A whole new generation of fans gets a new glimpse into the wonderful fantasy world of Willy Wonka in the new film Wonka starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role.
This time, the prequel tells the original story of a young Wonka and his early days as a chocolatier, based on the character from Roald Dahl's 1964 novel Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
Hugh Grant, 63, is among the cast playing Lofty the Oompa-Loompa in the highly anticipated film, which had its U.S. premiere on Sunday at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles.
The British actor walked the busy red carpet, which was decorated with looks from Wonka's chocolate factory, with his wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein, 40, by his side.
Grant looked stylish in a classic black suit which he paired with a white shirt and black dress shoes, and his salt-and-pepper hair was cut short with a small part on the right side.
Hugh Grant, 63, looked handsome in a classic black suit alongside his wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein, 40, who stunned in a leopard print mini dress at the Wonka premiere at the Regency Village in Los Angeles on Sunday
The Sense And Sensibility star struck a series of poses and never left his lady's side during all the excitement on the red carpet.
Eberstein, 40, was leggy in a leopard print mini dress with black trim that reached about mid-thigh.
She also wore a pair of black pumps and had her lighter locks styled long along the sides but pushed away from her face at the front, with the exception of a few strands of hair around her face.
The couple, who share three children together, married in 2018 at Chelsea registry office, near their £10million west London home.
Grant also shares two children with actress Tinglan Hong.
After not having children until his mid-50s, the acclaimed actor welcomed his five children within a span of eight years.
After being in development since late 2016, Warner Bros. acquired Pictures regains the rights to the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (1964) character Willy Wonka, created by Roald Dahl.
Paul King was asked to serve as director in early 2018, and he subsequently revealed that his only choice to play Wonka was Chalamet without ever seeing an audition, according to Fandom thread.
The couple share three children together and the British actor has two other children from a previous relationship
Grant also posed with co-stars Paterson Joseph, Timothee Chalamet, Calah Lane and Keegan Michael Key at the LA premiere
Paul King was asked to serve as director in early 2018, and he subsequently revealed that his only choice to play Wonka was Chalamet without ever seeing an audition, according to Fandom Wire; the lead actor is seen with Grant, who plays Lofty the Oompa-Loompa
King said a preview of his leading man's previous videos on YouTube allowed him to make this decision.
“It was an obvious offer because he's amazing and he was the only person in my mind who could do it,” the director revealed. “But because he's Timothée Chalamet and his life is so absurd, his high school music performances are on YouTube and get hundreds of thousands of views. So from performing for Timmy Chalamet I knew he could sing and dance very well.
Grant joked that he was skeptical prior to his first meeting with the film's lead actor.
'I was a little nervous for him. “I don't like people who are too successful, and I thought his career had gone a little too well,” Grant joked People of Chalamet, 27.
“But I thought he was cordial,” the Love Actually actor added. “He told me good gossip.”
Grant, who plays an 18-inch orange Oompa Loompa with green hair, ultimately delivered his scenes via motion-capture CGI so he was never in the same room as Chalamet.
Yet, according to King, the two artists created a unique give-and-take with each other.
Grant, who plays an 18-inch orange Oompa Loompa with green hair, ultimately delivered his scenes via motion-capture CGI so he was never in the same room as Chalamet
Despite not working together in the same room, King claims that the film allowed Grant and Chalamet to create a certain kind of banter that isn't easy to do.
Wonka and its $125 million budget, which has received generally positive reviews from critics, drops on December 15 in the US.
“They're kind of joking throughout the movie and they slowly become a double act as the movie goes on, and that's something I think is really hard to do when you're never in the same room together,” King says. , 45, revealed.
In addition to Chalamet and Grant, the cast includes newcomer Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Tom Davis and Olivia Colman.
Wonka had its world premiere in London at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Center in London, England on November 28, and was released in the United Kingdom on December 8.
The $125 million budget musical fantasy film, which has received generally positive reviews from critics, will be released in the US on December 15.