Take a glance, and also you’ll see … the whimsical Wonka trailer.
The first in-depth have a look at the upcoming Warner Bros. prequel starring Timothée Chalamet because the chocolate aficionado sees the actor rework right into a younger Willy Wonka — and likewise includes a glimpse of Hugh Grant’s Oompa Loompa. In the movie, the chocolatier should face off in opposition to a chocolate cartel that desires to maintain him from practising his craft.
The Wonka trailer debuted at CinemaCon in April, following the movie’s first look on the Las Vegas conference in 2022, the place it was revealed that Chalamet has seven “sincere” and “joyous” musical numbers.
The Oscar nominee stars alongside Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Calah Lane, Colin O’Brien, Matt Lucas, Simon Farnaby, Natasha Rothwell, Rufus Jones and extra. The prequel takes place earlier than the occasions of Roald Dahl’s ebook Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and tells of the “vivid, mythical beginnings of the imaginative young inventor before he becomes the renowned scrumdiddlyumptious Mozart of chocolate,” based on Warners.
In a earlier dialog with The Hollywood Reporter, Key praised Chalamet’s portrayal of the chocolatier, saying there was an effortlessness to how he performed him.
“There’s this hopeful quality that he gives the character, a kind of indomitable quality that he’ll never quit, he’s always up for the next thing,” the Schmigadoon! actor mentioned. “He’s like, ‘OK, that didn’t work out? We’ll do this, and we’ll try something else.’ And Timothée Chalamet, what can I say? Sacrébleu! This kid, you know, he drips charisma and a wonderful confidence. He’s just a really delicious artist.”
Paul King directed the prequel from a script he co-wrote with Farnaby, who additionally stars in it. David Heyman, Luke Kelly and Alexandra Derbyshire produce.
Wonka hits theaters forward of the winter holidays on Dec. 15.
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