This is not a Wonka promo. So let me start with a beef of mine: Why SoundCloud Rapper Chalamet? 😫 As much as I adore him in other roles…
Hear me out. I know it’s too late but why not Jeremy Allen White as a young William Wonka? He’s the spitting image of a spritely Gene Wilder. He’s “Yes, Chef!” He’s those sweet, sweet bedroom eyes and guy-you-go-to-therapy-to-stop-dating vibes.
Timothée Chalamet? Not at all. (Except for, perhaps, the last part.)
This is a popular opinion, not just mine. Here it is perfectly presented by Lauren Ashley Beck:
Beyond my casting feels and “Did anyone ask for this?” stance on prequels like Wonka, I’m whelmed by Warner Bros.’s heavy merch game. As I see it, it’s premature promotion. They’re blowing their load before reaching peak data.
We’re living in their (marketing) world of pure imagination with…
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