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What Convinced Timothée Chalamet Wonka Wasn't A "Cynical Money Grab"
(L to R) TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET as Willy Wonka and director PAUL KING in Warner Bros Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures' "WONKA," a Warner Bros Pictures release. Wonka: Summary, Cast List, Release Date Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl's most iconic children's book and one of the best-selling[...]
Wonka
So this introduction not working out is the universe reminding everyone that you can't just recreate great things and expect them to be great again. Wonka: Summary, Cast List, Release Date Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl's most iconic children's book and one of the best-selling children's[...]
First Trailer And Poster For Wonka Are Released
Wonka isn't a perfect film, but the combination of the whimsey and how earnest everything about it is helps recapture the original movie's magic while presenting a new and unique experience. Director: Paul King Summary: Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, "Wonka" tells the wondrous story of how the[...]
First Trailer, Poster, and High-Quality Images For Wonka Are Released
If there was any reason to have hope in this movie from day one, it was director Paul King and the joy he brought us with the Paddington movies For King, he knew pretty early on that he wanted Timothée Chalamet in the leading role and revealed to SFX Magazine (via Total Film) that he was picturing Chalamet[...]
Wonka: New Behind-The-Scenes Featurette, Tickets On Sale, New Poster
Until then, we have a new behind-the-scenes featurette with star Timothée Chalamet and director Paul King talking about how they created this version of such an iconic character IMAX has also released a new poster.  Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures © 2023 Warner Bros Entertainment Inc All Rights Reserved. Wonka: Summary, Cast List, Release Date Based on the extraordinary character[...]
First Trailer, Poster, and High-Quality Images For Wonka Are Released
Pictures release. From Paul King, writer/director of the Paddington films, David Heyman, producer of Harry Potter, Gravity, Fantastic Beasts and Paddington, and producers Alexandra Derbyshire (the Paddington films, Jurassic World: Dominion) and Luke Kelly (Roald Dahl's The Witches), comes an intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humor[...]
First Trailer, Poster, and High-Quality Images For Wonka Are Released
Of the two musicals coming out in December, The Color Purple seems much more like a sure thing than Wonka. However, if there was any reason to have faith that Wonka will turn out all right, it's director Paul King King has made some of the best feel-good movies of the last decade and seems to know[...]