Johnny Depp played the character of Willy Wonka in the fantasy family movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The movie was released on the big screen on 10 July 2005. Depp nailed the character of Willy Wonka as he had all the fun elements to play the character.
Tim Burton was the mastermind behind the 2010 movie. Now the French American actor Timothée Chalamet is all set to play the fictional character in the movie Wonka.
Timothée Chalamet’s Wonka will be released on 15 December 2023
The upcoming fantasy musical movie Wonka is directed by Paul King. Timothée Chalamet will be arriving as Willy Wonka on 15 December 2023. Hugh Grant will play the role of Oompa-Loompa, and Rowan Atkinson will be seen as the priest. The star cast of the movie has already filled fans with vim and vigor and they are waiting for the movie to arrive on the big screen. During an interview, the 45-year-old director was full of praise while talking about the Dune actor. The Paddington director said,
“He’s such a brilliant actor at expressing really deep emotions within the context of a family movie. He’s just extraordinary as well at singing and dancing. He’s got the voice of an angel and the toes of… I don’t know what toes. I can’t wait for people to see it. I think it’s gonna blow people away.”
The writer and director explained that the Bones and All actor had the mischievous energy to play the character of the fictional chocolate factory owner. According to King, it’s not easy for any actor to fill in the shoes of Wonka’s character but Chalamet did justice to the character.
Timothée Chalamet says he worked on his vocal and dance skills to prepare for Wonka
As the Little Women actor knew the character he was about to play in King’s movie needed a bit more extra effort so right after completing one film he started to prepare for Wonka. During an interview, the 27-year-old actor revealed that he took dance and vocal training to prepare for his Willy Wonka character. While talking about the upcoming fantasy musical movie, the actor said,
“I was immediately doing the vocal and dance training at Leavesden which was wonderful because I went from playing a disenfranchised cannibal on the outskirts of American society in the ’80s to a gifted young chocolatier and now a space prophet.”
Netizens are penning down on the internet regarding Chalamet in the movie. Many Johnny Depp fans are excited to see if the Beautiful Boy actor will be better than the 60-year-old actor. People loved the Cry Baby actor as Willy Wonka in the 2005 movie.
