Hugh Grant
‘The Regime’ Review: Kate Winslet Shines, but the Political Satire Is Shaky, in HBO Limited Series
The 'Mare of Easttown' star plays the autocratic chancellor of a fictional European republic in this new six-parter from 'Succession' veteran Will Tracy.
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Box Office: Timothee Chalamet’s ‘Wonka’ Charms With $39M U.S. Debut, Dances to $151.4M Globally
The Timothée Chalamet-led Wonka sweetened up the pre-Christmas box office in singing to a $39 million domestic debut, ahead of expectations and a promising sign for the yuletide season. Overseas, it took in $53.6 million from 77 markets to come in well ahead of family classics like Paddington or musicals like The Greatest Showman and […]
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Box Office: Timothée Chalamet’s ‘Wonka’ Whips Up Sweet $3.5M in Previews
The Christmas season has officially kicked off at the box office, as Wonka sets out to warm moviegoers’ hearts with a whimsical origin tale about the iconic candyman from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. From Warner Bros. and Harry Potter franchise producer David Heyman, the musical started off its North American run late Thursday with […]
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‘Wonka’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Sings, Dances and Gets Gooey in Cloying Musical Prequel
Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman and Keegan-Michael Key also appear in the origin story of Roald Dahl’s magical chocolatier, from ‘Paddington’ director Paul King.
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‘Wonka’ World Premiere: Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant Bring Roald Dahl’s Chocolate Factory to London
London’s Royal Festival Hall was transformed into a festive version of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory on Tuesday for the world premiere of Warner Bros.’ musical Wonka. Timothée Chalamet — who plays Wonka — was among the guests at the event and spent over an hour signing autographs and posing for selfies on a red carpet decorated with giant […]
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Eddie Merrins, Bel-Air Golf Pro Who Taught the Game to Hollywood, Dies at 91
Eddie Merrins, the gentlemanly golf pro at the Bel-Air Country Club who taught the game to the likes of Bing Crosby, Ringo Starr, George C. Scott, Dean Martin, Celine Dion and Jack Nicholson, has died. He was 91. Merrins died Wednesday after a long illness, according to UCLA, where he coached for 14 years. His […]
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‘Merchant Ivory’ Review: Illuminating Doc Examines the Private and Professional Sides of an Enduring Film Partnership
The prolific company founded by producer Ismail Merchant and director James Ivory became synonymous with elegant literary adaptations in the 1980s and ‘90s.
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‘Love Actually’ Director Regrets Weight Jokes, Lack of Diversity in Past Films: “I Was Unobservant”
Looking back at Love Actually and Bridget Jones’s Diary, Richard Curtis regrets including negative commentary about women’s bodies in the films amid criticism in recent years. While recently speaking at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival, via Today, the director-writer recalled “how shocked I was like five years ago when [my daughter] Scarlett […]
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Hugh Grant’s ‘Wonka’ Casting as Oompa Loompa Criticized by Actor With Dwarfism: “We Aren’t Getting Offered Those Roles”
An actor with dwarfism isn’t pleased that Hugh Grant was cast as an Oompa Loompa in Warner Bros.’ forthcoming film Wonka, which stars Timothée Chalamet as the titular candymaker. During an interview with the BBC that published Wednesday, George Coppen said that many actors with dwarfism “feel like we are being pushed out of the […]
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‘Wonka’ Director Paul King Cast Hugh Grant as Oompa Loompa “Because He’s the Funniest, Most Sarcastic Sh** I’ve Ever Met”
Having effectively sparked the Hugh Grant renaissance after casting the British star as the chief villain in Paddington 2, director Paul King turned to the actor once again for a key role in his upcoming Roald Dahl prequel, Wonka (released by Warner Bros. Dec. 15). But it may not have been for reasons Grant approves […]
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Hugh Grant in Talks for A24 Thriller From ‘A Quiet Place’ Writers Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Hugh Grant is in talks to star in the new movie from A Quiet Place creatives Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, which is being backed by A24. Beck and Woods wrote and will direct the horror movie, titled Heretic. Plot details are being kept under wraps, but sources say that the story centers on two […]
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Jay Leno Looks Back on Famous Hugh Grant 1995 Interview
Jay Leno is looking back at his famous interview with Hugh Grant on The Tonight Show. During a conversation with Chris Wallace on Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?, available on Max and airing on CNN, the former late night host reflected on securing an interview with Grant in 1995, which was most notably after the […]
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