It is reported that Timothée Chalamet would play Willy Wonka in a new previous film, Wonka.
The next film was confirmed yesterday (January 19) by Warner Bros., with a 2023 release date on the charts.
Studies have not yet confirmed any casting updates, however Collider has reported sources that Call me by your name Star Timothée Chalamet is considered to play the younger version of the chocolate box, and it seems that Tom Holland is also involved.
David Heyman (Harry Potter) is ready to produce the film, with Paddington filmmaker on board to direct, based on a screenplay by Simon Rich.
News of a Willy Wonka prequel came to light for the first time in 2018, considering Ryan Gosling, Donald Glover and Ezra Miller would play the lead role.
Details of the plot of the new film are now being kept below. In 2015, Tim Burton remade the 1971 film as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starring Johnny Depp as Wonka – also released via Warner Bros.
In Burton’s version, Wonka’s father was a dentist who hated sweets and the chocolate maker was portrayed more as a classic than in Gene Wilder’s classic.
Wonka its release is currently billed on March 17, 2023. Stay tuned for casting updates as they come in.