Paul King’s Wonka casts the young Oscar-nominated superstar in the role of the iconic candyman.
Wonkahas been in the works for years, but it’s still taking shape.
King also wrote theWonkascreenplay alongside Simon Farnaby.
Timothee Chalamet; Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka.Don Arnold/WireImage; Everett Collection
Simon Rich, Simon Stephenson, Jeff Nathanson, and Steven Levenson contributed to prior versions.
Wonkais WB’s third film about the character Willy Wonka.
The previous two were more literal adaptations of Roald Dahl’s classic novelCharlie and the Chocolate Factory.
The third round will be a different story and will exclude the character of Charlie Bucket.
