New Trailer For WONKA Wants You To Discover How Willy Became Wonka
Warner Bros. has released a second full trailer for its upcoming film Wonka, which, as you know, tells the origin story of Willy Wonka and is a prequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The trailer offers more footage of Timothée Chalamet playing the whimsical character along with Hugh Grant’s Oompa Loompa. The trailer gives us a better sense of the story and what we can expect from the movie, and I’m still not expecting much. They are attempting to capture the energy of Gene Wilder and the original film, but it feels forced.
The film is based on “the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.”
The movie comes from writer and director Paul King (Paddington) and it’s described as an “intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humor.” This “irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time—proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.”
The movie also stars Calah Lane (The Day Shall Come), Keegan-Michael Key (Schmigadoon), Paterson Joseph (Vigil), Matt Lucas (Paddington), Mathew Baynton (The Wrong Mans), Sally Hawkins (The Shape of Water), Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean), Jim Carter (Downton Abbey), Olivia Colman (The Favourite), Natasha Rothwell (White Lotus), Rich Fulcher (Marriage Story), Rakhee Thakrar (Four Weddings and a Funeral), Tom Davis (Paddington 2) and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith (Paddington 2).
The film is produced by David Heyman (Harry Potter), Alexandra Derbyshire (Paddington, Jurassic World: Dominion) and Luke Kelly (Roald Dahl’s The Witches).
Wonka hits theaters on December 15th.