Timothée Chamalet Transforms Into Willy Wonka in New Movie Trailer
Warner Brothers Pictures dropped the first official trailer for the anticipated movie Wonka with Timothée Chamalet as the lead. The film serves as a prequel to Roald Dahl’s famous 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Wonka takes place in Willy Wonka’s early adventures in his life and follows the journey of how he became a chocolatier. Who better to star as the lead than Chamalet?
Chamalet’s roles span across all genres. In the Sci-fi film, Dune, he takes on the role of hero Paul Atreides; in Lady Bird, he was cast as the rule-breaking teenager, Kyle Scheible; in Little Women, he portrayed Theodore “Laurie” Laurence; and in The French Dispatch, Chalamet acted as Zeffirelli, the leader of a youth revolution.
Taking on Willy Wonka is no challenge for the young actor.
In the trailer, the eccentric Factory founder describes himself as “something of a magician, inventor, and chocolate maker.”
When Chamalet spoke to Vogue about his role, he stated: “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.”
He also expressed his excitement to transform into the “optimistic, youthful, [and] hopeful” Wonka lead, hoping to bring some lightness to the big screen.
It was first announced in January 2021 that Paul King, who is most well-known for his writing and directing of the Paddington films, would direct the film. In May 2021, Chamalet was cast in the title role.
The film will be both a fantasy and musical as Wonka will include a number of musical scenes.
Fans got the first look at Chamalet as Wonka on October 10, 2021, when he posted a photo of his Willy Wonka costume to Twitter.
WONKA ✨✨🍫 pic.twitter.com/ozaerNtroP
— Timothée Chalamet (@RealChalamet) October 10, 2021
Chamalet’s performance was praised by IndieWire, describing his work as Wonka as extraordinary: “Like the chocolate he concocts in this first trailer, it will make you fly”.
Wonka has a set theatrical release date of December 15. Fans are anticipating an extravagant transformation from Chamalet to Willy Wonka. The trailer for the film can be watched below.
