Wonka

Summary

The Willy Wonka prequelWonkabroke from tradition when it seriously reinvented the character , and any prospective continuation would have to wreak him back to his more isolated and bittersweet roots . In almost every looping of the character , Willy Wonka ’s goofy and whimsical elements are forestall by his deep - seated loneliness . In the original novel and the subsequent cinematic adaptation star Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp , this correspondence was highlighted in his conduct and views of others .

However , theTimothée Chalamet - led prequelWonkachanged the characterby reimagining him as a new gentleman with a very different personality . Although they share the same sexual love of admiration and certain clever tics , Chalamet ’s Wonka is a very different character . Wonka ’s commercial-grade and critical success could result in thepossibility of aWonka 2that further explores the character . However , given the way Willy Wonka has been portrayed in stories nominally set after the events ofWonka , there are some likelybittersweet turn wait for the charactergoing forward .

Wonka let in some fillip footage after the credits commence . Here ’s what hap in the Wonka mid - credits scene and what it means for the franchise .

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Wonka Broke A Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Tradition That Started With The Book

Wonkadeviated from past incarnations of Willy Wonka , turn the lonely chocolatier into an optimistic vernal adult male — a change that needs to be undo if there ’s aWonka 2 . Taking place age before the events ofCharlie and the Chocolate Factory , the Willy Wonka ofWonkais a friendly and sweet - natured unseasoned man . This is a far cry from many of his old iterations . In the original novel by Roald Dahl , Wonka hold back a sense of whimsy and wonder that can be seen in all of his on - screen vis-a-vis . However , there ’s always beena slightly sad undertide to the character .

By the event ofWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , Wonka is a solitary man . His hunt for an heir is the inciting incident of the original taradiddle . The imply subtext is that Willy Wonka , despite his professional successes , did n’t have friend or family he could bank with his legacy . TheWilly Wonka of the 1971 and 2005 adaptationsof the book retained this component . There ’s an inherently lonely component to his attempt to line up an unrelated child who shares his views . However , Wonkashowcases a adaptation of the type whohasn’t been weighed down by forlornness , seriously changing him .

Why Previous Versions Of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Portray Wonka As Bitter

A major element of Wonka ’s bitterness afterward in life sentence stems from the challenges he face for his succeeder . His chocolates considered the good in the world , have brought him monumental achiever and unexpected challenge . In most interpretation of Wonka ’s story , character like Slugworth piece of work to slip his success and make it their own , promptingWonka to turn his back on the very publiche delights with his introduction . It ’s always given the role a bittersweet component that plays well off the whim and wonder he surrounds himself with . This judgmental position ends up determine him in late class .

Wonka ’s tests for a likely heir highlight his moral issues . In the originalCharlie and the Chocolate Factory , Charlie Bucket ’s integral commitment to the admiration that Wonka evaluate highlight what make him an nonpareil to take over the mill . Notably , sealed adaptations have tilt into how a standardized worldview may bear on Charlie . Tim Burton ’s variant of the character , for example , openly believes Charlie would speedily become isolated and reclusive too . It ’s a very different characterthan the one who appears inWonka , suggesting that something happened to the unseasoned confect artisan to change his views on the world and people around him .

Wonka tells the story of a young Willy Wonka , twelvemonth before he open his famous Chocolate Factory , but a sequel with Chalamet would be difficult .

Timothee Chalamet & Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka from Wonka and Charlie & the Choclate Factory

Custom Image by Yeider Chacon

A Wonka Sequel Would Need To Undo This Character Change

The ending ofWonkahighlighted how the industrious and optimistic view of Willy Wonka could survive the challenges of people like Slugworth . However , this cheery Wonka will finally demand to become the Willy Wonka ofCharlie and the Chocolate Factory , makingfuture stories about Wonka all the more bittersweet . It ’s only a matter of metre before something or someone ruins his feeling that masses are worth interacting with , leave behind him alone in his factory . A prospective sequel toWonkawould ask to explore that element and change the spunky untried valet de chambre into a more embittered one .

This could be due to the return of someone like Slugworth , working to sabotage his creations . A more heartbreaking turn would see Noodle , Willy ’s young fellow inWonka , bosom her heritage as a Slugworth and take over the company . Seeing his booster become a heated rivalmight break Wonka ’s spirit — and would be a pure room to explain why Wonka would endeavor to happen an innocent child similar to her to take up his mantlepiece . Any follow - up toWonkawould need to face the established elements of his future and showcase what terminate up leave him bitter and alone .

Wonkais now stream on Max .

Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka in Wonka with credits behind him

Wonka is a prequel film to Roald Dahl’s classic novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and follows the origins of the legendary candy maker. From his first encounter with the Oompa Loompas to founding his deliciously magnificent headquarters, Wonka explores the character in a new light. Timothee Chalamet assumes the role of Willy Wonka himself.

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Wonka is a prequel film to Roald Dahl ’s classical novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and follow the origins of the legendary candy maker . From his first showdown with the Oompa Loompas to establish his deliciously brilliant HQ , Wonka explore the character in a new light . Timothee Chalamet adopt the role of Willy Wonka himself .

Gene Wilder, Timothee Chalamet, and Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka

Custom image of Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka looking at a piece of chocolate in his hand

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