Warner Bros. has pushed back the release date for Paul King’s Wonka, shifting from March 17, 2023, to December 15, 2023, in IMAX.
Wonka is directed by BAFTA nominee Paul King (Paddington, The Mighty Boosh) who wrote the screenplay along with Simon Farnaby.
The film, starring Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet (Call Me by Your Name, Dune) in the titular role, will open a week prior to Disney’s Star Wars: Rogue Squadron and Paramount Pictures’ Untitled Star Trek Movie.
“The film is based on characters by Roald Dahl, inspired especially by one of Dahl’s most beloved characters, Willy Wonka, and takes place before the events of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” reads the synopsis.