It was announced in May that Timothee Chalamet would play a young Willy Wonka in a new prequel from Warner Bros. called Wonka and now the stars of the original film are sharing their thoughts!
In an interview with People ahead of the original movie’s 50th anniversary this week, Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt), Paris Themmen (Mike Teevee) and Michael Bollner (Augustus Gloop) discussed how they felt about prequel.
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Today, it was announced that Timothee Chalamet had landed the role of a young Willy Wonka in the movie Wonka.
Now, we’re learning that there were several actors linked to the role when the movie first came into development all the way back in 2018.
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Warner Brother’s new film Wonka is moving forward!
Variety reported on Tuesday (January 19) that a release date has been set for the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory spinoff Wonka.
According to Variety, Wonka “has been in development for years but recently started to pick up steam again” and the studio is planning a theatrical release on March 17, 2023. News of the reboot first dropped in 2016.
The article adds, “Plot details for Wonka have been kept heavily under wraps, though the upcoming adaptation will center on Willy Wonka’s earlier days prior to operating his elaborate house of confectionary creations.”
Paddington director Paul King is attached as director, with writer Simon Rich also attached.
In 2018 it was reported that Ryan Gosling, Donald Glover and Ezra Miller were all in talks to star as the iconic Roald Dahl character. Click here to see who fans picked as their top choice for the role!
Iggy Azalea has an obsession, and she’s fine with sharing it with the world!
The 30-year-old “Work” superstar posted a funny TikTok on her official page on Saturday (September 12) showing herself stalking the viral dancing Willy Wonka character, who has become very popular on TikTok recently.
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“My obsession with this app is getting out of control just ask @willywonkatiktok,” Iggy captioned the hilarious video, which finds her stalking Willy Wonka around the house. They also play patty cake and dance together in more videos shared by @willawonkatiktok. The video already has over 9 million views!
Iggy recently dropped a hot song with Tinashe. Listen to it now…
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Warner Bros’ Willy Wonka movie is underway and casting for the title character has apparently come down to three “shortlist” candidates.
Collider reports that Ryan Gosling, Donald Glover, and Ezra Miller are the three front runners, though nothing has been confirmed.
Paddington director Paul King is attached as director, with writer Simon Rich also attached. The rumor is that the movie will be a prequel that is an origin story for the beloved Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory character.
The role has been famously played by Gene Wilder in the 1971 movie and Johnny Depp in the 2005 movie.
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