, died peacefully at her home in Blackheath, London this morning after a brief illness with her family at her side. She recently completed filming ‘The Great Escaper’ in which she co-starred with Michael Caine,” Larner said in a statement. Aside from her prize-winning roles, Jackson gave terrific performances in such films as 1967’s “Marat/Sade” (as Charlotte Corday), “Sunday Bloody Sunday” (1971, as a member of a bisexual love triangle) and on TV in “The Patricia Neal Story,” a 1981 work about that actress’s stroke and recovery with husband Roald Dahl. A defining role in Jackson’s career was Queen Elizabeth I in the six-episode 1971 TV miniseries “Elizabeth R,” in which the character aged from teenage girl to old woman. She also played Elizabeth in the film “Mary, Queen of Scots,” opposite Vanessa Redgrave, that same year.

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John Wick: Chapter 4 holds on to its place at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart

It’s a second strong week at Number 1 on the Official Film Chart for John Wick: Chapter 4.

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