Why was Hugh Grant chosen to play the Oompa-Loompa?

It hasn’t hit theaters yet, but the movieWonka“, starring Timothy Chalamet, and this is already causing discussion. This time it’s the actor affected by dwarfism say vs director’s choice trust Hugh grant role Oompa Loompa.

Disappointment of George Koppen

In an interview with the BBC, the actor George Koppen stated that several performers suffering from dwarfism due to some directors’ choices “feel left out of the industry they love”. 26-year-old actor who starred in the series Willow Disney+ and in the movie Academy of Good and Eviland Netflix, said: “Many people, myself included, argue that people with dwarfism should be offered roles in dramas and soap operas, but they don’t.”

A flaw in the system that becomes even more evident when other actors are called on to play roles such as the role of the Oompa-Loompa in the prequel film about Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and on this occasion Koppen commented on the casting of Hugh Grant:

They enlarged his head so that it looked disproportionate. I thought, what the hell did you do to him?

However, in this regard, director Paul King explained his decision in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter:I thought about this character. We needed someone who was a real asshole. And then it occurred to me: “Ah! Hugh!” King said. “He’s the funniest and most sarcastic asshole I’ve ever met.”

Wee Man words from Jackass

He is not the first actor to make such claims. In fact, Wee Man of Jackass recently did an interview with TMZ and disputed a new version of Snow White that doesn’t include the canonical Seven Dwarfs. So he told the newspaper:This is a threat to our community and therefore you are taking more work away from people who could fill this role.”.