Hugh Grant, 63, looks dapper in suit as he’s joined by his wife Anna Elisabet Eberstein, 40, at premiere of Wonka in LA
A whole new generation of fans will be able to experience the wonderful fantasy world of Willy Wonka in a new way in the new Wonka film starring Timothée Chalamet.
This time, the prequel tells the original story of 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 part of the cast playing Lofty Oompa-Loompa in the highly anticipated film, which premiered in the US at the Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday.
The British actor walked the lively red carpet, complete with Wonka’s Chocolate Factory decor, alongside his wife of 40 years, Anna Elisabeth Eberstein.
Grant looked dapper in a classic black suit, which he paired with a white dress shirt and black shoes, while his salt-and-pepper hair was cut short with a slight parting on the right side.
Hugh Grant, 63, looked handsome in a classic black suit alongside his wife Anna Elisabeth Eberstein, 40, who stunned in a leopard print minidress at the Wonka premiere at Regency Village in Los Angeles on Sunday.
Striking a variety of poses, the Sense and Sensibility star never left her lady’s side during all the excitement on the red carpet.
Eberstein, 40, wore a leggy leopard-print minidress with black trim that reached about mid-thigh.
She also wore black pumps and had her bleached locks styled long on the sides but pulled back away from her face at the front, save for a few strands of hair around her face.
The couple, who have three children together, married in 2018 at Chelsea register office near their £10 million west London home.
Grant also has two children with actress Tinglan Hong.
Having no children until he was 50, the famous character actor welcomed his five children within eight years.
In development since late 2016, Warner Bros. Pictures reacquired the rights to the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) character Willy Wonka, created by Roald Dahl.
Paul King was hired to direct in early 2018 and revealed that his only choice for the role of Wonka was Chalamet, who didn’t even attend the audition, according to Fandom Wire.
The couple has three children, and the British actor also has two more children from a previous relationship.
Grant also posed with co-stars Paterson Joseph, Timothée Chalamet, Cala Lane and Keegan Michael Key at the Los Angeles premiere.
Paul King was attached to direct in early 2018, and he revealed that his only choice for the role of Wonka was Chalamet, who didn’t even attend the audition, according to Fandom Wire; the main character is seen with Grant, who plays Lofty Oompa-Loompa.
King said that what allowed him to make this decision was watching his lead actor’s past videos on YouTube.
“It was a direct offer because he is great and, in my opinion, he was the only person who could do it,” the director said. “But because he is Timothée Chalamet and his life is so absurd, his school musical performances can be seen on YouTube and get hundreds of thousands of views. So, working for Timmy Chalamet, I knew he could sing and dance very well.”
Grant joked that he was skeptical before his first meeting with the film’s protagonist.
“I was a little nervous about him. “I don’t like people who are too successful, and I thought his career was going too well,” Grant joked. People Chalamet, 27.
“But I warmed to him,” the “Love Actually” actor added. — He told me good gossip.
Grant, who plays an 18-inch-tall orange Oompa Loompa with green hair, ultimately created his scenes using motion-capture CGI, so he was never in the same room as Chalamet.
Still, according to King, the two performers created a unique compromise with each other.
Grant, who plays an 18-inch-tall orange Oompa Loompa with green hair, ultimately created his scenes using motion-capture CGI, so he was never in the same room as Chalamet.
Even though King didn’t work in the same room together, King says Grant and Chalamet were able to create a certain kind of banter in the film, which isn’t easy to do.
Wonka and its $125 million budget, which received generally positive reviews from critics, will be released in the United States on December 15.
“They have banter throughout the whole movie and it gradually turns into a double act as the movie goes on, and I think that’s very hard to do if you’re never in the same room together,” King, 45, revealed.
In addition to Chalamet and Grant, the cast includes newcomer Kala Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Matthew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Tom Davies and Olivia Colman, among many others.
Wonka had its world premiere in London on November 28 at the Royal Southbank Center Festival Hall in London, England, and was released in the UK on December 8.
The $125 million musical fantasy film, which received generally positive reviews from critics, will be released in the United States on December 15.