The highly-anticipated Willy Wonka prequel, simply called Wonka, starring Timothee Chalamet tells the story of a young Wonka trying to establish himself as the sorcerer of sugar we know he eventually becomes. Along the way, there are bits of Wonka’s lore we know such as his meeting a trapped oompa loompa played by Hugh Grant.
Well, “played by” might be a bit of a stretch if you ask Grant. Promoting the film at a press conference alongside his cast members, Grant confessed he didn’t exactly have a sweet time playing the elven creature. The actor even called the performance “drivel.”
“It was like a crown of thorns, very uncomfortable,” Grant said about the experience of being motion-captured (via Metro.Co.UK). “I made a big fuss about it. I couldn’t have hated the whole thing more.” The actor added that he wasn’t sure about how the process worked and didn’t know whether he was supposed to perform with his body or not, and even stated he never received a satisfactory answer.
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