New Wonka Trailer Starring Timothée Chalamet Is Here
Warner Bros. has given fans a first-look trailer at Wonka with Timothée Chalamet embodying the role of the world-famous chocolatier.
On July 11, the trailer for the Paul King-directed musical fantasy film, Wonka, was released. In 2021, it was announced that Chalamet (Dune: Part Two) was cast as the candy man.
The film will explore the early days before he became the beloved Willy Wonka.
In addition to Chalamet in the titular role, the film also features Olivia Colman (The Lost Daughter), Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Keegan-Michael Key (The Super Mario Bros. Movie), Hugh Grant (Love Actually), Matthew Baynton (Bill), Matt Lucas (Alice in Wonderland), Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean), Jim Carter (Downton Abbey), Natasha Rothwell (Sonic the Hedgehog), Simon Farnaby (Paddington 2), Paterson Joseph (Julius Caesar), Tom Davis (King Gary), Rakhee Thakrar (Sex Education), Justin Edwards (The Trip), Colin O’Brien (Dear Edward), Ellie White (The Other One), Freya Parker (The Mash Report), and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Hamlet).
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Wonka will be the third film adaptation tied to the famous chocolatier.
Gene Wilder famously portrayed Wonka in the 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. In 2005, Johnny Depp embodied the eccentric role in Tim Burton’s reimagined take on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
In an interview with Vogue Magazine, Chalamet revealed what drew him to the role.
He stated, “To work on something that will have an uncynical young audience, that was just a big joy. That’s why I was drawn to it. In a time and climate of intense political rhetoric, when there’s so much bad news all the time, this is hopefully going to be a piece of chocolate.”
We are excited to follow Chalamet into a world of pure imagination. Wonka arrives in theaters on December 15.
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