Timothée Chalamet inWonka(2023).Photo: Wonka Warner Bros. Pictures/Instagram
Check outTimothée Chalametas Willy Wonka!
On Sunday, the 25-year-old actorgave fans their first lookat his character in the forthcoming filmWonka, a prequel toRoald Dahl’s 1964 bookCharlie and the Chocolate Factory.
In the photo, Chalamet appears in Willy Wonka’s classic attire — a brown top hat and purple velvet coat — while snowflakes fall around him.
“The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last … 🏭WONKA🍫,” he captioned his post on Instagram.
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“What makes Willy — when we find him at the chocolate factory doing the golden ticket, where is he before that?” Heyman, 59, toldColliderin 2018. “What leads him to that place where he’s locked himself away? … It’s, ‘How does he get there?’ So we’re playing around with that.”
In July, members of the original cast of 1971’sWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factorytold PEOPLE that they arelooking forward to seeing Chalamettake on the iconic role while discussing their film’s 50th anniversary.
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“You can’t kill the Willy Wonka story,” said Peter Ostrum, who originally played Charlie Bucket. “So all of it is good. It’s a great story. And people enjoy whatever different version they’re watching; it’s fun to watch.”
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Chalamet’s reps previously confirmed toVarietyandDeadlinethat the actor will indeed sing and dance, similar to Wilder’s vibrant character in the original film.
Wonkais scheduled to premiere on March 17, 2023.
source: people.com
