Timothée Chalamet will play the world’s most famous chocolatier in "Wonka," a musical based on the early life of Willy Wonka.
Though plot details have been kept under wraps, the Warner Bros. prequel film will explore the upbringing of the man who later created the famous house of confectionary treats.
Reps for Chalamet confirm he will be singing and dancing in the movie. Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" follows a poor boy named Charlie Bucket, who wins a golden ticket to tour the world-famous and heavily guarded chocolate factory run by one Willy Wonka.
Since the upcoming movie takes place before the chocolate factory opened, Charlie and company won’t be making an appearance in "Wonka." Gene Wilder.
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