Timothée Chalamet is being considered to play Willy Wonka in a new prequel movie, Wonka.
The next film was confirmed yesterday (January 19) by Warner Bros, with a 2023 release date set.
The studios have not yet confirmed any cast updates, but Collider reported from sources that Call me by your name Star Timothée Chalamet is being considered to play the younger version of the chocolatier, and Tom Holland is also running.
David Heyman (Harry Potter) is set to produce the film, with Paddington filmmaker on board to direct, from a script by Simon Rich.
News of a prequel to Willy Wonka surfaced in 2018, with Ryan Gosling, Donald Glover and Ezra Miller being considered to play the title role.
The plot details for the new film are being kept under wraps for now. In 2015, Tim Burton remade the 1971 film as Charlie and the chocolate factory, with Johnny Depp in the role of Wonka – also released by Warner Bros.
In Burton’s version, Wonka’s father was a dentist who hated sweets, and the chocolatier was portrayed as more reclusive than in the Gene Wilder classic.
Wonka The launch is currently billed on March 17, 2023. Stay tuned for cast updates as they arrive.