Timothee Chalamet Reimagines ‘Wonka’ Song With New Rap

Timothée Chalamet used his Saturday Night Live monologue to rejoice the top of the SAG-AFTRA labor strike.

“I do feel lucky to be hosting after the SAG strike ended because up until two days ago, actors couldn’t talk about their movies. The only thing I was allowed to talk about was that I have a commercial coming out,” Chalamet, 27, started his monologue on Saturday, November 11. “It’s an ad for [Bleu de] Chanel perfume, directed by Martin Scorcese. And let me tell you, when you get that call that Martin Scorcese wants to direct you, the first thing you think is, ‘Man, I really hope it’s a perfume commercial.’”

The actor continued: “And now the strike is over and it’s, like, all returning to this magic world where actors can once again talk about their projects.”

To tease his upcoming position as Willy Wonka within the aptly titled Wonka prequel, Chalamet was handed a cane because the band began taking part in the opening notes to “Pure Imagination.” (“Pure Imagination” was Gene Wilder’s huge ballad within the 1971 movie Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.)

“Come with me and you’ll be in a world of shameless self-promotion,” Chalament sings, switching up the lyrics. “It’s OK I can say … that my new film Wonka is out in theaters December 15. Fandango keyword, ‘Hugh Grant.’ Fandango.com keyword, ‘Damn Hugh Grant got that Oompa Loompa dump truck.’”

He retains his tune and provides, “If you want to view a three-and-a-half-hour film, go see Killers of the Flower Moon / Or just wait for Part 2 of Dune. Just make sure before to use the bathroom. … It’s all done / And we won / No more news of SAG …”

SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP (Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers) earlier this month, ending their four-month strike. The new pointers assure a 7-percent wage enhance, profit plans and restrictions on the usage of synthetic intelligence in actors’ contracts.

As Chalamet gushed concerning the information in his track, SNL solid member Marcello Hernandez advised they modernize the monitor by including in lyrics about their similarities. Since they each have “baby faces,” the twosome then burst right into a rap lamenting their youthful appearances.

“This song is dedicated to all the baby-faced dudes out there,” Chalamet quips as Hernandez, 26, provides a shoutout to Justin Bieber and Bruno Mars, who additionally belong to the identical membership.

They duet: “Check it! I got a baby face, but my hips don’t lie / Say I’m a bad kid, bitch I’m a bad guy. I got a baby face, but I’m hung like my dad / Trust me, baby, I’m the best you ever had / I got a face like a young’un but the body of a dude / So hide your wife, hide your grandma too.”

Fellow SNL stars Punkie Johnson and Kenan Thompson additionally made cameos, discussing comparable experiences.

“Whoa, y’all really going to do a baby face song without your boy?” Thompson, 45, raps “Yo, yo, I’ve had this face since Kenan & Kel / I age like a vampire, I age like Pharrell [Williams] / All my life I’ve been a cutie on TV / They think I’m 19 but really I’m 63.”

After the monologue wrapped, Chalamet starred in a sequence of sketches, together with a spoof of celebrities auditioning to learn Britney Spears’ The Woman in Me audiobook. Chloe Fineman impersonated Chalamet, who took on the position of 80-year-old Scorcese.

Another memorable skit noticed Chalamet mimic musician Troye Sivan however “played by an American who can’t do an Australian accent.” After Chalamet delivered a virtually uncanny “bye diva,” musical visitor Boygenius (comprised of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus) stepped out as Sivan, 28, lookalikes.

Saturday Night Live airs on NBC Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET.