There’s only a handful of 2023 new movie releases left in the year, and one of the most highly-anticipated upcoming films of them all is Paul King’s Wonka movie. The filmmaker behind the beloved Paddington movies is taking on another well-loved literary property by telling the origins of Willy Wonka years before Charlie Bucket entered his factory. As I look forward to the latest adaptation of the chocolatier with Timothée Chalamet’s performance, I want to talk about five things Wonka should learn from the other two movies.
Across movie history, there’s only been two other Willy Wonka movies: 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder, and Tim Burton’s 2005 adaptation of the children’s novel starring Johnny Depp. As Timothée Chalamet makes the character his own, let’s talk about my hopes for Wonka:
