DUNE Star Timothee Chalamet Shares A First Look At His Younger Take On Willy WONKA

DUNE Star Timothee Chalamet Shares A First Look At His Younger Take On Willy WONKA

It was announced back in January that Warner Bros. was officially moving forward with its Charlie & the Chocolate Factory prequel movie, and Dune star Timothee Chalamet has now shared a first look...

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By MarkCassidy - Oct 10, 2021 01:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy

Timothee Chalamet will lead the cast of Denis Villeneuve's Dune as Paul Atreides when the sci-fi adaptation hits US theaters on October 21, and the Call Me By Your Name actor will soon bring another famous literary character to life as a younger take on Willy Wonka.

With production on Warner Bros. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel now underway, Chalamet has taken to Twitter to share a first behind-the-scenes look at Wonka.

We still don't know a whole lot about this one, but around the time Chalamet's casting was announced, we learned that Wonka will mark the first time the actor will "get to show off his singing and dancing skills with several musical numbers set to appear in the film."

Paddington director Paul King will take the helm of Wonka, which has been confirmed to be a prequel to Roald Dahl's classic children's book. The movie is set to hit theaters on March 17, 2023, and will focus on the early life of the eccentric chocolatier.

Wonka is being developed from a script by Simon Rich (An American Pickle), with David Heyman (the Harry Potter movies) set to produce.

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LilJimmy
LilJimmy - 10/10/2021, 1:03 PM
Wonka Begins
MrDandy
MrDandy - 10/10/2021, 7:51 PM
@LilJimmy - guarantee you those very words were said in the pitch meeting
santoanderson
santoanderson - 10/10/2021, 1:06 PM
Ugh… why?
VictorAlonzo
VictorAlonzo - 10/10/2021, 1:16 PM
@santoanderson - friend request sent. When was this a comic again?
dragon316
dragon316 - 10/10/2021, 2:38 PM
@santoanderson - ugh why people type complete words in sentences that have 20 words in comment but that one word they get lazy don’t spell out lol
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 10/10/2021, 2:57 PM
@santoanderson - Because Hollywood is completely devoid of creativity and originality.
KWilly
KWilly - 10/10/2021, 1:13 PM
That actually looks really good, lol. I'm saying this like he has a superhero costume on or something, but man... He's like a mixture of Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp.
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 10/10/2021, 1:14 PM
He looks good, fits in the role nicely.
MisterDoctor217
MisterDoctor217 - 10/10/2021, 1:17 PM
But why tho ? I doubt he could bring the quirkiness Gene or Depp brought to the role. He’s a good actor but only in certain roles because he always has the same depressed expression lol
tmp3
tmp3 - 10/10/2021, 1:17 PM
He’s a very talented actor, excited to see him in Dune, and Paul King behind the camera is enough reasons to be excited. Paddington 1 & 2 are as close to perfect as family movies can go. The concept sounds dumb but the team is too promising to dismiss outright.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 10/10/2021, 1:21 PM
I thought this movie was a joke, so it's happening. Hollywood is really and runs out of ideas for movies. Will anyone want to watch the origin story of Willy Wonka??
Se4M4NSt4ine
Se4M4NSt4ine - 10/10/2021, 7:19 PM
@THEKENDOMAN - I hate to be devils advocate, but people said the exact same thing about Venom… and look how that turned out.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 10/10/2021, 11:55 PM
@Se4M4NSt4ine - Matey, you know what. Venom is even a far example. I would say Maleficent, and to be honest, I enjoyed that and the sequel. So you do have a point. Let's see, and be sure to give me your thoughts.
Jayman627
Jayman627 - 10/10/2021, 1:21 PM
He's a good actor but also everything I've seen him in he's whispered/ mumbled his lines, hoping in this he kinda... speaks up a little more haha
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/10/2021, 1:21 PM
Never been a fan of the story,the movie was OK.
QuiGonsGhost
QuiGonsGhost - 10/10/2021, 1:25 PM
Yaaaaaaay ?
As others have said, just why? But I think that about a lot of prequel/sequel/spinoffs
ImBatman4realz
ImBatman4realz - 10/10/2021, 1:29 PM
Is it a prequel to Gene Wilder or Johnny Depp’s movie?
SuperiorHeckler
SuperiorHeckler - 10/10/2021, 1:32 PM
The very last godd@mn thing we needed on this planet was a Willy Wonka prequel..... *SIGH*

Originality is dead.

Hollywood is dead.

Movies are dead.... SMH.
SerKurtWagner
SerKurtWagner - 10/10/2021, 2:52 PM
@SuperiorHeckler - You could always, you know, watch and support the original movies that get made but mostly fail to see major success leading to the lack of funding for new content.
solskulldeath
solskulldeath - 10/10/2021, 6:42 PM
@SuperiorHeckler - marvel studio is..not
DTor91
DTor91 - 10/10/2021, 9:08 PM
@SuperiorHeckler - There’s tons of original movies out there. You’re just choosing to see the ones you’re complaining about.
Slotherin
Slotherin - 10/11/2021, 3:30 AM
@SuperiorHeckler - I think the last thing was an Emoji movie, but hey, opinions vary
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 10/10/2021, 1:34 PM
Off topic: two things.
1. I watched that Suspiria 2018 movie.......that was weird.
2. Did anyone see Lamb?
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 10/10/2021, 3:00 PM
@MrCamw1

Did you watch Lamb?
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 10/10/2021, 3:20 PM
@regularmovieguy - I'm trying to go either tonight or tomorrow while I have the day off from work. You?
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 10/10/2021, 3:42 PM
@MrCamw1

Don’t think I’ll catch it until streaming. Caught the trailer before The Green Knight and it looks pretty crazy…

Haven’t seen Suspiria since it’s theatrical release.
MrCamw1
MrCamw1 - 10/10/2021, 7:26 PM
@regularmovieguy - yhe trailer played before Venom two weeks ago and looked insane enough that it piqued my interest
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