Timothee Chalamet to play young Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel and it’s the most perfect casting
metro.co.ukDeadline, this Willy Wonka prequel is set to be a musical treatment once more like 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder, so Timothée will be airing his musical talents to the world for the first time.The film is a co-production between Warner Bros – its third adaptation of the story, having also been responsible for Tim Burton’s 2005 take with Johnny Depp – and The Roald Dahl Story Co., so it should be set to follow more in the spirit of Dahl’s original characters than in the 1970s.The author infamously hated the first musical adaptation of his book, calling it ‘crummy’.This Willy Wonka origin movie will be directed by Paddington’s Paul King (if you’re not already excited, let’s remember Paddington 2 is currently.
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