Bob Mondello shares his thoughts on Timothee Chalamet's rendition of a young Willy Wonka in the new prequel to the Roald Dahl film classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Expectations were tempered heading into the release of Wonka, a musical prequel to the iconic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory starring Gene Wilder. This time around, Timothée Chalamet would ...

In a year of “Barbie,” Harry Styles and Taylor Swift, we now get Timothee Chalamet as Willy Wonka. Wonka, of course, was created by the now problematic British author Roald Dahl in his 1964 ...

If you’re a fan of the original 1971 film “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” your childhood-era Wonka — and mine — will remain safely entrenched in your heart and your nightmares.

Directed by Paul King, “Wonka” turns back the clock to when Willy was a striver with near-empty pockets and a suitcase filled with enchantments. After years of sailing the world, ...

Timothée Chalamet says he swam in real melted chocolate while playing the famed chocolatier Willy Wonka in the upcoming movie musical “Wonka.” “Too much chocolate,” he said on the stage ...

‘Wonka’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Makes a Winning Willy Wonka in a Fun Prequel That’s One of the Squarest Movie Musicals in Decades Reviewed online, Nov. 27, 2023. MPA Rating: PG.

Wonka, the new prequel movie from director Paul King and his Paddington 2 co-writer Simon Farnaby, starring Timotheé Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka, does nothing of the sort.

Stepping into some big I.P. shoes, the ‘Dune’ actor gets whimsical in this prequel that details how Willy got his candy-colored groove on. ‘Wonka’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Bites Off More ...