The cinematic historical past of Willy Wonka is wealthy and layered, and Timothée Chalamet is worked up to be including to the pop-cultural tapestry of the long-lasting, magical chocolatier in Wonka.
Chalamet and co-star Hugh Grant sat down with ET’s Cassie DiLaura throughout a press day in London on Wednesday, and the 27-year-old star opened up about “loopy” it feels attending to play the long-lasting character — which has famously been portrayed by Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Manufacturing unit in 1971 and by Johnny Depp in 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing unit.
“I grew up on that Gene Wilder movie, and I am vastly admiring of the Tim Burton/Johnny model,” Chalamet mentioned. “And this [version] is completely different. That is the origin [of] Wonka.”
“It isn’t Charlie and the Chocolate Manufacturing unit,” Chalamet defined. “Persons are suspicious of any new retelling of beloved characters. However I believe Paul King, our director, pulled this one off. I am going to let individuals choose for themselves.”
Within the movie, Chalamet stars because the titular hero alongside Grant — who portrays one in all Wonka’s iconic Oompa Loompas — and an enormous ensemble of different display legends and comedy stars.
“It was a dream come true!” Chalamet shared. “I really feel like an honorary Brit, with Hugh Grant and Olivia Coleman and Rowan Atkinson!”
“That is an insane solid and a really distinctive expertise as a younger American to stroll into this world, this type of Paddington artistic universe that already existed,” Chalamet mentioned, referring to the famed 2014 British comedy additionally directed by King.
Chalamet had nothing however reward for getting the prospect to work with Grant, and the 63-year-old English display legend shared some love for his younger co-star as effectively.
“I do not like anybody being too profitable. So I used to be somewhat anxious about Timothée Chalamet. His graph was too vertical!” Grant joked. “However I’ll say, he type of deserves it. He is a correct, quaint movie star.”
“The digicam loves him, and he is only a pure movie actor,” Grant added. “So it is enraging, actually.”
Followers can see Chalamet’s tackle the long-lasting sweet maker’s origin story when Wonka hits theaters Dec. 15.
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