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Wonka (film)
''Wonka'' is an upcoming musical fantasy film directed by Paul King from a screenplay written by Simon Farnaby and King. The film serves as a prequel to the 1964 novel ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' by Roald Dahl and stars Timothée Chalamet as the titular character, following his early days as an eccentric chocolatier. Keegan-Michael Key, Sally Hawkins, Jim Carter, Matt Lucas, Natasha Rothwell, Olivia Colman, and Rowan Atkinson star in supporting roles. ''Wonka'' is scheduled to be released on 15 December 2023 by Warner Bros. Pictures. Premise The story of a young Willy Wonka and his adventures prior to opening the world's most famous chocolate factory. Cast * Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka * Keegan-Michael Key * Rowan Atkinson * Sally Hawkins * Jim Carter * Matt Lucas * Natasha Rothwell * Olivia Colman * Tom Davis * Mathew Baynton * Simon Farnaby * Rich Fulcher * Kobna Holdbrook-Smith * Paterson Joseph as Arthur Slugworth * Calah Lane * Colin O'Brien * Rakh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul King (director)
Paul King (born 1978) is a British writer and director. He works in television, film and theatre, and specialises in comedy. His work on the family comedy films ''Paddington'' (2014) and its 2017 sequel both earned him BAFTA nominations for Best British Film and Best Adapted Screenplay. Career King graduated from St Catharine's College, Cambridge with first-class honours in English in 1999. While at Cambridge he met Richard Ayoade, Matthew Holness and Alice Lowe, and went on to direct them at the Edinburgh Festival in " Garth Marenghi's FrightKnight" (nominated for the Perrier Award in 2000), and "Netherhead" (Perrier Award winner 2001). King worked as associate director on the subsequent TV transfer, '' Garth Marenghi's Darkplace'', a six-part series for Channel 4. In 2002, King garnered another Perrier Award nomination for directing Noel Fielding's Edinburgh Festival show, "Voodoo Hedgehog". King is also the director of BBC's ''The Mighty Boosh''. He has directed all t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' is a 1964 children's novel by British author Roald Dahl. The story features the adventures of young Charlie Bucket inside the chocolate factory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka. The story was originally inspired by Roald Dahl's experience of chocolate companies during his schooldays at Repton School in Derbyshire. Cadbury would often send test packages to the schoolchildren in exchange for their opinions on the new products. At that time (around the 1920s), Cadbury and Rowntree's were England's two largest chocolate makers and they each often tried to steal trade secrets by sending spies, posing as employees, into the other's factory—inspiring Dahl's idea for the recipe-thieving spies (such as Wonka's rival Slugworth) depicted in the book. Because of this, both companies became highly protective of their chocolate-making processes. It was a combination of this secrecy and the elaborate, often gigantic, machines in the factory that insp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothée Chalamet Call Me By Your Name Photo Call Berlinale 2017
Timothée is a French masculine given name. It is the French variant of the ancient Greek given name Τιμόθεος ( Timotheos) meaning "one who honours God", from τιμή "honour" and θεός "god"., . The Latin equivalent is Timotheus. Its English equivalent is Timothy. People Timothée or Timothé may refer to: Given name * Timothee Adamowski (1858–1943), Polish-born American conductor, composer, and violinist * Timothée Adolphe (born 1989), French Paralympic athlete * Timothée Atouba (born 1982), Cameroonian footballer * Timothee Besset, French programmer * Timothée Brodeur (1804–1860), notary and political figure in Canada East * Timothée Chaillou, French art critic * Timothée Chalamet (born 1995), American actor * Timothé Cognat (born 1998), French footballer * Timothée Dieng (born 1992), French footballer * Timothée de Fombelle (born 1973), French author and playwright * Timothée Franchère ( 1790–1849), Canadien businessman and political figure * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
News Shopper
The ''News Shopper'' titles are local newspapers published in South East London and North West Kent by Newsquest. The newsroom is in Orpington. There are five local editions: Bexley Borough, Bexley & North Kent, Bromley, Dartford & Gravesend, and Lewisham & Greenwich. Beginnings The paper was founded in 1965 by a group of five men: advertising salesman Richard Addison, Gerald McKnight, onetime editor of the ''Sunday Dispatch''; David English, later to become Sir David English, and South African millionaire lawyers Rayne Kruger and Anthony Aaronson. The paper was founded with one manager, one reporter, one advertising representative, a secretary, a part-time distribution manager, photographer and fashion writer, and 140 boys to deliver the 29,000 copies. The newspaper office, in Orpington, was above a hairdressers in Chislehurst Road. The paper was distributed for free, an unusual step at the time. Early contributors included Norris McWhirter and Ross McWhirter. The paper wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Ifeachor
Tracy Ifeachor is a British television and theatre actress best known for playing the role of Aya Al-Rashid in The CW vampire series '' The Originals'' and Abigail Naismith in both parts of the ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special, " The End of Time". Early life and education Ifeachor was born in Plymouth, Devon, England, where she attended Plymouth College preparatory school followed by the secondary school Eggbuckland College, also in Plymouth. Ifeachor attended The Raleigh School of Speech and Drama under the tutorship of Norma Blake and the Deborah Bond Dance academy, where she enjoyed the ISTD syllabus in tap, ballet, modern and jazz. After completing her A-levels, Ifeachor used her gap year to audition for London drama schools and gained a scholarship to the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Career After graduating from the now merged Central School of Speech and Drama, Ifeachor appeared in her first feature film, ''Blooded'', directed by Sundance Film F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murray McArthur
Murray McArthur (born 4 May 1966) is an English stage, television and film actor. Early life McArthur was born and brought up in Devon. The son of a mushroom farmer, of Scottish parentage and red-haired, he often plays Scottish roles. He attended King's School, Ottery St Mary, received a BA (Joint Hons) degree in English and Drama at Loughborough University and went on to study acting at the Drama Studio London. He was a member of the Devon County Youth Theatre. Career He has appeared in many stage-plays in British regional theatres and on London's West End (including the Royal National Theatre and Shakespeare's Globe). Much of his stage work has taken him overseas (Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles & Panasonic Globe Theatre, Tokyo). His performance as Joe Gargery in ''Great Expectations'' at the Gate Theatre, Dublin was described by ''Irish Independent'' critic Bruce Arnold: "Emphasis on the heart-warming relationship between Pip and Joe Gargery is a crucial part of the story, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellie White
Ellie White (born 1989) is an English comedy actress. She is best known for playing Princess Beatrice of York in the British royal family parody, ''The Windsors'' (2016–2020), and Katia in the sitcom, '' Stath Lets Flats'' (2018–2021). In 2022, Ellie co-wrote and starred in the BBC sketch show, ''Ellie & Natasia'', alongside her comedy partner Natasia Demetriou. Early life and career Ellie White is from Oxford, England. Her father is journalist Jim White. She attended the University of Bristol, and was a member of the Bristol Revunions, graduating in 2010. White's career started in comedy stand-up, appearing in the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where the comedy line up also included Aisling Bea and Romesh Ranganathan. After the festival, White landed her first TV appearance on the Channel 4 TV series Jamie Demetriou's Comedy Blaps and on BBC Three's ''Live at the Electric'' as well as BBC Radio 4's ''Fresh From the Fringe''. In 2015, White landed a regular role in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakhee Thakrar
Rakhee Thakrar (born 29 February 1984) is an English actress. She is known for her roles as Shabnam Masood in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' (2014–2016) and Emily Sands in the Netflix comedy-drama ''Sex Education'' (2019–2021). She also voices the Eighth Doctor's companion Bliss in Big Finish's ''Doctor Who: The Time War'' audio dramas. Early life Thakrar grew up in the city of Leicester, England and is of Indian descent. She attended Soar Valley College. As a teenager, Thakrar became involved with Hathi Productions, a theatre club based in Leicester. Career Acting In 2004, Thakrar landed the role of Roopa Chauhan in the radio drama ''Silver Street'', which was broadcast on the BBC Asian Network. Thakrar played the role from the first episode in 2004, to the last episode in 2010. In 2006, Thakrar made her first TV appearance in BBC drama '' Banglatown Banquet''. Thakrar went on to feature in a number of TV series including ''Doctors'', '' Holby City'', ''Peep Show'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Slugworth
This is a list of characters in the 1964 Roald Dahl book ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'', his 1972 sequel ''Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator'', and the former's film adaptations, ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' (1971) and ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'' (2005). Listings include actors who have played the characters in various media. Main characters Willy Wonka In the novels and films, Willy Wonka is the eccentric owner of the world's largest candy factory, making candy and chocolate. Wonka holds a contest, hiding 5 Golden Tickets within the wrappers of his chocolate bars, promising their finders a tour of his factory and a lifelong supply of his creations. Wonka has a black goatee and "marvelously" bright eyes, a high and "flutey" voice, a face "alight of fun and laughter", and quick little jerky movements "like a squirrel". He is enthusiastic, talkative, friendly and charming, but is sometimes insensitive and has been given to glossing self-critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paterson Joseph
Paterson D. Joseph (born 22 June 1964) is a British actor. He appeared in the Royal Shakespeare Company productions of ''King Lear'' and '' Love's Labour's Lost'' in 1990. On television he is best known for his roles in ''Casualty'' (1997–1998), as Alan Johnson in Channel 4 sitcom ''Peep Show'' (2003–2015), ''Green Wing'' (2004–2006), '' Survivors'' (2008–2010), '' Boy Meets Girl'' (2009), as DI Wes Layton in '' Law & Order: UK'' (2013–2014), as Holy Wayne in '' The Leftovers'' (2014–15), as DCI Mark Maxwell in ''Safe House'' (2015–2017), and as Connor Mason in '' Timeless'' (2016–2018). His film roles include '' The Beach'' (2000), ''Greenfingers'' (2001), ''Æon Flux'' (2005) and '' The Other Man'' (2008). Early life Joseph was born on 22 June, 1964 in Willesden Green, London to parents from Saint Lucia. He attended Cardinal Hinsley R.C. High School in north-west London, a predominantly Irish-Catholic school. He has described himself as a "terrible bunker" whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Kobna Kuttah Holdbrook-Smith (born 23 August 1977) is a Ghanaian-British actor known for his film, television, theatre and voice work. Early life Holdbrook-Smith was born in Accra, Ghana. He grew up in Frimley, Surrey, England, where he lived with his mother, Tenu; his father, Henry; and his brother, Kofi. He was initially frightened of taking up acting due to his family's disapproval. "I was about 15, I thought, 'I wonder if I could ecome an actor. I hadn't really suggested it to anyone. It just didn't seem allowed. So there was a slow exploration of ctingand by the time I was 18, I was resolute." He attended Guildford School of Acting to study acting, graduating in 2000. Career Holdbrook-Smith began his acting career on television in 2002 when he played Orlando Figes in the ''Judge John Deed'' episode "Everyone's Child". Since then, he has had roles in TV series such as '' Little Britain'', ''Star Stories'' (from 2006 until 2008), ''Taking the Flak'', ''Sirens'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rich Fulcher
Richard Fulcher (born November 18, 1968) is an American comedian, actor and author. He played Bob Fossil and other characters in the British comedy series ''The Mighty Boosh'', and Edward Sheath in the American series '' Jon Benjamin Has a Van''. He has also appeared in Noel Fielding's more recent show, ''Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy''. His other appearances include '' Unnatural Acts'' with Julian Barratt and Fielding of ''The Mighty Boosh'' and he starred in and wrote the TV series ''Snuff Box'' alongside Matt Berry. Early life Fulcher was born in Massachusetts. He attended St. Albans School in Washington, D.C., and then earned a degree in government from Dartmouth College. After graduating he pursued a career in comedy. He took to improvised comedy at the ImprovOlympic in Chicago, where he was one of the early members of the Upright Citizens Brigade. Beginning in late 1992 in Chicago, Fulcher began working on a new long-form improvisational comedy concept – a completely imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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