“What I wanted this movie to be was like a companion piece to that movie.
If you imagine those people in that world 25 years earlier, that was my starting process.
Eventually, he would grow into that person and that factory.”
Timothée Chalamet stars as Willy Wonka in ‘Wonka,’ a prequel film to the ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’ story.Warner Bros. Pictures
Those few syllables were all it took.
As an adult, he was drawn to the emotional core.
“It felt like an area that Roald Dahl was always exploring,” King says.
Timothée Chalamet’s Willy Wonka in ‘Wonka’.Jaap Buittendijk
“He had a try writing a few stories and a few ideas.
“Those are mighty big shoes to fill.”
“He’s such a brilliant actor at expressing really deep emotions within the context of a family movie.
He’s just extraordinary as well at singing and dancing.
He’s got the voice of an angel and the toes of…
I don’t know what toes.
I can’t wait for people to see it.
I think it’s gonna blow people away.”
He sees this new film as growing into its own thing.
“I’m just happy to embrace that and walk in those enormous footsteps,” he says.
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