Paul King would “cheerfully” work with Hugh Grant ever day for the “rest of [his] life”.
The 45-year-old director first labored with the British actor on ‘Paddington 2’ and knew immediately he was the correct individual to forged as a tiny orange-faced Oompa-Loompa in new ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ origins story ‘Wonka’.
He informed Radio Times journal: “I loved working with Hugh on ‘Paddington 2’ and would cheerfully work with him every day for the rest of my life.
“He’s one of the funniest people I’ve ever met and he certainly has a naughty side, so I think he sits very comfortably in Dahl’s universe.
“The Oompa-Loompas don’t have much dialogue in the books but they do have these long songs where they take an almost gleeful pleasure in the demise of all the ghastly children who tour the factory.
“They’re so funny and biting and scornful, and as I was reading them, Hugh’s voice kept coming into my head.
“From there, it wasn’t a huge step to go, ‘Wouldn’t it be funny to see him 18 inches high with bright green hair and orange skin?’ It was perfect.”
The director just lately admitted he’s eager to revisit the characters for an additional film.
He informed Total Film journal: “I would definitely like to do more. And I’d like to spend more time in this world.
“Dahl was positively fascinated about taking Willy Wonka on. There’s drafts that didn’t actually go wherever, and there’s a brief story. He didn’t actually write sequels, however this was the one e book the place he clearly felt there was extra within the tank there.
“There’s an awful lot more Wonka story that we have that we would like to tell.
“It’s not like ‘Dune: Part One’ the place you go, ‘This is what’s taking place in Part Two.’ Hopefully it really works exquisitely as a stand-alone film. But I might positively love to do extra. And I’d wish to spend extra time on this world, and meet some extra Oompa-Loompas.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
