Timothée Chalamet finally makes his debut as a beloved chocolatier.
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Timothée Chalamet explores the origins of iconic chocolate maker Willy Wonka.
Warner Bros. releases trailer for highly anticipated musical fantasy movie Wonkastarring French heartthrob Timothée Chalamet as the iconic chocolatier, and adapted from author Roald Dahl’s 1964 children’s novel charlie and the chocolate factory.
The 27-year-old star took audiences into a world of imagination.
The next installment follows the adventures of young and chaotic Willy Wonka, who meets the Oompa Loompas in his quest to become an extraordinary chocolate maker.
The two-and-a-half-minute long trailer opens with Timothée Chalamet calling himself “something like a magician, inventor, chocolatier.”
The trailer shows Willie dreaming of owning his own chocolate shop but having to confront the chocolate cartel and befriending an orphan girl. Jim Carter warns young Willie, “If you don’t sell chocolate, you can’t open a store. And if you don’t have a store, you can’t sell chocolate.” Hugh Grant also makes a cameo in the trailer as a cheeky Oompa-Loompa.
Now that the official trailer has been released, fans of the actor are thrilled to see him in Willy Wonka’s iconic hat and long jacket. Timothée Chalamet’s “Wonka” and Hugh Grant’s “Oompa-Loompas” have become Internet favourites.
Timothée Chalamet How can anything be sweeter than chocolate? pic.twitter.com/yjYNl1Te09
— Mary (Timmy’s version) (@maryychalamet) July 11, 2023
This year is the year of Timothée Chalamet, we just live in it pic.twitter.com/qToWjaWXlC
— Winner | Barbie 💕 & Wonka 🍫 (@Ghcstfilms) July 11, 2023
I’m trying to convince the Academy to give Timothée Chalamet and Ryan Gosling an Oscar just for being stupid and wacky pic.twitter.com/WIhjsN1mRL
— Madison (@madisonripIey) July 11, 2023
Timothée Chalamet will surely understand the mission pic.twitter.com/dAWJ2L8OkP
— Vanessa 🛸 (@drypetis) July 11, 2023
Whoever cast Hugh Grant as an Oompa-Loompa is a genius, this is hilarious pic.twitter.com/e4PLzi2X31
— nic🌷be all you ken (@fleabaghive) July 11, 2023
Hugh Grant is an Oompa Loompa! Again, Hugh Grant is an Oompa Loompa!! pic.twitter.com/LUNAW9M1of
— Protect my peace✌🏾 (@MrAlexander85) July 11, 2023
However, some fans question whether the actor has the right silliness to play the beloved chocolatier.
I hate to say it, but Timmy lacks whimsy. He’s not just a stupid dude. He doesn’t have the energy of a stupid man.
— Cosmonaut X-MEN RPG Trouser (@CosmonautMarcus) July 11, 2023
Timothée Chalamet’s quirky playing did something irreversible to my brain chemistry
— Zoe Rose Bryant (@ZoeRoseBryant) July 11, 2023
You should see Timothée Chalamet go all out in the Wonka dance scene like he did here pic.twitter.com/CBbe7ydjKj
— Pop Culture (@notgwendalupe) July 11, 2023
The film stars Olivia Colman, Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Matthew Bainton, Rowan Atkinson, Simon Farnaby, Matt Lucas, Jim Carter and more.
Conducted by Paul King Wonka will hit theaters on December 15, 2023.
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