Paul King opens up about casting Hugh Grant in Wonka
2 min readBy Express News Service
Recently the makers of Wonka, the upcoming prequel to the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its unique movie adaptation, launched the trailer of the movie. With Timothee Chalamet because the titular character, Hugh Grant can be seen as the enduring miniature creature Oompa Loompa.
Talking about casting Hugh, the movie’s director Paul King stated to Empire, “Going back to the book, and reading all those poems, and hearing (the Oompa Loompas’) voice as a very sort of cynical, sarcastic, cruel, funny, but wicked voice, I went, ‘Oh… That’s sort of a bit like Hugh!”
The trailer guarantees to take the viewers into the world of chocalatier Willy Wonka who was beforehand portrayed by Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp. It additionally confirmed Hugh as Oompa Loompa with inexperienced hair and orange pores and skin.
Paul additionally stated how the 1971 model of the story additionally influenced him in designing Hugh’s character within the upcoming movie. “It just felt like that’s what an Oompa Loompa was, in my head. I suppose because the ’71 movie is so beloved by me, as well as other people, I didn’t really want to reinvent the wheel on that,” he stated.
Wonka is slated for a theatrical launch on December 15.
Recently the makers of Wonka, the upcoming prequel to the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its unique movie adaptation, launched the trailer of the movie. With Timothee Chalamet because the titular character, Hugh Grant can be seen as the enduring miniature creature Oompa Loompa.
Talking about casting Hugh, the movie’s director Paul King stated to Empire, “Going back to the book, and reading all those poems, and hearing (the Oompa Loompas’) voice as a very sort of cynical, sarcastic, cruel, funny, but wicked voice, I went, ‘Oh… That’s sort of a bit like Hugh!”
The trailer guarantees to take the viewers into the world of chocalatier Willy Wonka who was beforehand portrayed by Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp. It additionally confirmed Hugh as Oompa Loompa with inexperienced hair and orange pores and skin.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );
Paul additionally stated how the 1971 model of the story additionally influenced him in designing Hugh’s character within the upcoming movie. “It just felt like that’s what an Oompa Loompa was, in my head. I suppose because the ’71 movie is so beloved by me, as well as other people, I didn’t really want to reinvent the wheel on that,” he stated.
Wonka is slated for a theatrical launch on December 15.
