User:LancedSoul/sandbox/Wonka

Wonka is an upcoming 2023 British-American musical fantasy film directed by Paul King from a screenplay written by Simon Farnaby and King. It serves as a prequel to the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl and stars Timothée Chalamet as the title character, following his early days as an eccentric chocolatier. Keegan Michael-Key, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, and Jim Carter star in supporting roles. The film is set to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 17, 2023.

Plot
The film will focus on a young Willy Wonka and his adventures prior to opening the world's most famous chocolate factory.

Why It Will Rock

 * 1) Great writing and direction from Paul King, who also directed Paddington, it's highly acclaimed sequel Paddington 2 and Bunny and the Bull.
 * 2) Timothée Chalamet might be a excellent for playing Willy Wonka.

Trivia

 * The marketing campaign from Warner Bros. Pictures for Wonka began on October 10, 2021, when Chalamet shared a photograph of himself in costume as Willy Wonka. The image was posted on Chalamet's Instagram, where he had 13.6 million followers at the time, with the caption "The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last," a reference to the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder as the title character.