Timothee Chalamet Begins Production on 'Wonka,' Full Cast Revealed!

Production has officially begun in London on Wednesday (September 29) on the upcoming Charlie and The Chocolate Factory prequel movie Wonka!

Timothee Chalamet is of course starring in the new film from Warner Bros as the titular character, a young Willy Wonka.

Paddington‘s Paul King is directing the feature, which he co-wrote with Simon Farnaby. It is described as an exploration of the “vivid, mythical beginnings of the imaginative young inventor before he becomes the renowned scrumdiddlyumptious Mozart of chocolate,” according to THR.

In addition, four more actors were just announced to be joining the cast of the film.

Find out who is in the cast of Wonka inside…

Rowan Atkinson, who you may know as Mr. Bean, Sally Hawkins, Jim Carter and The Crown‘s Olivia Colman were all just revealed to have joined the cast.

They join Tom Davis, Simon Farnaby, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Mathew Baynton, and Rich Fulcher, as well as, according to Deadline, Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Calah Lane, Colin O’Brien, Rakhee Thakrar, Ellie White, Natasha Rothwell and Matt Lucas.

Wonka is set to hit theaters on March 17, 2023.