Hugh Grant's casting in the upcoming 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ prequel, 'Wonka,' is being criticized by actors with dwarfism.
Charlie and the Chocolate FactoryIn the trailer for the film, which was released earlier this month, Grant is seen as an Oompa Loompa, the name Roald Dahl used for the group of diminutive factory workers in his 1964 novelWhile it's not clear if any actors with dwarfism are featured in the upcoming film, Oompa Loompas were played by actors with dwarfism in two previous films based on Roald Dahl's book.
"A lot of actors [with dwarfism] feel like we are being pushed out of the industry we love," Coppen told the outlet. He continued,"A lot of people, myself included, argue that dwarfs should be offered everyday roles in dramas and soaps, but we aren't getting offered those roles. One door is being closed but they have forgotten to open the next one."The School for Good and Evil
, had something to say about Grant's exaggerated appearance in the trailer, telling the outlet, "They've enlarged his head so his head looks bigger. [I thought] what the hell have you done to him?" actor, Wee Man also had something to say about the casting, calling it"interesting." Wee Man, whose real name is, Jason Acuña, spoke to celebrity news account Movie Maniacs, where he shared his reaction to the trailer.
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