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Paul King: Hugh Grant casting was key to adapting Oompa Loompa in 'Wonka'
Updated On: 15 July, 2023 10:58 AM IST | Los Angeles | IANS
King also said that he had to disregard most of the design choices made by Tim Burton in his 2005 adaptation, `Charlie and the Chocolate Factory`
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Director Paul King has explained how casting Hugh Grant as the iconic miniature creature of the Oompa Loompa in `Wonka` was the key to his adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl character.
"Going back to the book, and reading all those poems, and hearing (the Oompa Loompas`) voice as a very sort of cynical, sarcastic, cruel, funny, but wicked voice, I went, `Oh... That`s sort of a bit like Hugh!`," King told Empire magazine ahead of the trailer launch.
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