Wonka
for some violence, mild language and thematic elements.
Check back later for review coming from contributor Alexander Malsan by no later than Dec 17
Prequel origin story of the fictional character Willy Wonka
See review of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971) which was based on the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.
Musical fantasy films
Eccentricity
| Featuring |
Timothée Chalamet … Willy Wonka Olivia Colman … Mrs. Scrubbit Hugh Grant … Oompa-Loompa Sally Hawkins … Willy’s Mother Keegan-Michael Key … Rowan Atkinson … Father Julius Mathew Baynton … Fickelgruber See all » |
| Director | Paul King |
| Producer |
Heyday Films [England] Village Roadshow Pictures See all » |
| Distributor |
 Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company
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“Every good thing in this world started with a dream”
Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “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 books of all time, “Wonka” tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. The story will focus specifically on a young Willy Wonka and how he met the Oompa-Loompas on one of his earliest adventures.
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.
Starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role, this irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time—proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.”
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