Plenty of people were surprised to hear that Timothée Chalamet had been cast as the titular character in "Wonka," the 2023 movie musical based on the character from Roald Dahl's famous novel, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." Still, whether you thought Chalamet was a good fit for the iconic role or not, most of us can agree that casting Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa was a far more unexpected choice. Surprising or not, Grant played the Oompa Loompa to Chalamet's Wonka, and the film's press junket proved that these two were happy to act alongside each other, as their mutual respect was evident. In many interviews, the two actors spoke highly of each other and their work. At "Wonka's" Tokyo premiere, however, Chalamet didn't just speak highly of his costar, he sang highly of him, too. And, it was enough to give fans a heaping dose of secondhand embarrassment.
When speaking at the premiere, Grant told the audience that Chalamet "is very good in" Wonka. Chalamet, in turn, said that Grant is also very good in the film. The audience cheered in response, which inexplicably prompted Chalamet to do his own rendition of the classic Oompa Loompa song from the original 1971 film, "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory." The audience and Grant laughed along, but that doesn't mean that we weren't a little bit embarrassed on Chalamet's behalf.
