The Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel will be in theaters this December.
Warner Bros. has released a new trailer for Wonka, the forthcoming prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory starring Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant. The film, from Paddington director Paul King, is set for a December release, and is explicitly a prequel to Warners' own Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, even including the Oompa Loompa song from that movie. Simon Farnaby and King wrote the screenplay, based on a story by King and characters created by Roald Dahl.
Per its official synopsis, 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 movie positions Wonka as a young, aspiring chocolatier and makes the story a David vs. Goliath one, with local chocolate cartels desperate to keep the low-class Wonka out of their corporate oligopoly.
Starring alongside Chalamet are Calah Lane , Emmy and Peabody Award winner Keegan-Michael Key , Paterson Joseph , Matt Lucas , Mathew Baynton , Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins , Rowan Atkinson , Jim Carter , with Oscar winner Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant . The film also stars Natasha Rothwell , Rich Fulcher , Rakhee Thakrar , Tom Davis and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith .
Wonka will open in the U.S. on December 15, following an international IMAX engagement beginning on December 6.
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