“Wonka” Production Designer Nathan Crowley on Creating a Chocolatier’s Whimsical World
For production designer Nathan Crowley, whose impressive list of credits includes The Dark Knight, The Greatest Showman, and First Man, creating director Paul King’s deliciously appetizing Wonka musical was an exploration of “whimsical, nostalgic, and romantic” visuals inspired by Roald Dahl’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. “I’m used to doing practical films, and with ...
“Wonka” Costume Designer Lindy Hemming on Dressing the Joyous World of a Budding Chocolatier
Costume designer Lindy Hemming knows her way around both sides of the color coin, having worked on Christopher Nolan’s texturally moody Batman trilogy and the playful palette of Paul King’s Paddington movies. She reunites with King for Wonka, whimsically outfitting the candy maker’s origins in a Gene Wilder prequel that has Dune actor Timothée Chalamet ...
“Barbie,” “Wonka,” “Poor Things,” and “Rebel Moon” Among Oscar Visual Effects Finalists
An iconic doll comes to life, a ribald story of a young woman resurrected, and a genius chocolatier’s life as a young man are among three of the subjects of the films that have been notified they’re finalists for the Visual Effects Oscar. Barbie, Poor Things, and Wonka are the titles we’re talking about above, and they join ...
“Wonka” Early Reactions: Timothée Chalamet is a Charisma Factory in Paul King’s Winning Confection
Perhaps we shouldn’t be the least bit surprised that Paddington and Paddington 2 director Paul King seems to have delivered a heartfelt and deliriously fun treat with Wonka. The early reactions are pouring in like a river of chocolate, and they’re deliciously positive. Chalamet’s performance as the young chocolatier and confection wizard Willy Wonka is being hailed as a masterclass in ...
Timothée Chalamet is “Wonka” in First Trailer About the Legendary Chocolatier’s Younger Years
The first trailer for Wonka arrived on a chocolate tide, carried on peppermint winds, and boasts the first good look at Timothée Chalamet as the iconic chocolatier in the years before he opened up his magical chocolate factory. Wonka promises to reveal how the restless inventor of all things wondrous and sweet became the Willy Wonka that mesmerized ...
Timothée Chalamet Reveals First Look of Himself as “Wonka”
Timothée Chalamet took to Twitter and Instagram on Sunday to share the first look at himself as the iconic chocolatier Willy Wonka for director Paul King (Padding, Padding 2)’s upcoming origin story Wonka. Looking equal parts dapper and daffy, Chalamet seems like the obvious choice to play one of Roald Dahl’s most famous creations as a young ...
