Yahoo Movies Wonka trailer sees unexpected role for Hugh Grant
Hugh Grant has been cast as an Oompa Loompa in the upcoming prequel film Wonka, which stars Timothée Chalamet as the titular chocolatier.
The unexpected news was revealed to a select audience at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Tuesday (April 25), where they were shown a trailer for the movie and given a first glimpse of Grant in the role.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the footage sees Chalamet's Willy Wonka discover Grant's "knee-high" Oompa Loompa trapped in a glass case, to which Wonka says: "You're the funny little man who's been following me."
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"How dare you!" Grant's Oompa Loompa retorts. "I will have you know that I am a perfectly respectable size for an Oompa Loompa."
The footage shown to audiences also featured Grant's character singing a song to Wonka.
Chalamet then went on stage to talk about the film and his co-stars, saying: "Working with Hugh to begin with, what a dream come true. Also, as you guys saw there's Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, and Keegan-Michael Key.
"It's just a dream as an American actor to be working with this dream of British actors, but that's the first time people saw Hugh as an Oompa Loompa, right? It was a trip and for those that [saw it]."
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The Dune actor added: "And obviously, Hugh and [director] Paul King have an extraordinary collaborative relationship. And Hugh Grant's one of our greats, so it was a dream."
Wonka is set to follow a young Willy Wonka and his adventures prior to opening the world's most famous chocolate factory.
Olivia Colman, whose role in the film is currently undisclosed, praised Chalamet's performance last year, calling it "magical".
Wonka is scheduled to be released in cinemas on December 15, 2023.
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