By Mia Uzzell ·January 21, 2021January 21, 2021
Wonka, a reimagined prequel to the beloved 1971 classic film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, will be released by Warner Bros. in 2023 after much anticipation over the years. Fans have taken to Twitter to create the all-star cast they’d love to see on the silver screen, and that includes Janelle Monáe as the titular character.
The new film will be directed by Paddington’s Paul King and has been in the works for nearly five years. This latest cinematic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s books focuses on the formative years of Willy Wonka.
According to Collider, Warner is eyeing Tom Holland and Timothée Chalamet to play the acclaimed role previously portrayed by Gene Wilder in 1971 and Johnny Depp in the 2005 musical film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
In 2018, Donald Glover, Ezra Miller and Ryan Gosling were reportedly on the shortlist of actors to play Wonka as a young man in the film. Meanwhile, Black Twitter has another eccentric star in mind for the origin story of the chocolatier.
Kinda want Janelle Monáe to play willy wonka if they’re gonna make a new film
— HOOD VOGUE is tired of poverty (@itskeyon) January 19, 2021
Janelle Monae as Willy Wonka would be epic. pic.twitter.com/UoCJbjBSg3
— Where is the Buzz (@WITBTV) January 20, 2021
Hear me out. Janelle Monae as #Wonka pic.twitter.com/OM24dSleco
— BLACK AMBLIN 
(@jordansimon78) January 20, 2021
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