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    Timothée Chalamet to Play Willy Wonka in New Origin Story

    Mary Anne ButlerBy Mary Anne ButlerMay 24, 2021Updated:May 24, 20212 Mins Read
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    Warner Bros. Pictures is actively moving ahead with their new Willy Wonka origin tale, and we’re not sure how we feel about it. Obviously, Roald Dahl‘s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” published in 1979 still captures the imagination.

    Announced this morning, Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet will be donning the purple top hat. Also, several reports are indicating he’ll be singing AND dancing in the role.

    Paul King will direct from the screenplay he wrote with Simon Farnaby. An earlier draft of the project is credited to Simon Rich, Simon Stephenson, Jeff Nathanson, and Steven Levenson. Michael Siegel is executive producing, Luke Kelly is producing, and David Heyman is also producing via his Heyday Films.

    Of course no one could ever take the place of the late great Gene Wilder as the iconic candyman. Even though WB tried to have Johnny Depp step into the role in Tim Burton‘s frankly awful adaptation in 2005.

    As much as we really don’t WANT another take on the character, we’ll be curious to see what King comes up with.

    Chalamet can next be seen in Denis Villenueve‘s “Dune,” which is due out this October. We’ll let you know what we hear about this and other film news.

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (where she was News Editor), and now Nerdbot as Editor-In-Chief. Over the past 10 years, she’s built a reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band with an international presence. Though she be but little, she is fierce.

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