Wonka may be an origin story, but it doesn't fill in all the gaps – the character we see in director Paul King's festive musical, played by Timothée Chalamet, isn't quite the figure we know from Roald Dahl's novel and the 1971 movie starring Gene Wilder.
That version of Wonka, an older and more cynical chocolatier, allows a child to drown in a river of chocolate, after all, whereas this Willy is still all about helping others and self-sacrifice for the greater good. So, how does King think his film bridges that gap? And is there scope for further storytelling here?
