A Willy Wonka Prequel Is Scheduled To Come Out In 2023

January 19, 2021 / Posted by:

Oompa loompa doompety doo! I’ve got a good idea for you! Oompa loompa doompety dee! Reboot a franchise to make money! Yep, they’re making a new Willy Wonka movie, entitled Wonka. But it won’t be another remake of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Variety says it’ll be a prequel about the life of Willy Wonka before he ran the chocolate factory. I hope they mean the Gene Wilder Willy Wonka and not Johnny Depp’s creepy Michael Jackson version from 2005, which was a choice. Especially considering it was a kid’s movie. And it was Johnny Depp.

The movie’s been in development for four years. David Heyman is attached as the producer, Simon Farnaby co-wrote the script, and Paddington director Paul King will direct. Yaaaas Paddington! The project is still in the early stages, and won’t be filmed with the UK is still in lockdown. Their aim is to start shooting in September, and the projected release date is March 17th, 2023. And not much of the plot is known, via Variety:

Plot details for “Wonka” have been kept heavily under wraps, though the upcoming adaptation will center on Willy Wonka’s earlier days prior to operating his elaborate house of confectionary creations. In Burton’s retelling, Wonka’s father was a dentist who loathed sugary treats of any kind, though it’s unclear if that’s canon. It’s also uncertain if any other familiar characters, such as the hardworking Oompa Loompas who later keep his sweet-filled factory running, will make an appearance in the movie.

So far the cast has not been chosen, but I’m gonna guess they’ll need some child Oompa Loompas. Which means every stage mom in the world is rushing to the store to buy orange and white face paint. Also, I’ll say it (and he’s reportedly an option): Timothée Chalamet as young sexy Willy.

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