In a recent interview with Total Film, Wonka director Paul King teased the big musical numbers in Warner Bros.’ upcoming fantasy movie. King revealed he doesn’t really consider it a musical since the project felt “more like a movie with songs than a musical.” He also went on to praise Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet’s performance, … Read more
Whether they’re successful, however, is another matter entirely. These product-focused films and corporate biopics come at the same problem of wooing audiences in different ways. The best films, like Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” manage to either interrogate their brand—tearing it down or building it up as necessary—or somehow manage the trick of replacing the product in the audience’s … Read more
Wonka director Paul King says that casting Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa in the movie was a real light bulb moment. Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa; it’s either the greatest thing in the world or pure nightmare fuel, depending on who you ask. Personally, I kind of loved it. The recently released Wonka … Read more
Timothée Chalamet may be starring in big-budget movies like Dune: Part Two and Wonka these days, but it wasn’t all that long ago that he was giving it his all on the high-school stage. Videos of a teenage Timothée Chalamet, or should I say Lil’ Timmy Tim, have been circulating for years on YouTube with … Read more
The Willy Wonka of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (to say nothing about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) is a man of mystery. He lives alone in his factory with his Oompa Loompas. He never leaves, and hasn’t been seen in years until Charlie and the rest of the kids find their Golden Tickets … Read more
New footage from the upcoming Wonka was shown off at 2023’s CinemaCon, along with the news that the film will star Hugh Grant as an Ooma Loompa. During Warner Bros. Discovery’s presentation at the annual trade show, footage from its upcoming movie based on the Roald Dahl character Willy Wonka was shown. According to ComicBook.com’s … Read more