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Why Timothée Chalamet didn’t have to audition for his Wonka role

Director Paul King explained why it was a ‘straight offer’

The Independent UK

Hugh Grant fans stunned as he transforms into miniature Oompa Loompa for Wonka Movie

Fans get first taste of the chocolate factory with a new hilarious shot of Hugh Grant as a bright orange Oompa Loompa in a sneak peek preview of the highly anticipated Wonka movie

Daily Mirror

'Wonka' Trailer Reverts the Source Material to Where it Belongs

Paul King's prequel take on Willy Wonka isn't really book-accurate — and that's a great thing.

Inverse

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Wonka Trailer Has Me Sold On Timothée Chalamet's Musical Prequel And Hugh Grant As A Dancing Oompa Loompa

Hold your breath, make a wish, and count to three before taking your first look at Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant in the first trailer for Wonka.

Cinemablend

Wonka director on Gene Wilder's legacy and finding the "emotional truth" in Roald Dahl's book

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Paul King breaks down the first trailer for his Willy Wonka origin story

Total Film

Angela Bassett finally will get her Oscar — an honorary one

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ star, along with writer-director Mel Brooks and editor Carol Littleton, will receive statuettes at Governors Awards in November.

Chicago Sun-Times

Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks to receive honorary Oscars

Angela Bassett may have gone home empty handed at the Oscars in March, but the two-time nominee will be getting a golden statuette this year after all

The Independent UK

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The 25 best stunts in cinema – ranked!

In the forthcoming Mission: Impossible film, Tom Cruise drives a motorbike off a cliff and wrecks a 70-tonne train. But how does such derring-do compare with cinema’s most hair-raising escapades?

The Guardian - UK

Ed Ames, singer who starred in TV’s ‘Daniel Boone,’ dies at 95

The last survivor of the Ames Brothers pop group of the 1950, Ames died May 21 from Alzheimer’s disease, his wife, Jeanne Ames, said Saturday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hugh Grant revealed as Oompa-Loompa in new Wonka footage

‘Wonka’ lead Timothée Chalamet said seeing ‘Notting Hill’ star as an Oompa-Loompa was ‘a trip’

The Independent UK

The 15 best jokes in Mel Brooks movies

One of the funniest people to ever work in Hollywood, so it’s no easy task whittling down the best jokes in Mel Brooks movies.

WhatToWatch

Bait and switch censorship of Roald Dahl

There are issues with the children’s book writer, but they’re not the words “fat" or "men"

Salon

Twitter maven Dionne Warwick wants a meeting with Elon Musk: 'Where's your head?'

LOS ANGELES — There's no shortage of topics Dionne Warwick can talk about: Her status as one of music's most beloved and enduring singers. A six-decade career marked by a catalog of huge hits including "Walk on By," "Do You Know the Way to San Jose" and "I Say a…

Los Angeles Times

TV tonight: Keira Knightley shares her family’s wartime love stories

The Oscar-nominee takes part in My Grandparent’s War. Plus, John Bishop – whose eldest son, Joe, is partially deaf – unpicks the issues his family have faced. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Paddington to Sidney: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Recent events have turned the beloved Peruvian bear into a national treasure, while Oprah’s documentary about Sidney Poitier is an extraordinary look at a legend

Tribune News Service

Gene Collier: Born to lose at the name game

Now that both my parents are gone more than a decade, I guess I can finally say this in public:

Los Angeles Times

An agent told this 'Stranger Things' star he wouldn't work until 50. 'She was wrong'

Brett Gelman is no stranger to characters. As in, "he's a real character."

The Guardian - UK

The 20 best films set on trains – ranked!

The Railway Children Return is shortly to arrive on UK platforms and Bullet Train speeding down the tracks behind it. Until then – as rail strikes bring stations to a standstill – here are 20 vicarious train trips

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The Guardian - UK

Licence to ill: music and culture for a sick day

Whether it’s cake pretending to be other things or Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, our critics recommend some feeling-peaky blinders

The Independent UK

Trump posts edited Willy Wonka video to mark Clarence Thomas’ release from hospital

Justice Thomas’ face is superimposed over actor Gene Wilder’s in clip from 1971 movie

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In "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," the classic novel by Roald Dahl and immortalized on the silver screen by Gene Wilder, five Golden Tickets were hidden in chocolate-bar wrappers. As we know, things didn't go too well for a few of the lucky ...

The Independent UK

Elon Musk sells all his California homes for $128m after Grimes claimed he lives ‘below poverty line’

One of Mr Musk’s homes was the former residence of actor Gene Wilder

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