Hugh Grant ‘hated’ working on new ‘Wonka’ movie for a very specific reason

Kate Winslet is back on HBO with a new limited series called The Regime, and the first teaser trailer has just arrived online.

Timothée Chalamet‘s Wonka has topped the global box office.The musical prequel directed by Paul King pulled in a whopping $92.6million (£73.1million) over the weekend, topping the box office in 60 of its 77 international markets, according to Screen Daily. Its worldwide total currently stands at $150million (£118.4million).In the US, it made its debut pulling in $39million (£30.8million) over the weekend to top the box office and enjoyed strong openings in France at $5.1million (£4million) and Australia $4million (£3.2million).The UK/Ireland leads the international pack with $23.2million (£18.3million) after 10 days, ahead of Mexico with $11.2million (£8.3million).

Have you seen Wonka at the cinema yet? Based on the iconic Roald Dahl novel and starring Timothée Chamalet and Hugh Grant, it was one of this year's most anticipated movie releases, and quickly claimed the box office number one spot. And now fans of the book or the film – or simply of chocolate – can add a little sweetness into their make-up bags and beauty routines as Revolution Beauty has teamed up with Warner Bros to launch a limited edition Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory collection, filled with sugary-scented treats and with prices starting from £6.The range includes plenty of fun references to the films, such as a golden ticket-shaped eyeshadow palette, a chocolate-scented lipstick and a blueberry lip balm, inspired by Violet Beauregarde's bubblegum scene.

BLACKPINK.The British actor recently made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, as part of promotional efforts for the new feature film Wonka, which he stars in alongside Timothée Chalamet.During the interview, Fallon brought up a tweet Hugh Grant had previously posted, where he called himself a “Blink”, which the name of BLACKPINK fandom. The actor then recalled how he ended up watching the group live and becoming a fan.“I have a daughter who dragged me to this thing. Well, [K-pop] is not automatically a grumpy 63-year-old English man’s cup of tea,” Grant said.

The new movie Wonka is now in theaters and the film is expected to be a box office hit over the holiday season.

Timothée Chalamet crashed Hugh Grant‘s recent appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.Grant, who plays an Oompa Loompa in Paul King’s Wonka, appeared on Tuesday’s (December 12) episode of the US chat show, where he discussed his experience playing a variety of “weirdos, freaks, and perverts” in the latter stages of his career. He also explained how he recently became a fan of the K-Pop girl group Blackpink.However, towards the end of the interview, Fallon revealed that he’d “run out of questions” and turned to the audience for help. In response, a disguised Chalamet wearing a brown leather jacket, a fake moustache, and a Love Actually cap stepped up to ask a question.“Hey, Hugh, big fan, happy to see you,” said the poorly disguised Chalamet, prompting excited cheers and screams from the studio audience.

Uproxx while promoting his latest film, “The Boys in the Boat,” on Wednesday. “It’s actually a great script,” Clooney added.The new storyline is reminiscent of the 1979 comedy “Going in Style,” which starred George Burns and Art Carney as elderly bank robbers. Based on the 1960s Rat Pack film of the same name, the “Ocean’s” franchise began in 2001 with the release of “Ocean’s Eleven” starring Clooney, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Don Cheadle, Andy Garcia and several other high-profile celebrities.

Love Actually,” “Two Weeks Notice” and “Bridget Jones’ Diary.”“I got a bit better,” the British native said regarding his acting abilities. “I got a little less bad after I had children, got married, got happier.”Despite Grant’s pleasure at finally starting to focus on character roles, including the primary villain of the 2017 film “Paddington 2,” Barrymore is reportedly holding out hope that Grant will return to the realm of rom-coms. “We should do another one,” the “Charlie’s Angels” alum, who worked with Grant in 2007’s “Music and Lyrics,” said.

Lena Dunham has found the stars of her new Netflix series!

Timothee Chalamet and Hugh Grant are opening up about their fears and dreams.

You only have to think back two years to remember the cheers and jeers that greeted the news that not only was a new Willy Wonka movie on the way but that it was going to be a prequel and Timothée Chalamet had clinched the titular lead role. READ MORE: Most Anticipated 2024: 26 Blockbusters & Big Spectacle Movies To Watch How could they touch a classic? They weren’t going to, and no one was going to erase the 1971 Gene Wilder “Grown Up Wonka” movie (which was not a hit, by the way).

Timothee Chalamet and Keegan-Michael Key shared quite the embrace at the premiere of their new movie Wonka held at Regency Village Theatre on Sunday (December 10) in Los Angeles.

Hugh Grant has revealed that Wonka director Paul King sent him an image of a naked Oompa Loompa as a joke while they were working together.Grant plays an 18-inch tall Oompa Loompa in the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel, which arrived in cinemas yesterday (December 8).“Paul, quite early on in the editing process, sent me a mock-up of the Oompa Loompa stark naked. And my little children were a little alarmed at that,” Grant told People.

Meryl Streep was not everyone’s first choice when it came to casting for “The Devil Wears Prada.”The actress has received a record-breaking 21 Academy Award nominations and played impeccably dressed boss-from-hell Miranda Priestly expertly in the 2006 fashion comedy, but according to the film’s producer Wendy Finerman, Streep wasn’t a shoe-in for the role. “And Meryl, people thought we were crazy.

Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet has finally arrived in cinemas and now fans can listen to the film’s entire soundtrack – find the full list of songs below.Directed by Paul King, the filmmaker behind Paddington and Paddington 2, Wonka sees Chalamet cast as a younger version of the world-famous chocolatier and follows him as he tries to open his first shop.The musical prequel has been well-received in its first reviews, with critics describing it as “infinitely charming” and “intoxicating”. The film’s score, which features original songs from Chalamet and Hugh Grant, has also received praise.1. ‘Pure Imagination’ (Opening Titles Version) – Joby Talbot 2. ‘A Hatful of Dreams’ – Timothée Chalamet & The Cast of Wonka 3. ‘Welcome to Scrubbit’s’ – Joby Talbot 4. ‘You’ve Never Had Chocolate Like This’ (Hoverchocs) – Timothée Chalamet 5. ‘Flying Chocolatiers’ – Joby Talbot 6. ‘Scrub Scrub’ – The Cast of Wonka 7. ‘Wonka’s Case’ – Joby Talbot 8. ‘Sweet Tooth’ – Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton & Keegan-Michael Key 9. ‘Willy and Noodle at the Zoo’ – Joby Talbot 10. ‘For a Moment’ – Calah Lane & Timothée Chalamet 11. ‘The Letter ‘A” – Joby Talbot 12. ‘Clock Tower’ – Joby Talbot 13. ‘You’ve Never Had Chocolate Like This’ – Timothée Chalamet & The Cast of Wonka 14. ‘Oompa Loompa’ – Hugh Grant & Timothée Chalamet 15. ‘A World of Your Own’ – Timothée Chalamet & The Cast of Wonka 16. ‘Sorry, Noodle’ – Timothée Chalamet 17. ‘Mamma’s Secret’ – Joby Talbot 18. ‘Pure Imagination’ (from Wonka) – Timothée Chalamet 19. ‘Oompa Loompa’ (Reprise) – Hugh Grant 20. ‘500 Monks, One Giraffe’ – Joby Talbot 21. ‘Death by Chocolate’ – Joby Talbot 22. ‘The Oompa Loompa to the Rescue’ – Joby Talbot 23. Noodle Gives Affable the Ledger – Joby

Hugh Grant and his partner Anna have donated tens of thousands of pounds to ‘Britain’s kindest plumber’.

Hugh Grant is the latest celebrity to arrive in Manchester ahead of tonight’s Chanel show.

raining on everyone’s parade.Barbra Streisand revealed that she most likely won’t make another film due to the fact that she finds the process, well, tiring.“It gets exhausting, trying to come up with the structure of the movie and then have it not happen,” Streisand, 81, told People magazine.“I had many movies that I wanted to make, and then I get lazy,” she continued. “I go, ‘Oh yeah, to do this one, I have to have all these fittings for period clothes. This one, I’d have to live in Arkansas to do this one.’ I don’t know.

Hugh Grant says that he “hated” making the movie Wonka and he explained why he took the job in the first place.

Hugh Grant was on curmudgeonly form during a press conference marking the release of Wonka, telling journalists that he hated playing an Oompa Loompa in the film.