Despite the fact that over the years he has not starred in many films – only two! – Willy Wonka remains one of the most iconic and recognizable characters in film history. Ever since Gene Wilder led us into a world of pure imagination, the idea of a land where the impossible is both possible and incredibly delicious has been endlessly fascinating, which is why Warner Bros. gives us more characters in the upcoming prequel. , Wonka, with a charming cast.
Rather than serving as a prequel to 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory or 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka is intended to create events from the 1962 Roland Dahl book on which both of those films are based. This means that the Wonka you see here may be very different from the images you’ve seen before.
Wonka tells the origin story of the chocolatier, telling how the aspiring pastry chef met the Oompa Loompas and how he became the eccentric oddball who became such a big part of popular culture. The cast is led by Timothée Chalamet, who emerges from the desert of Dune and dons a purple top hat as a younger, more idealistic version of the character, but he’s joined in the cast by a few other memorable names.
Full list of Wonka actors:
- Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka
- Kala Lane as Noodle
- Keegan-Michael Key – Chief of Police
- Paterson Joseph as Arthur Slugworth
- Matt Lucas as Prodnoz
- Matthew Baynton as Ficklegruber
- Sally Hawkins – Willy Wonka’s mother
- Rowan Atkinson as Father Julius
- Jim Carter as Abacus Crunch
- Tom Davis as Bleach
- Olivia Colman as Mrs. Scrubbitt
- Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa
- Natasha Rothwell as Piper Benz
- Rich Fulcher as Larry Chucklesworth
- Rakhi Thakrar as Lottie Bell
- Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
- Simon Farnaby
- Colin O’Brien
- Ellie White
- Murray McArter
- Tracy Ifeach
- Isi Satti
“Wonka,” directed by Paul King, is scheduled to be released on December 15 in the United States.
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