{"id":2112260,"date":"2023-11-30T14:02:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T19:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hugh-grant-says-he-hated-playing-oompa-loompa-in-new-wonka-movie-like-a-crown-of-thorns\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T14:04:02","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T19:04:02","slug":"hugh-grant-says-he-hated-playing-oompa-loompa-in-new-wonka-movie-like-a-crown-of-thorns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hugh-grant-says-he-hated-playing-oompa-loompa-in-new-wonka-movie-like-a-crown-of-thorns\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugh Grant despised being an Oompa Loompa in the new &#8216;Wonka&#8217; film, calling it a painful burden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhugh-grant-says-he-hated-playing-oompa-loompa-in-new-wonka-movie-like-a-crown-of-thorns%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2112260&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Hugh\u200b Grant Opens Up About His Hated Role as an Oompa \u200dLoompa\u2063 in &#8220;Wonka&#8221;\u2064 Movie<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/celebrities\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hugh Grant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  is once \u200dagain sharing his unfiltered thoughts with the public, this time telling the\u2062 world\u200d how much he \u201chated\u201d his role of an Oompa Loompa in the new \u200d\u201cWonka\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/watch\/movies\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">movie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The 63-year-old British <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/entertainment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">actor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  \u2064 made his feelings known \u200cwhile \u200cspeaking at\u200c a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-eager-to-work-with-china-on-debt-other-global-challenges\/\" title=\"Yellen \u2018eager\u2019 to work with China on debt, other global challenges\">press\u200b conference<\/a> for the movie, \u200bper \u2064 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/11\/29\/hugh-grant-loathed-playing-oompa-loompa-wonka-this-reason-19902111\/?ico=mosaic_entertainment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Metro UK<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;Drivel,&#8221; Grant\u2062 said \u200bof the project. &#8220;It was like a crown of thorns, very \u2064uncomfortable.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-warns-floridians-to-be-vigilant-as-idalia-approaches\/\" title=\"DeSantis urges Floridians to stay alert as Idalia nears.\">specifically\u200d mentioned<\/a> how he didn\u2019t care to\u200c have multiple cameras focused on him all at\u200c once to help animators \u200bcapture his\u2063 movements, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/environmental-groups-cheer-keystone-shutdown-now-demand-biden-shut-down-all-pipelines\/\" title=\"Environmental Groups Cheer Keystone Shutdown, Now Demand Biden Shut Down All Pipelines\">outlet noted<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;I made a big fuss about it,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I couldn\u2019t have hated\u200b the whole thing more.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grant also said he\u200d didn\u2019t know if he was \u2062supposed to\u200d act with \u200bjust his face or his whole body, a problem he claims was never resolved.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;I never received\u200d a\u200b satisfactory answer,&#8221; the \u200c&#8221;Notting Hill&#8221; star said. &#8220;And\u200b frankly, what I\u2063 did with my body was terrible,\u200d and it\u2019s all been replaced \u200dwith\u200b an animator.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He continued, &#8220;It\u2019s very confusing, with CGI now \u2014 you can\u2019t tell what\u2019s going on.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This \u2063isn\u2019t \u200bthe first time Grant has disparaged his own work. In 2014, he <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/03\/31\/entertainment\/hugh-grant-movie-regret\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">told<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  late night \u2064host James Corden\u200d he would &#8220;happily shred my \u2062IMDb \u2062page, my CV, because I specialized in being bad for decades.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Wonka&#8221; is a prequel to Roald Dahl\u2019s children\u2019s\u2064 book,\u200b &#8220;Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,&#8221; and follows chocolatier Willy Wonka as a \u200dyoung man before he becomes the eccentric character in the story. The original book was previously adapted into the popular movie &#8220;Willy Wonka &#038; the Chocolate Factory&#8221; \u2064(1971) and a\u200c Johnny Depp-led remake, &#8220;Charlie \u200cand the \u2063Chocolate Factory,&#8221; in \u20632005. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Wonka&#8221; stars Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet as the titular character, and critics are already\u2064 praising him\u200d for \u200bhis\u2063 performance. Film director Paul King told the Metro in July that \u200dhe envisioned Grant \u200dwas an Oompa Loompa \u2064because of \u2064his cantankerous demeanor. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;So I was\u200d really just thinking about that character; somebody who\u200d could\u200c be a \u2062real s***, and then \u2014 ah! Hugh,&#8221; King said. &#8220;Because he\u2019s the funniest, \u2063most sarcastic s*** I\u2019ve ever met.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why did Grant express frustration and embarrassment about \u2062his role in &#8220;Wonka<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Swer,&#8221; Grant said.\u200b &#8220;It\u2063 was just confusion the whole time.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The actor further expressed his frustration with the role, stating that he felt like a &#8220;clown&#8221; and that it was embarrassing for\u2064 him to be a part of the movie.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;I thought I was \u2062above this kind \u2062of nonsense,&#8221; Grant explained. &#8220;But I guess I was wrong.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite his dislike for the role, Grant mentioned that he is contractually obligated\u200d to promote the film and attend its premiere. However, he stated that he will \u2064not be\u200c watching the movie himself. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>&#8220;I don&#8217;t need to see it to know how terrible it is,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I just hope no one else has \u2064to go through what I did.&#8221;<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grant&#8217;s candid remarks about his role \u2064as\u2063 an Oompa Loompa\u200d have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-visits-wounded-warriors-at-walter-reed-hospital\/\" title=\"Biden Visits Wounded Warriors At Walter Reed Hospital\">sparked mixed reactions<\/a>\u2064 from \u200dfans and critics. Some\u200c have praised \u2064him for\u2063 his honesty\u2064 and willingness to speak\u200c out against a project he disliked, while others have criticized him for being ungrateful \u200cand disrespectful towards the film and its creators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is not the first time Grant has been vocal about his\u200d thoughts and opinions.\u2063 In the past,\u200c he has spoken out about\u2063 various issues in the entertainment industry, including his\u2062 dislike for certain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marvel-star-dies-in-tragic-skiing-accident-at-37\/\" title=\"Marvel Star Dies In Tragic Skiing Accident At 37\">film roles<\/a> and his views on fame\u200b and privacy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While opinions on Grant&#8217;s remarks may be divided, one thing is clear &#8211; he is a talented actor who doesn&#8217;t shy away from expressing \u200dhis true feelings. \u2062Whether you agree\u200c with him or not, it is undeniable that his honesty adds an interesting\u2063 layer \u200bto the conversation surrounding his role in &#8220;Wonka&#8221;\u2064 movie. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hugh Grant openly expresses his disdain for his role as an Oompa Loompa in the upcoming &#8220;Wonka&#8221; film. During a press conference, the 63-year-old British actor bluntly describes it as &#8220;drivel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2112261,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2112260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2112260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2112260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2112261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2112260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2112260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2112260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}