Between notable movies like Dune and Little Women, I find Timothée Chalamet to be one of the most talented young actors of this generation. (Florence Pugh has even called him the Leonardo DiCaprio of our time!) So, of course, I’m following his next role, Wonka, which will have the actor portraying a young Willy Wonka before he starts his chocolate empire. However, while I know a lot about Wonka, I most certainly did not expect Chalamet to bust out the “Oompa Loompa” song at the movie’s premiere.
When the film premiered in Tokyo, Japan this week, Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant introduced it together. During their little speech, the actor leading the Wonka cast started singing the popular song from 1971’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory out of nowhere. Check it out:
