Timothée Chalamet, 27, has everybody speaking about his upcoming movie, Wonka, after the London premiere passed off on November 28. While on the pink carpet on the highly-anticipated occasion, the Dune star spoke to E! News and revealed whether or not or not he requested Johnny Depp, 60, for recommendation on the long-lasting character of Willy Wonka. “No,” the 27-year-old confirmed with reference to chatting with the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory star.
Although Johnny’s model of Willy Wonka in 2005 was spectacular, Timmy was extra impressed by the 1971 movie, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. “I love the Gene Wilder version,” he added. “The Gene Wilder version I saw first… technically because that’s the one I grew up on.” The Hollywood heartthrob then defined that Johnny’s model of the movie was launched when he was “10 or 11 years old.” He even went so far as to name the now 60-year-old’s tackle the character “very bold.”
A couple of months previous to the movie’s premiere, Wonka director Paul King, 45, revealed that Timothee didn’t audition for the function. “It was a straight offer because he’s great and he was the only person in my mind who could do it,” he informed Rolling Stone in July. “But because he’s Timothée Chalamet and his life is so absurd, his high school musical performances are on YouTube and have hundreds of thousands of views.” He additionally added that as a longtime fan of Timmy he knew that he may “sing and dance really well.”
Timothee additionally opened as much as PEOPLE on the premiere and spoke about how this function was completely different than his earlier tasks. “The challenges were just to live and love the tone of it,” he defined. “I realized everything I’ve worked on [has had a] grounded seriousness to it, and here I had to loosen up and play, kind of like I did in high school, but I hadn’t done in 10 years or something. So, that was the learning curve. But once it was in full swing, then it felt like we were cookin.’”
The Lady Bird star’s movie comes amid his romance with Kylie Jenner, 26, who reportedly attended the premiere in London. A supply informed PEOPLE on November 29 that though The Kardashians star wasn’t noticed on the pink carpet, she did present as much as the occasion for her beau. The insider additionally revealed that Kylie popped by the afterparty to assist Timmy and the remainder of the forged. Fans within the U.S. can catch Wonka in theaters starting December 15.