Timothee Chalamet To Star In ‘Wonka’ Prequel Film From ‘Paddington’ Director
It appears that Timothee Chalamet is traveling from Arrakis, in the upcoming “Dune,” to the world of pure imagination for Warner Bros. in the prequel fantasy film, “Wonka.” READ MORE: ‘Wonka’: WB Reportedly Have Tom Holland & Timothée Chalamet On The Shortlist For Lead In The Prequel According to Deadline, Chalamet has been cast in the lead role in the upcoming “Wonka” film, which serves as a prequel to the Roald Dahl story, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” As you might suspect, Chalamet is set to play a younger version of the candymaker, Willy Wonka, as he goes on adventures that predate his time as a chocolate factory owner that loved to torture young children and enslave an entire race of people.