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Hugh Grant unveiled as green-haired Oompa Loompa as new Wonka film trailer lands

The prequel adventure will cover chocolatemaker's early llife and feature star-studded British cast

Manchester Evening News

'Wonka' Trailer Reverts the Source Material to Where it Belongs

Paul King's prequel take on Willy Wonka isn't really book-accurate — and that's a great thing.

Inverse

Timothée Chalamet reveals take on Roald Dahl’s eccentric chocolatier in first Wonka trailer

Star-studded film is set to tell ‘the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today’

The Independent UK

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Wonka Trailer Has Me Sold On Timothée Chalamet's Musical Prequel And Hugh Grant As A Dancing Oompa Loompa

Hold your breath, make a wish, and count to three before taking your first look at Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant in the first trailer for Wonka.

Cinemablend

Wonka: first trailer for Timothée Chalamet’s chocolatey prequel

Oscar nominee stars as a young version of Roald Dahl’s sweet mogul with Hugh Grant playing an Oompa Loompa

The Guardian - US

Wonka director on Gene Wilder's legacy and finding the "emotional truth" in Roald Dahl's book

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Paul King breaks down the first trailer for his Willy Wonka origin story

Total Film

A first glimpse into the fabulous world of Wonka: ‘Chalamet brings mayhem but with emotional grounding’

‘With a Willy Wonka flm, you live or die by your Wonka’

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Wonka releases first snap of Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa

Wonka star Hugh Grant has transformed into an Oompa Loompa in a first-look image.

WhatToWatch

Woman paid to work with chocolate every day says it's 'like being Willy Wonka'

Donna Oluban stepped onto the floor of her new job at Cadbury World 20 years ago as she got to work sculpting the most bizarre creations in 'the best job ever'.

Daily Record

Ice cream's answer to Willy Wonka will make any flavour you want

Whether you want classic vanilla or a bacon and cheesecake variant, the Ice Cream Shop will make it with no questions asked

Liverpool Echo

Asteroid City cast talk Wes Anderson, taco nights, and working in a fully functional mini-town

EXCLUSIVE: Bryan Cranston, Jeffrey Wright, and more discuss the latest Wes Anderson wonder

Total Film

14 Big 2023 Movies That Still Haven’t Released Trailers Yet

From The Expendables 4 to Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, we're still waiting on the trailers for these 2023 movies.

Cinemablend

Wonka: An Updated Cast List For Timothée Chalamet's Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Prequel

Timothée Chalamet will star in Wonka as the titular candy maker, leading an impressive cast for the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel.

Cinemablend

Review: I took my five-year-old to watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Cardiff and she was blown away by a world of pure imagination

Roald Dahl's fantastical story has come home to it's authors birthplace

Wales Online

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Woman & Home

You'll *never* guess what Hugh Grant's next movie role is...

We'll give you a hint: we might even hear him sing a very familiar tune...

Bristol Post

Glastonbury Festival: Incredible moment couple find golden 'Willy Wonka' tickets

They happy couple jumped for joy after discovering tickets

Manchester Evening News

Brilliant moment couple win two tickets to Glastonbury in Willy Wonka style golden ticket giveaway

“I don’t think I’ve ever felt like that in my life."

Evening Standard

Hugh Grant plays an Oompa Loompa in new Willy Wonka film with Timothée Chalamet

As revealed at CinemaCon, the Love Actually actor has signed up for his most unlikely role yet

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Total Film

Wonka trailer confirms Hugh Grant is playing an Oompa Loompa

A new trailer for Wonka debuted at CinemaCon

Liverpool Echo

I tried to win Glastonbury tickets from Oxfam using a chocolate bar

You could land festival tickets via a Willy Wonka-style competition

Manchester Evening News

Chocolate fans can win Glastonbury tickets in Willy Wonka golden ticket-style giveaway

Tony's Chocolonely has put five pairs of the summer festival tickets inside its limited-edition chocolate bars

Manchester Evening News

Distracted ITV This Morning viewers 'feel sorry' for Marti Pellow as some jump to singer's defence

The Wet Wet Wet frontman was on the ITV daytime show with Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary

Evening Standard

Best unisex costume ideas for World Book Day: From medieval knights to golden tickets

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Los Angeles Times

Roald Dahl's books have been edited to stop calling people fat so much

New editions of classic 20th century children's books by British author Roald Dahl — such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," "James and the Giant Peach," "Matilda," "The Witches" and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" — have been edited and rewritten to remove language seen as offensive or potentially insensitive to modern-day…

Fortune

Roald Dahl's books get a controversial rewrite

The edits have revived old questions about Roald Dahl's racism and misogyny.

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