Timothée Chalamet has revealed that he ate “too much chocolate” on the set of Wonka, leading to abdomen cramps.
The actor is about to painting a younger Willy Wonka within the upcoming musical, which will likely be launched later this 12 months (December 15). The long-awaited movie is the third movie adaptation to be product of Roald Dahl’s common kids’s ebook Charlie And The Chocolate Factory.
Speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week (by way of Variety), Chalamet revealed that he swam in actual melted chocolate whereas filming.
But regardless of his chocolate and sweetie-induced abdomen cramps, the actor known as the function “a dream come true”.
He described previous interpretations of Willy Wonka as “cynical”, earlier than including that “this is a Willy that’s full of joy and hope and desire to become the greatest chocolatier.”
The character was first portrayed by Gene Wilder within the 1971 adaptation, after which once more by Johnny Depp in 2005’s Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, directed by Tim Burton.
Elsewhere at CinemaCon, a first-look trailer for Wonka revealed that Hugh Grant will play one of many Oompa-Loompas serving the chocolatier.
In the prolonged footage, which was proven to exhibitors on the occasion, the fictional candy deal with developer comes throughout the Oompa-Loompa (Grant), who’s trapped in a glass jar, and later hires him to work in his manufacturing unit.
The footage additionally paid homage to Singin’ In the Rain – exhibiting Chalamet singing, dancing and spinning round a lightweight pole whereas looking for magical recipes. It additionally supplied the viewers with a glimpse into Olivia Colman’s character as a Cockney innkeeper and Sally Hawkins as Wonka’s mom.
Although specifics in regards to the movie stay sparse, it has been confirmed that Wonka won’t function Charlie, nor different characters who’re introduced with the chance to go to the closely guarded chocolate manufacturing unit. Instead, the movie will discover the origin story of Willy Wonka, and happen as he’s about to launch the world-famous location.
The movie is directed by Paul King, who additionally labored on the 2014 movie Paddington.