MovieChat Forums > Wonka (2023) Discussion > Casting Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa...

Casting Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa...


...is depriving midget actors of work.

Discuss.

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Do we know if he identifies as a midget or not?

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Now that is a good point.

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Yeah, that bastard killed what likely would have been a great discussion..

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In actual fact, mental midgets such as yourself seem to have their work cut out posting shit like this.

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💯

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The guy who originally thought up the phrase "mental midget" should get royalties.

Full credit to whoever that was.

It's OK, at least you tried.

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It's been discussed. The midgets were bitching months ago about this.

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He was playing an Oompa Loompa, a fictional character in a fantasy movie. He wasn't portraying Peter Dinklage. It literally could have been played by anyone, no matter their height. Hugh Grant's character was unnaturally tiny and he did mention that he was much smaller than the others of his kind. So even if they used an actor with dwarfism, they still would have used CGI to make him very small. I personally liked HG playing the Oompa Loompa. It was cute and funny. This is an unnecessary debate on a silly topic. Also, the term "midget" is also not used anymore. Just your comment alone is disrespectful. And the movie wasn't depriving anyone of anything. Think outside the box. It's a movie, a fictional fantasy movie.

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Looks like the term "midget" is being used plenty.

Whether or not they are offended by it though, do you speak for them? Are you achondroplasic yourself?

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He’s the best part of the trailer.

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What does that say about the trailer?

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That he’s a talented actor.

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You mean you don't want to see him crushed in a hydraulic press? Is it just me?

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