Summary Actor Hugh Grant has taken a strange career shift in the past few years, and I believe that Paddington 2 is at fault. Hugh Grant has appeared in all kinds of beloved movies since the start of his career, with him being an immensely popular actor for romantic comedies in the late 1990s and early 2000s. However, many fans of Hugh Grant have noticed that the actor's career has shifted in a major way in the past few years.
Ever since Paddington 2, Hugh Grant has left his typecast of sarcastic leading men in romcoms, with him now playing a wide variety of characters. Some of these against type roles include villain characters, something that can be seen in Hugh Grant movies like Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story.
I am incredibly intrigued by Hugh Grant's role in the film, as it seems to be an even darker turn than his career shift that was already laden with villains. Grant's performance in the Heretic trailer is creepy, with him luring two girls in and kidnapping them. However, he also seems to have very strong views on religious belief, with his plan involving him testing these views on the two missionaries.