Wonka is a 2023 musical fantasy film directed by Paul King, who co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. It is a prequel to the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, which is in turn based on the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. The film stars Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka and also features Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Olivia Colman, and Hugh Grant. It portrays Willy Wonka's early days as a chocolatierwhile contending with his future rivals.
Development began when Warner Bros. Pictures reacquired the film rights to the character in October 2016 and announced that the film would be an origin story. The film tells an original story and was developed by King to exist as a "companion piece" to the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory by reprising some of the music, thematic elements, and the visual design of the Oompa Loompas. In May 2021, Chalamet was confirmed to portray Wonka, and the supporting cast was announced in September of that year. Filming began in the United Kingdom in September, at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in Watford, as well as Oxford, Lyme Regis, Bath, St Albans, and at the Rivoli Ballroom in Crofton Park, London. The film's original songs were written by Neil Hannonand its original score was composed by Joby Talbot.
Wonka premiered in London at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre on November 28, 2023 and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United Kingdom on December 8, and in the United States on December 15. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Chalamet's performance and film's presentation, and was a box-office success, grossing over $634 million worldwide against a $125 million budget, to become the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2023. It received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film and Chalamet was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. A sequel is in development.
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Title: Wonka
Release dates:
- UK - November 28, 2023 - London premiere
- Singapore - December 6, 2023
- UK - December 8, 2023
- Ireland - December 8, 2023
- South Africa - December 8, 2023
- Australia - December 14, 2023
- New Zealand - December 14, 2023
- USA - December 15, 2023
| Name | Actor/Actress |
|---|---|
| Willy Wonka | Timothée Chalamet |
| Ship's Engineer | Gustave Die |
| Ship's Captain | Murray McArthur |
| Map Seller | Paul G. Raymond |
| Shoeshine Boy | Bertie Caplan |
| Fruit and Veg Vendor | Isy Suttie |
| Officer Affable | Kobna Holdbrook-Smith |
| Young Mother | Matilda Tucker |
| Bleacher | Tom Davis |
| Mrs. Scrubitt | Olivia Colman |
| Noodle | Calah Lane |
| Slugworth | Paterson Joseph |
| Prodnose | Matt Lucas |
| Fickelgrube | Mathew Baynton |
| Miss Bon-Bon | Freya Parker |
| Chief of Police | Keegan-Michael Key |
| Abacus Crunch | Jim Carter |
| Lottie Bell | Rakhee Thakrar |
| Piper Benz | Natasha Rothwell |
| Larry Chucklesworth | Rich Fulcher |
| Young Willy Wonka | Colin O'Brien |
| Mamma | Sally Hawkins |
| Father Julius | Rowan Atkinson |
| Gwennie, Mistress of the Keys | Ellie White |
| Jenkins | Rufus Jones |
| Basil, Zoo Security Guard | Simon Farnaby |
| Abacus Crunch's Wife | Susie Fairfax |
| Abacus Crunch's Grand-Daughter (4 Years Old) | Macie Blake |
| Barbara | Charlotte Ritchie |
| Colin | Phil Wang |
| Waitress | Bleu Woodward |
| Tram Lady 1 | Robyn Rose |
| Tram Lady 2 | Millie O'Connell |
| Oompa Loompa | Hugh Grant |
| Oompa Loompa Guard 1 | Ben Howard |
| Oompa Loompa Guard 2 | Muzz Khan |
| Sceptical Old Man | Ian Bartholomew |
| The Countess | Sophie Winkleman |
| Moutsachio Little Girl | Lola Shepley |
| Orange-Haired Customer | Michael Abubakar |
| Green-Skinned Customer | Justin Edwards |
| Green-Bearded Customer | Marina Bye |
| Sinister Ship's Captain | Tim Fitzhigham |
| Baroness Von Schmeichelhammer | Jane Bertish |
| Donovan | Dominic Coleman |
| Dorothy Smith | Tracy Ifeachor |
| Abacus Crunch's Grand-Daughter (8 Years Old) | Ellie Blake |
| Wendy Chucklesworth | Alison Pargeter |
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Title: Wonka
Release date: December 7, 2023
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Title: Wonka
Release date: December 7, 2023
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Title: Wonka
Release date: March 23, 2024
Voice-over studio: Film Factory Studio
Translator: Bartek Fukiet
Voice-over: Piotr Borowiec