27 of the Funniest Tweets from December 8, 2023
A director sending one of their film’s stars an unsolicited nude is unfortunately par for the course in Hollywood, and it happened on the Wonka set, too — but not the way you would think. During an interview with People, Hugh Grant shared that director Paul King sent him “stark naked” renderings of his Oompa Loompa character during post-production to “amuse him.” King described the image as “one of the most disturbing things” he’s seen in his life and warned that “a generation of children will be scarred” if it ever leaked. Among the scarred already are Grant’s own five kids, who were “shocked” by the image. King went on to explain that the existence of the “delicately pixelated” bare Oompa Loompa served as a canvas for the visual effects team to figure out key details like skin color and hair movement mechanics.
Over on the Deadpool set, Ryan Reynolds is dealing with a leak of his own. Earlier this week, the actor addressed leaks from the sequel’s production, and pleaded against spoilers, writing, “Surprises are part of the magic of theatrical movies.” He then continued to address the importance of shooting in “real, natural environments” as opposed to green-screen soundstages and expressed frustration over the “telephoto lenses (continuing) to spoil surprises.” Reynold’s rare moment of sincerity was quickly followed up with a tongue-in-cheek takedown of the leaks in ways Deadspin himself would be proud of. The actor posted Photoshopped images of the leaked set photos to include a number of insane “cameos” including Mickey Mouse, Predator and Urkel. The tweet also included the hashtags #DeadpoolLeaks, #DeadpoolSpoiler and #DeadpoolScoop as a way to coyly manipulate the algorithm and prioritize these doctored images in search results.
While the Deadpool actor plays with the timeline’s algorithm, our favorite posters of the day fed it with their hilarious tweets. Today’s funny tweets included those about a scone you and your friends would beat with hammers, a meal to die for and a plea for Coca-Cola to return to tradition.
