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The Adventurous Comedy film ‘Wonka’ Release Date, Cast, And More

The Adventurous Comedy film ‘Wonka’ Release Date, Cast, And More

The upcoming movie Wonka will feature Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka and is set to hit theaters during the 2023 holiday season. The suspense has been terrible to wait for, but the intrigue of what’s to come has never wavered. The film will be based on Roald Dahl’s classic story of Charlie Bucket and the Chocolate Factory. It will be a reboot of the 2005 film starring Johnny Depp, but it is said that the new version will be closely related to it. Fans can expect new characters, novelties, and re-imagined elements in the movie. Simon Farnaby and Roald Dahl have been chosen to write the screenplay while David Heyman will produce the film with Warner Bros. The upcoming Wonka film is set to be released right before Thanksgiving in 2023 and will resume filming this fall. The filming process is also expected to be short for its shooting length which means there won’t be any long-distance work for the cast or crew as well as limited travel needs for insurance purposes.

Who is in the cast?

  • Timothée Chalamet as Young Willy Wonka
  • Olivia Colman
  • Tracy Ifeachor
  • Sally Hawkins
  • Rowan Atkinson as Priest
  • Keegan-Michael Key
  • Simon Farnaby
  • Matt Lucas
  • Mathew Baynton as Fickelgruber
  •  Natasha Rothwell
  •  Jim Carter
  • Murray McArthur as Ship’s Captain
  • Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
  • Paterson Joseph
  • Tom Davis
  • Justin Edwards
  • Rakhee Thakrar
  • Colin O’Brien 

Release Date: 

The film was originally set to debut on March 17th, 2023, but the release date has been pushed back to December 15, 2023, to accommodate filming schedules.

What is the film about? 

The film will be directed by Paul King who previously worked on Paddington and Little Britain Sketch. It is set to be a movie about family and young love. The protagonist of the novel, Charlie Bucket, will also be featured in the upcoming movie. He is depicted as a poor boy that lives with his parents and four grandparents in a small house on the outskirts of town. The upcoming film will follow Charlie’s story as he’s given the chance to visit the world’s most famous chocolate factory upon meeting Wonka. While on this trip, he meets Wonka’s other workers as well as friends that are Willy Wonka’s guests for an entire week. Aside from Charlie, the movie will also feature some new characters. At one point in the film, Willy Wonka’s guests include a boy who is accused of owing his father a million dollars as well as an alcoholic werewolf.

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Is there a trailer for the film? 

There is no trailer for the upcoming film yet, but there is footage from the film that is more than two years old. The first trailer was shown to the CinemaCon attendees at the beginning of April 2023 with a sneak preview for Wonka. It is not clear when or if the trailer will be released publicly, but it probably won’t be until after the film’s release date sometime in 2023. 

What makes this film interesting? 

The upcoming movie Wonka will be one of the more interesting films to come out in 2023 because of its story and also the director that is working on it. The storyline is based on the book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl. The new film will follow a similar storyline to it but add some new characters and elements to it as well. In this story, Wonka’s guests have been invited on a tour of his chocolate factory for a full week inside of his factory. While there, each visitor receives one golden ticket in their sweets which gives them access to the factory and tour. Charlie Bucket finds one such golden ticket in his chocolate bar given by his dentist after he has a tooth removed.

Who is the targeted audience? 

The upcoming movie Wonka will be targeted toward a broad audience, but it is geared towards families in particular. The film is centered around a protagonist named Charlie Bucket who lives with his parents and four grandparents on the outskirts of town. 

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