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George Coppen, an actor with dwarfism, called out Wonka for casting a non-dwarf as the Oompa-Loompas.

Per the BBC, Coppen singled out Hugh Grant's casting as Willy Wonka's employees as a step back for people with dwarfism. "A lot of actors [with dwarfism] feel like we are being pushed out of the industry we love," he said. "A lot of people, myself included, argue that dwarfs should be offered everyday roles in dramas and soaps, but we aren't getting offered those roles. One door is being closed but they have forgotten to open the next one." Coppen also noted that previous adaptations of Roald Dahl's story cast actors with dwarfism for Oompa-Loompas with Deep Roy playing the role in Tim Burton's 2005 movie and George Claydon, Malcolm Dixon, Rusty Goffe, Ismed Hassan, Noman McGlen, Angelo Muscat, Pepe Poupee, Marcus Powell and Albert Wilkinson featuring in 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.

The Beatles only starred in four films together (not counting the animated Yellow Submarine which they didn’t even voice) yet two of them have been virtually impossible to see in any home viewing format for decades. A Hard Day’S Night and Help were both acclaimed successes with long histories of VHS and DVD releases but Let It Be, a 1970 documentary showing how the Beatles rehearsed in preparation for a new live tour, despite winning an Oscar for Original Song Score, has never been seen since its original theatrical release. Let It Be captured the Fab Four as they were in the process of breaking up, bickering and acting chilly to each other in a most un-Beatle-like fashion. The other “lost” Beatles film is the 1967 Magical Mystery Tour, a 53-minute psychedelic road trip first broadcast on the BBC. Magical Mystery Tour is now available on Blu-ray from Capitol Records...

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“The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour” includes never-before-seen footage and interviews with songs you’ll never forget. It’s the film you’ve never seen and a story that’s never been heard. Watch John, Paul, George and Ringo climb aboard a colorful bus with a slew of eccentric characters and take a whimsical tour through the English countryside on their way to a beachside resort!

The film is directed by Bernard Knowles, George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The film is written by George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. The film stars George Harrison,...

Songs you.ll never forget, the film you.ve never seen, and a story that.s never been heard. In 1967, in the wake of the extraordinary impact of the Sgt. Pepper.s Lonely Hearts Club Band album and the One World satellite broadcast of All You Need Is Love, The Beatles devised, wrote, and directed their third film, Magical Mystery Tour, a dreamlike story of a coach day trip to the seaside. Apple Films has fully restored the long out-of-print, classic feature film for October 8th release worldwide (October 9th in North America) on DVD and Blu-ray with a remixed soundtrack (5.1 and stereo) and special features. For the first time ever, there will be a limited theatrical release in certain territories from September 27th.

Magical Mystery Tour will be available in DVD and Blu-ray packages, and in a special 10″x10″ boxed deluxe edition. The deluxe edition includes both the DVD and Blu-ray,...

Songs you’ll never forget, the film you’ve never seen, and a story that’s never been heard. In 1967, in the wake of the extraordinary impact of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album and the One World satellite broadcast of All You Need Is Love, The Beatles devised, wrote, and directed their third film, Magical Mystery Tour, a dreamlike story of a coach day trip to the seaside. Apple Films has fully restored the long out-of-print, classic feature film for October 8th release worldwide (October 9th in North America) on DVD and Blu-ray with a remixed soundtrack (5.1 and stereo) and special features. For the first time ever, there will be a limited theatrical release in certain territories from September 27th.

Magical Mystery Tour will be available in DVD and Blu-ray packages, and in a special 10″x10″ boxed deluxe edition. The deluxe edition includes both the DVD and Blu-ray,...