After starring in 2017’s “Call Me By Your Name,” Timothée Chalamet’s videos went viral while he was at LaGuardia High School. The Oscar nominee sang, danced and rapped. The videos also caught the attention of renowned filmmakers and wonka Director Paul King.
After starring in 2017’s “Call Me By Your Name,” Timothée Chalamet’s videos went viral while he was at LaGuardia High School. The Oscar nominee sang, danced and rapped. The videos also caught the attention of renowned filmmakers and wonka Director Paul King.
In a recent interview with Rolling StoneKing confirmed that Chalamet was his only choice to play Willy Wonka. The filmmaker decided to immediately offer the Dune star the project without even auditioning him, as he was already aware of Chalamet’s musical abilities after watching his high school performances on YouTube.
“It was a definite offer because he’s amazing and I think he was the only person that could do that,” King said. “But because he’s Timothée Chalamet and his life is so absurd, his high school musical performances are on YouTube and have hundreds of thousands of views. From standing for Timmy Chalamet, I knew he could sing and dance really well.”
Who is the cast of the Wonka film?
Based on the character created by Roald Dahl, wonka focuses on young Willy Wonka and his adventures leading up to the opening of the world’s most famous chocolate factory. The prequel is directed by Timothee Chalamet as the young version of the eccentric chocolate factory owner. The character was previously portrayed by Gene Wilder in the 1971 cult film and by Johnny Depp in the hit 2005 version.
Joining Chalamet are Hugh Grant, Rowan Atkinson, Matthew Baynton, Jim Carter, Olivia Colman, Tom Davis, Simon Farnaby, Rich Fulcher, Sally Hawkins, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Paterson Joseph, Keegan-Michael Key, Calah Lane, and Matt Lucas Colin O’Brien, Natasha Rothwell, Rakhee Thakrar and Ellie White. As seen in the official trailer, Grant will portray an Oompa-Loopa.
Wonka is directed by Paddington filmmaker Paul King from a screenplay he co-wrote with Simon Farnaby. Producers include David Heyman, Luke Kelly and Alexandra Derbyshire.
The musical prequel is set to hit theaters on December 15th.