Actor George Coppen has criticized Hugh Grant's casting as an Oompa Loompa in the upcoming Wonka movie and how it follows a troubling industry trend.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Wonka's casting of Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa has been slammed by actor George Coppen. Coppen is an actor with dwarfism who is best known for playing Sweet Cupid in Netflix's School for Good and Evil. He has also played a dwarf in the Artemis Fowl movie and a Nelwyn villager in the Willow television series.
"A lot of actors [with dwarfism] feel like we are being pushed out of the industry we love. 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.”
Why Hugh Grant's Casting Is A Step Backwards Actors with dwarfism portrayed the Oompa Loompas in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder, and in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starring Johnny Depp. In the 1971 version, the Oompa Loompas were played by multiple actors with dwarfism and were given orange skin and green hair.
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