The Oompas-Loompas, the river of chocolate, the chewing gum that transforms into blueberries… All the ingredients were gathered in the adaptation of
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Tim Burton with Johnny Depp, based on the best-selling novel by Roald Dahl. Sixteen years later, Willy Wonka and his eccentric inventions will see the light again on the big screen, under the name
Wonka
. A rumor that has been swelling for several months in Hollywood, but which has this time been confirmed by
Deadline
, with a release scheduled for March 2023. Other good news, it is the Franco-American actor Timothée Chalamet who will play the role of a little crazy chocolate maker. Tom Holland, the actor of the last
Spiderman
, but also Ryan Gosling (
La La Land, Blade Runner 2049
) were anticipated for a few months, but it is the actor of the highly anticipated
Dune
discovered by the general public in 2017 with
Call me by your name,
which will play Willy Wonka.
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No reboot for this film produced by Warner Bros, but a prequel devoted to the youth of the eccentric inventor, upstream of the adventures recounted in
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
. The details of the script are not yet known, but we hope to see Willy Wonka's meeting with the famous Oompas-Loompas, briefly mentioned in Burton's film. For this new version, Paul King, the director of the three
Paddington,
will be at the helm of this film which will probably take the form of a musical. In fact, according to
Deadline
, the young Timothée Chalamet will have to take dance and singing lessons.
This will be the third time that the Warner Bros. has seized the universe of Roald Dahl, after the version of Tim Burton in 2005 and that of Mel Stuart in 1971, with Gene Wilder and Jack Albertson. On the other hand, it will be the first time that the character of Charlie Bucket, the little boy who wins the golden ticket, will not appear in the story.