Released just before Christmas 2023, the big budget prequel "Wonka" pulled back ... potential release date to its cast, and even comments from King on what the movie might be about.

The new "Wonka" movie is a mixed bag of sweets and duds ... Chalamet offers a glimmer of Wilder's zaniness and it's obvious why he was cast to play the younger Wonka. Only one actor threatens ...

Cast: Timothee Chalamet ... What a wishfully whimsical, winningly wholesome, and weirdly warmhearted wonder Wonka is. And what a cheekily charismatic charmer that Chalamet chap is.