Timothée Chalamet is headed to the land of pure imagination, as the Academy Award-nominated actor has just been cast as a young Willy Wonka in a new origin story film from Warner Bros.
and the Roald Dahl Company.
According to Deadline, while the film is based upon the characters originally created by Roald Dahl in his novel (that also inspired the 1971 film from Mel Stuart), this one will focus on a young Willy Wonka before he opened his famed chocolate factory.The film will be directed by Paul King (the director of “Paddington” and “Paddington 2”) from the screenplay he wrote with Simon Farnaby.
Farnaby previously wrote the screenplay for “Paddington 2.” David Heyman is producing via his Heyday Films.
Luke Kelly is also producing, with Michael Siegel executive-producing.This latest revamp of the Willy Wonka story will mark the third time Warner Bros.
has adapted the Roald Dahl novel
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