Speaking with Collider, producer David Heyman revealed that the upcoming Willy Wonka movie from Paddington director Paul King will be a prequel focused on the chocolate factory owner’s early life.
Heyman said: “We are still trying to figure out how to tell that story, what the story is.
What makes Willy—when we find him at the chocolate factory doing the golden ticket, where is he before that?
Get ready for an origin story based on Willy Wonka.