Wonka Archives

first announced its intention to do a Willy Wonka prequel movie, everyone thought it was a terrible idea and pretty much the amalgamation of everything wrong with the film industry There was a reason to hope when they brought on Paul King to be the director because King really knows how to capture whimsey and magic[...]

The 2023 fantasy musical film Wonka recently acted as a reintroduction to the sweet, harmonious world first established by Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory And considering that it actually amassed more than $600 million during its theatrical run while still garnering excessive praise from both critics and moviegoers in attendance, Warner Brothers must have[...]

Wonka is coming to Max The box office hit will begin streaming on Max starting on March 8th The film, starring Calah Lane, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, Olivia Colman, Natasha Rothwell, Rich Fulcher, Rakhee Thakrar, Tom Davis, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, and in the title roleTimothée Chalamet is directed by Paul King[...]

In December, he played a young Willy Wonka in Wonka; next month, he will return as Paul Atreides in Dune: Part Two, and he's also been cast as Bob Dylan in a biopic Collider asked Chalamet which of three roles was his "I can't believe this is happening" moment He explained the difference between adapting a beloved[...]

Wonka was the undeniable winner of the Christmas season Even now, two months after its release, the film is still hanging out in the domestic top five While winning an opening weekend is always important, the real profit for films comes when you're still doing well on weeks three, four, five, and beyond So it's[...]

Anyone But You is making noise at the box office in ways many thought would not be possible, but it was still not enough to take down Wonka from the top The WB family film won its second straight weekend, pulling in $14.4 million and sending it over $150 million domestically It continues to hold[...]

Wonka sang its way back to the top spot at the box office in the final weekend of 2023, taking in $30 million over the four-day holiday That also brings its total to just under $150 million domestically It is safe to say that the film won the holiday box office Speaking of 2023, the[...]

Wonka scored $8.9 million on Wednesday, taking back the top spot at the daily box office from The Color Purple More importantly, it sent it past the $100 million mark domestically at the box office, cementing its place as this holiday's box office champ As Aquaman retreats further into the water, Wonka is set up[...]

Aquaman and The Lost Kingdom, Wonka, and The Color Purple propelled the holiday weekend box office, as WB takes a victory lap this morning Their triple release paid off, as the three releases combined to make $104 million over the four-day weekend Aquaman won the three-day weekend with $28 million, under projections It added another[...]

Wonka exceeded most expectations to take the top spot this weekend at the box office The musical starring Timothee Chalamet raked in $39 million, a strong start to what should be a pretty long run at the holiday box office Worldwide, the film is already over the $150 million mark after opening in more countries[...]

Zynga has released a new update for Words With Friends 2 this week, as they have a chocolate-covered crossover with Wonka to promote the latest film Running for the next few weeks, players will be getting an avatar of Willy Wonka in the game as he looks from the current film, as well as some[...]

The reviews for Wonka are in, and to the surprise of many, it looks like the film is pretty good No one thought that would end up on the 2023 bingo card, and even star Timothée Chalamet was nervous about signing onto the film initially because he wasn't sure if the film would be a cynical[...]

would be doing a prequel to Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, people were rightfully dubious In the age of studios latching onto any recognizable IP to try and make a buck, even those unfamiliar with Hollywood were becoming cynical It was made worse by the fact that most of these money grabs weren't any[...]

Wonka isn't a perfect film, but the combination of the whimsey and how earnest everything about it is helps recapture the original movie's magic while presenting a new and unique experience. Director: Paul King Summary: Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, "Wonka" tells the wondrous story of how the[...]

Scratch that, reverse it." Willy Wonka is here and for a new generation as Timothée Chalamet becomes Wonka This magician, inventor, and chocolate maker is ready to steal your heart with a new story that is sweet and filled with a nougat filling Hot Toys wants collectors to bring this sweet artist home with a brand-new[...]

The early reactions are coming in for Wonka, and everything is shaping up pretty positively Of the three movies Warner Bros Discovery has coming out next month, this seemed like the wildcard, but the more positive press this gets, the more people seem interested in seeing it Your guess is still as good as anyone else's[...]

It's unclear if there is room at the box office for all three films, even if they are all looking to snag different corners of the market. Wonka is first out of the gate and, at least on the digital front, and now that the strike is over, the studio seems to be putting quite a[...]

We've been saying from the moment that Wonka was announced that we have no idea if this is going to work one way or another If there is one reason to have any faith in this, it's director Paul King The trailers have been doing an okay job of telling us what this movie will be like,[...]

And then there's Wonka, which has some buzz behind it but also still seems like a movie that was formed by AI looking for movie ideas that might sell well However, the film has a great cast and an excellent director, so maybe it will work A new TV spot has been released that teases[...]

Xbox has revealed a brand new promotion happening this week as the company has teamed with Warner Bros for a special Wonka-themed giveaway Ahead of the film's release, the company has created a special edible controller wrapped in a gold foil and housed inside a specially made case that looks like an XSX This thing[...]

Discovery has a pretty full December slate coming up, and Wonka is still so baffling that it exists it's a little weird While polling of movie audiences might say there is a lot of hype for this film, those numbers are not always accurate and absolutely do not always translate to actual box office returns[...]

Of the two musicals coming out in December, The Color Purple seems much more like a sure thing than Wonka. However, if there was any reason to have faith that Wonka will turn out all right, it's director Paul King King has made some of the best feel-good movies of the last decade and seems to know[...]

We got the second trailer for Wonka earlier today, and your guess is as good as mine as to whether this movie will be worth seeing The cast is very impressive, not to mention large, and with that, we got fourteen character posters that show off said impressive cast However, musicals have had a hard time[...]

Discovery has released the second trailer for the upcoming Wonka. This film is still a huge question mark in terms of whether or not this will find an audience The reactions in the YouTube comments are looking a little more positive, and this trailer is giving us a better idea of what this film is actually going[...]

The entire concept of Wonka's existence is already something that is causing people to scratch their heads If there is a big-budget movie coming out in December that seems like it has the chance to crash and burn spectacularly, it is this one However, Paddington director Paul King is a good reason to have faith that Wonka[...]

There are a lot of big movies coming out this awards season, but the one that has everyone still scratching their heads about whether or not it will work on any level is Wonka The idea of a prequel about Willy Wonka is already kind of a weird idea, but throwing the musical element into it[...]

Ferrera has announced this morning they are bringing back the Willy Wonka brand for a special set of gummies and a contest for the film's release As you can see from the packet image below, we're getting Wonka Magic Hat Gummies, a nod to the character's fashion sense, while also providing a chance to have[...]

We got the first trailer for the remake of The Color Purple recently, and now we have the trailer, the same one we saw back in April, it looks like, for Wonka as well, which is a film that has a giant question mark over the top of it We also got a poster as well. Credit:[...]

has two coming out this holiday season alone. One, The Color Purple, feels like a more sure thing, but Wonka is the one people have been raising their eyebrows about ever since it was first announced "A prequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?" people said "Who asked for this?" That second answer is still unclear, and whether[...]

Not long after talking about The Color Purple, they talked about Wonka and dropped some extended footage If you don't know it's a musical, you wouldn't know by the footage they showed aside from what looks like dance numbers Musicals, as always, live and die by the music and the singing of the cast, so we'll[...]