Casting Hugh Grant as Oompa Loompa within the upcoming musical Wonka It does not sit properly with a number of the actors.

Whereas precise dwarf actors performed the characters within the earlier Willy Wonka movies, Grant broke with that custom within the remake.

Dwarf actor George Cobain he told the BBC He feels the selection was an affront to custom. The brand new movie offers with the early days of the legendary sweet maker and stars Timothée Chalamet.

“A number of[dwarfed]actors really feel like we’re being pushed out of the business we love,” Coben stated. “Lots of people, myself included, argue that dwarfs ought to be supplied on a regular basis roles in dramas and soaps. However we do not.

One door closes, however they forgot to open the following.

Coben, who seems on the Disney+ model of “Willow,” additionally complained in regards to the digital results used on Grant.

“They enlarged his head in order that his head regarded larger. (I believed) What the hell have I achieved to him?” Coben stated.

The Oompa-Loompas have been portrayed in varied methods within the earlier movies and within the Roald Dahl books on which they’re based mostly.

WonkaStarring Keegan-Michael Key, Matt Lucas, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, and Olivia Colman, it opens in theaters December 15.

Warner Bros. has not commented. on Coppen’s remarks.