The trailer and Japan-Exclusive poster for the film “Wonka,” which will be released in Japan on December 15 (Friday), have been released.
The film is a prequel to the 2005 film “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” about the young Willy Wonka. The fantasy film depicts Wonka’s struggle to build a chocolate factory in a medieval European chocolate town where top chocolate makers gather.
Directed and written by Paul King (“Paddington” and “Paddington 2”). Timothée Chalamet, also known as “the next Johnny Depp,” plays Willy Wonka. The cast also includes Hugh Grant, Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins, and Rowan Atkinson.
The trailer is narrated by Mamoru Miyano, who dubbed Willy Wonka in the Blu-ray version of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” with additional Japanese dubbing. The Japan-only visual poster, which has also been released, features the words “Everything begins with a dream” from Wonka’s late mother, which she carries deep in her heart. Behind Wonka, chocolate and cotton candy cherry blossoms, which also appear in the film, bloom brightly, while Noodle, the girl who becomes Wonka’s good buddy, and Oompa Loompas, the little gentleman who steals her chocolate, peek out from behind her.
Wonka
Opening in theaters nationwide on December 8 (Fri.)
Director/Screenplay: Paul King (“Paddington” (16), “Paddington 2” (18)) / Producer: David Heyman (“Harry Potter” series)
Original story: Roald Dahl
Cast: Timothée Chalamet / Hugh Grant / Olivia Colman, Sally Hawkins / Rowan Atkinson (“Mr. Bean” series)
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
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Story.
The story of the young Willy Wonka, the famous factory foreman in the classic film “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” which captivated the world. In a town where dreaming is forbidden,
In a town where dreaming is forbidden, can Willy Wonka build the world’s best chocolate factory as he dreamed of with his mother? From the producer of the “Harry Potter” series comes a fantasy blockbuster of song, magic, and emotion, featuring a superb cast including Timothée Chalamet, the next Johnny Depp, and the famous actor Hugh Grant!
