Warner Bros. has revealed the cast for the upcoming Willy Wonka reboot, which is simply titled "Wonka." Shooting has also begun on the project.
Timothee Chalamet will star in the film as Willy Wonka. He'll be joined by Mr. Bean himself, Rowan Atkinson, along with Keegan Michael-Key. The rest of the cast announced today includes Jim Carter, Mathew Baynton, Olivia Colman, Tom Davis, Simon Farnaby, Rich Fulcher, Sally Hawkins, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Paterson Joseph, Calah Lane, Matt Lucas, Colin O’Brien, Natasha Rothwell, Rakhee Thakrar, and Ellie White.
Many people working on Wonka have ties to Paddington. Davis, Farnaby, Hawkins, Lucas, Holdbrook-Smith have each appeared in at least one of the Paddington films.
The Paddington connections continue behind the scenes, as Paddington director Paul King is directing Wonka. The movie will explore the early years of Willy Wonka before opening his famous chocolate factory we're used to seeing on the big screen. King wrote the screenplay with Farnaby, who co-wrote Paddington 2. The movie is set to open on March 17, 2023.
Chalamet is also starring in the upcoming Dune movie adaptation. You can check out our thoughts on the movie in our Dune review, where we said, "This is a technically brilliant, visually amazing movie with a top-notch cast and deep sci-fi concepts. A shame, then, that it feels like a drag in its back half."
Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.