Timothée Chalamet Praises His Coaches At ‘Wonka’ World Premiere: “Now I Can Do The Impression Of Someone Who Can Sing And Dance”
deadline.comWarner Bros & Heyday Films’ Wonka rolled out the red carpet in London this evening for the world premiere of the feature musical.
Talent present at the Royal Festival Hall included stars Timothée Chalamet, Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman, Rowan Atkinson, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Jim Carter, Matt Lucas and more.
Director Paul King and producer David Heyman also were on hand, along with some celebrity guests. Chalamet told us that he had to do “a lot of practice” for the film, and gave praise to his collaborators who made him able to “do the impression of someone who can sing and dance.” Timothée Chalamet on the training behind his singing and dancing to take on the role of Willy Wonka for #Wonka, plus he reveals what his favorite chocolate candy is pic.twitter.com/8jfVpjvMla From Barbie and Harry Potter and Paddington franchise producer Heyman and Paddington director King, the origins story sees Chalamet in the titular role of the enigmatic candy maker Willy Wonka.
Grant plays a scene-stealing Oompa-Loompa named Lofty. King told Deadline about plans for future films. “There’s a few irons in fires,” he said. “I think the character could absolutely take exploration, but let’s see how tonight goes – and then we’ll make 17 sequels.” (WATCH) #Wonka filmmaker Paul King on the possibility of sequels to the prequel pic.twitter.com/tNHRkAOJBh Wonka starts its overseas rollout on December 6, with 37 markets in the first wave including the UK, Brazil, Mexico and China.
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