Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterTimothee Chalamet will play the world’s most famous chocolatier in “Wonka,” a musical based on the early life of Willy Wonka.Though plot details are being kept under wraps, the Warner Bros.
film is a prequel to “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and serves as an origin story of the man who later created an elaborate house of confectionary creations.
Reps for Chalamet confirm he will be singing and dancing in the movie.Paul King, known for “Paddington” and its sequel, is directing the Warner Bros.
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