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Hugh Grant Reflects On How He Was Pitched The Idea Of Oompa Loompa In 바카라˜Wonka바카라™

Hollywood star Hugh Grant has revealed how he was asked to star in the film 바카라˜Wonka바카라™ and play the iconic character of Oompa Loompa.

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Hollywood star has revealed how he was asked to star in the film 바카라˜바카라™ and play the iconic character of Oompa Loompa.

Grant said: 바카라œPaul and I were always in contact vaguely since 바카라˜Paddington 2,바카라™ and then I think he just emailed me one day and said he was doing 바카라˜Wonka.바카라™ He has been nuts about Roald Dahl since he was a kid, in exactly the same way that he was obsessed with Michael Bond and Paddington, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was one of his favorite books.

바카라œAnd then he explained how much he loved the Oompa Loompas in those early films, particularly for being so unpleasant. And he said, 바카라˜Whenever I think of someone really curmudgeonly and unpleasant, I immediately think of you.바카라™ And so that was his pitch.바카라

Based on Roald Dahl바카라™s iconic character from 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', a timeless children's classic, 'Wonka' is crafted by Paul King. TimothĂ©e Chalamet takes on the titular role, joined by a stellar cast including Calah Lane, Olivia Colman, Hugh Grant and Keegan Michael Key.

Delving into his approach to the character, Grant shared: "I ended up reading the book and watching the earlier films. And then I thought, 바카라˜How do we make this different?바카라™ But I definitely thought the key was to keep the sort of negativity and anger, the curmudgeonly old bastard element of the Oompa Loompa. This is my speciality.바카라

He added: 바카라œThe Oompa Loompa in this film is propelled by those things, but also by a sort of sadness and a kind of loneliness. He바카라™s been ostracised, chucked out of his homeland and his home tribe for letting them down. And he바카라™s on a mission to try and win back their favors.바카라

'Wonka' is set to captivate audiences in India, releasing on December 8 by Warner Bros India.

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