Hugh Grant is without doubt one of the biggest rom-com heroes of our time, having starred in Bridget Jones’s Diary, 4 Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and extra. He’s additionally a king of the interval drama, making his big-screen debut within the 1987 Service provider Ivory basic Maurice earlier than charming Emma Thompson in 1995’s Sense and Sensibility.
Lately, nevertheless, Grant has turned his eye towards barely extra distinctive roles. Gone are the times of him charming a love curiosity with a crooked grin and mussed hair — now he’s extra prone to be sporting prosthetics or taking part in the villain.
Grant’s chaotic period reached its pinnacle in July 2023 when the primary trailer for Wonka appeared on-line, introducing viewers to the Hugh Grant Oompa Loompa. It had beforehand been introduced that Grant would play one among Willy Wonka’s singing manufacturing facility staff, however nothing might put together the world for the sight of Grant taking part in the flute inside a glass jar and sassing Timothée Chalamet.
“I used to be actually simply enthusiastic about that character; anyone who may very well be an actual s–t, after which — ah, Hugh!” director Paul King quipped to reporters on the trailer premiere when discussing why he selected Grant for the position. “As a result of he’s the funniest, most sarcastic s–t I’ve ever met.”
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Wonka doesn’t hit theaters till December, however within the meantime, preserve scrolling for a glance again at a few of Grant’s most uncommon performances:
