• Warner Bros. and the Roald Dahl Story Co. have cast Timothée Chalamet to play a young Willy Wonka in upcoming musical film, “Wonka”.
• According to Warner Bros., the film will “focus on a young Willy Wonka and his adventures prior to opening the world’s most famous chocolate factory”.
• The film is set for release in March 2023.

From Variety.com:

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.”

Mr. Chalamet is also set to portray Bob Dylan in the biopic “Going Electric.”

Susan Saunders 5/25/21