We still can’t quite believe that David King’s Wonka is a real movie, even when a bunch of brand-new footage from the movie drops on the official Warner Bros. YouTube channel. It just sounds so goofy when you put it all together: The Paddington dude cashing in all of his goodwill chips and getting Timothee Chalamet in the lead role of… a young Willy Wonka?
No one really has any earthly way of knowing which way that studio’s going, huh? But the march continues on, and they have a fresh and piping-hot trailer for you this Thursday afternoon. Go on: Try to figure out the demo for this movie that isn’t just “out-of-touch parents.”
Take a look:
Here’s a synopsis:
“Based on the extraordinary character at the center of ’Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’ Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, ‘Wonka’ tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. From Paul King, writer/director of the ‘Paddington’ films, David Heyman, producer of ‘Harry Potter,’ ‘Gravity,’ ‘Fantastic Beasts’ and ‘Paddington,’ and producers Alexandra Derbyshire (the ‘Paddington’ films, ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’) and Luke Kelly (‘Roald Dahl’s The Witches’), comes an intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humor. Starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role, this irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time — proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.”
Wonka hits theaters on December 15. That should be enough time to determine whether or not this giant metaphorical lump in our metaphorical stocking is just pure milk chocolate or a hunk of coal before forcing the extended family to see it over the holidays.