Warner Bros is officially moving ahead with ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‘ prequel, titled ‘Wonka’. Paul King of ‘Paddington’ fame will tackle the movie, which will debut in theatres on March 17, 2023.
Simon Rich, has a script of this project, will follow “a young Willy Wonka and his adventures prior to opening the world’s most famous chocolate factory.” David Heyman, whose credits include the ‘Harry Potter’ franchise and ‘Paddington’, is backing the movie.
Based on Roald Dahl’s popular children’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the classic story follows a poor boy named Charlie, who is one of five youngsters to win a golden ticket to tour the world-renowned, yet highly secretive, chocolate factory run by Willy Wonka.
According to Filmiere.com, the makers of the project are focusing on the rope in either ‘Spider-Man’ actor Tom Holland or ‘Dune’ star Timothee Chalamet to play the young Willy Wonka.
The character of Wonka was first brought to the screen by legendary actor Gene Wilder with the 1971 movie “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”.
large integer, Hollywood star Johnny Depp took over the part with the 2005 reboot ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, which was directed by Tim Burton.