Paddington director Paul King has done it again, a famous children’s book character in one beautiful, colorful and exciting film to bring to life. This time it meets Willy Wonka in the prequel Wonka, which is based on the 1964 children’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. It’s already the one third film adaptation of the original.
Wonka is currently still showing in cinemas, but the expensive ones have already sold out Production costs of 125 million US dollars more than doubled (via The Numbers). The home cinema edition can also be pre-ordered now, including a limited steelbook edition. All home cinema variants will be released on June 30, 2024.
Wonka – on 4K+ Blu-ray in the limited Steelbook
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Next to the limited Steelbook * the normal version on 4K + Blu-ray * can also be pre-ordered, as well as the Blu-ray * and DVD * editions. Since the film is still in the cinema, it is not yet available on Amazon Prime Video, but can already be pre-ordered as a stream *.
Wonka is a film with heart and great characters
After film legend Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp played the chocolate magnate in Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Here he portrayed Willy Wonka with false teeth, a strange hairstyle and a strange complexion. Approachable and less cranky Timothée Chalamet interprets the role of the chocolate manufacturer, but this could also be because he plays the younger version and thus tells the backstory.
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The home cinema version can already be pre-ordered.
Hugh Grant adopted the quirky elements that characterize Wonka in the role of Oompa Loompa, which was reworked here with CGI effects. The filming was for the British actors terrible. Despite Grant’s displeasure, the reviews are very positive. They predict, among other things, that Wonka will become one Holiday classic will rise and particularly praise Chalamet’s performance and the colorful film’s heartwarming story.
That’s what Wonka with Timothée Chalamet is about
Willy Wonka is not only a chocolate manufacturer, he is also an inventor and magician who manages to perfect his sweets and make them affordable even for poor people. He likes that Chocolate Cartel not at all and they are trying everything to force him out of business. But Willy Wonka doesn’t let himself get down and unexpectedly receives help from an Oompa-Loompa (Hugh Grant). With ingenuity and magic, he pursues his dream of becoming the best chocolatier in the world.
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