The image of Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa in the latest "Wonka" trailer didn’t go over so well with some members of the dwarf community, according to one actor. George Coppen spoke with the BBC ...

Wonka’s Oompa Loompas being tiny CGI versions of Hugh Grant would appear to be the filmmakers’ attempt to avoid any controversy or potential offense. The Biggest Movies Coming in 2023.

Some people with dwarfism have criticized the casting of British actor Hugh Grant in the role of an Oompa-Loompa in the upcoming film “Wonka,” saying that work is being “taken” from them.

The Oompa Loompa Who Wasn’t. This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to ...

An actor with dwarfism isn’t pleased that Hugh Grant was cast as an Oompa Loompa in Warner Bros.‘ forthcoming film Wonka, which stars Timothée Chalamet as the titular candymaker.. During an ...

Hugh Grant’s look as an Oompa Loompa matches the same version of the characters seen in Mel Stuart’s 1971 musical fantasy “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” which famously starred ...

Hugh Grant’s casting as an Oompa Loompa in “Wonka” has been criticized by an actor with dwarfism. The film belongs to the universe created by British author Roald Dahl in 1964 novel ...

Getting cast as an Oompa Loompa in the adaptation of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was a huge break for Rusty Goffe, who was 22 as filming began in 1971.However, he soon found an ...

It's been a wild week for the obviously over-it Oompa Loompa from that wonky "Wonka Experience" in Scotland — and now, she's capitalizing upon her newfound fame. For just $25 USD, anyone can get ...

Bowen Yang brought the Saturday Night Live house down when he appeared as a “proud gay Oompa Loompa” for a segment on “Weekend Update.” The comic was trending on social media Sunday thanks ...

The woman who went viral for dressing as an Oompa Loompa in the Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience has made a heartbreaking ...