Wonka (2023)
- Directed by
- Paul King
- Genre
- comedy film, fantasy film, adventure film, musical film, speculative fiction film
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 4,441 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young aspiring chocolatier named Willy Wonka arrives in a new city with dreams of opening his own shop. He must outsmart a group of established candy makers who want to stop him.
whimsicalupbeatplayfullightheartedcolorfulmusicalcharmingfantastical
What happens
Wonka is a 2023 musical fantasy film directed by Paul King, who co-wrote the screenplay with Simon Farnaby. It is a prequel to the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), which is itself based on the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. The film stars Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka and also features Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Olivia Colman, and Hugh Grant. It portrays Willy Wonka's early days as a chocolatier while contending with his future rivals. Development began when Warner Bros. Pictures reacquired the film rights to the character in October 2016 and announced that the film would be an origin story. The film tells an original story and was developed by King to exist as a "companion piece" to the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory by reprising some of the music, thematic elements, and the visual design of the Oompa Loompas. In May 2021, Chalamet was confirmed to portray Wonka, and the supporting cast was announced in September of that year. Filming began in the United Kingdom in September, at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in Watford, as well as Oxford, Lyme Regis, Bath, St Albans, and at the Rivoli Ballroom in Crofton Park, London. The film's original songs were written by Neil Hannon and its original score was composed by Joby Talbot. Wonka premiered in London at the Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre on November 28, 2023, and was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United Kingdom on December 8, and in the United States on December 15. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Chalamet's performance and the film's presentation, and was a box-office success, grossing over $634 million worldwide against a $125 million budget, to become the eighth-highest-grossing film of 2023. It received a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film and Chalamet was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. A sequel is in development. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017)
Riddle of Fire (2023)
Nimona (2023)
Once Upon a Studio (2023)
Barbie (2023)
Ron's Gone Wrong (2021)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.