Warner Bros. Pictures’ official Wonka trailer reveals how Willy became Wonka…which makes much more sense after you’ve watched the trailer. Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) charms his way through the trailer onto 2023 must-see movie lists by transforming into a young man with a huge imagination and the courage to take on the chocolate cartel.
Joining Timothee Chalament in the fantasy film are Calah Lane (The Day Shall Come), Emmy winner Keegan-Michael Key (Schmigadoon), Paterson Joseph (Noughts + Crosses), Matt Lucas (Paddington), Mathew Baynton (The Wrong Mans), Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Rowan Atkinson (Johnny English), Jim Carter (Downton Abbey), and Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Favourite). Additional stars include Natasha Rothwell (White Lotus), Rich Fulcher (Marriage Story), Rakhee Thakrar (Sex Education), Tom Davis (Paddington 2), and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Zack Snyder’s Justice League).
Paddington‘s Paul King directs and co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby, based on characters created by Roald Dahl. Michael Siegel, Cate Adams, Rosie Alison, and Tim Wellspring executive produce. King’s behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Chung-Hoon Chung (Last Night in Soho), Oscar-nominated production designer Nathan Crowley (Tenet), editor Mark Everson (the Paddington films), Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming (the Paddington films), and composer Joby Talbot (the Sing films).
The band The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon is writing original songs for the film.
Warner Bros Pictures will release Wonka in theaters on December 15, 2023.
The Wonka Plot, Courtesy of WB:
From Paul King, David Heyman (the Harry Potter films), Alexandra Derbyshire (the Paddington films), 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.
