{"id":8378,"date":"2023-12-07T11:46:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/wonka-an-gloriously-extraordinary-world-of-imagination\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T11:46:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T11:46:00","slug":"wonka-an-gloriously-extraordinary-world-of-imagination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp26.cmswebdeveloper.com\/asian-news\/wonka-an-gloriously-extraordinary-world-of-imagination\/","title":{"rendered":"WONKA &#8211; An extraordinary world of imagination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/GB_WONKA_INSTA_VERT_Character_Art_Timothee_Chalamet_1638x2048_INTL_23-jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48909\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<br>Based on the extraordinary character at the centre of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl\u2019s most iconic children\u2019s book and one of the best-selling children\u2019s books of all time, \u2018Wonka\u2019 tells the wondrous story of how the world\u2019s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Paul King, writer\/director of the Paddington films, David Heyman, producer of Harry Potter, Gravity, Fantastic Beasts, and Paddington, and producers Alexandra Derbyshire (the Paddington films, Jurassic World: Dominion) and Luke Kelly (Roald Dahl\u2019s The Witches), comes an intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starring Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet in the title role, this irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time\u2014proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you\u2019re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asianexpress.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/MH-Global-Wonka-1_23-jpeg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48910\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man himself, Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, says that the film investigates the fact that \u201cEvery good thing in this world starts started with a dream.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He adds: \u201cI love the optimistic, positive attitude the young Willy has, or that he won&#8217;t take no for an answer and refuses to give up on his dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adding on that, director Paul King says that \u201cbecause this is a Roald Dahl Universe movie, I suppose the world is not the kind of gracious, warm, welcoming place that we might hope it is. 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