Timothée Chalamet is crafting the ultimate chocolate escape.The Oscar nominee portrays Willy Wonka in prequel musical film “Wonka,” directed by “Paddington” filmmaker Paul King.
Chalamet leads the origin story that is produced in part by the Roald Dahl Company which was behind the novel “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”“Wonka” comes on the heels of the 1971 original film and 2005’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” with Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp both portraying different iterations of the beloved chocolatier.
“Wonka” centers on an optimistic young Willy Wonka before he opens his elusive chocolate factory.
The script comes from director King and Simon Farnaby, who previously collaborated on the screenplay for “Paddington 2.”Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Matt Lucas, Rowan Atkinson, Natasha Rothwell, Rufus Jones, and Simon Farnaby star alongside Chalamet.
The CinemaCon first look showed Chalamet singing and dancing as Wonka, plus Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa.
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