Timothée Chalamet Can’t Stop Saying ‘Wonka’ in ‘SNL’ Promo: ‘The Actors Strike Ended!’
variety.comCaroline Brew editor “Willy Wonka, Wonka,” Timothée Chalamet blurts out, interrupting Bowen Yang in a promo for the “Saturday Night Live” show he is hosting this week.
The reason why? “Sorry, the actors strike just ended, I can finally promote my movie,” he explains. The historic 118-day strike ended at 12:01 a.m.
on Thursday, just in time for Chalamet to promote his upcoming movie “Wonka” — while promoting his appearance on “SNL” on Saturday. “Willy Wonka, chocolate, chocolate man, Willy Wonka, chocolate,” he says again in the “SNL” promo, unable to contain his excitement for the strike ending.
Chalamet will star as the titular character alongside Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman and Sally Hawkins in the Paul King-directed “Wonka,” which is set to premiere on Dec.
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