Wonka director says, yes, Timothée Chalamet can sing, but can he rap? Also, yes!
Wonka director compares the once and future Timmy Tim to Bingy Bing Crosby
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Left with the unfortunate task of promoting his upcoming Willy Wonka prequel after we’ve all seen what Hugh Grant looks like, Wonka director Paul King is doing what anyone else in his situation would do: Heaping praise upon Timothée Chalamet’s abilities as a song-and-dance man. Speaking with Total Film, King says that Chalamet has a “beautiful singing voice” that he’ll presumably use to teach children about selfishness in the film. “The person it reminded me of was Bing Crosby,” King said. “There’s quite a range because it does go from a couple of bigger, showstopper-y sort of things to moments of real, pure emotion, and he can do it all. I’m going to sound like a crazed fan.”
Unlike Chalamet’s other major Warner Bros. project, Dune: Part Two, Wonka is still slated for release this December. Warner Bros. Discovery recently moved Dune: Part Two to the ides of March (March 15, 2024), which we presume will go better for Paul Atredis than Julius Caesar, but we won’t know for sure until Warners releases the freaking movie. Of course, the studio’s reason for the push is the SAG-AFTRA strike, which seems destined to continue into the fall despite the AMPTP’s power to end it immediately. Though considering the Wonka factory’s history of labor law violations, it’s probably not a great time for the Wonka movie anyway.
Until the strike ends, though, Mr. King will be promoting his chocolatier movie without his stars by his side. Nevertheless, he’s doing his best to sell us on the movie’s musicality, assuring us it won’t be like one of those illogical musicals where people burst into song for no reason. “The Oompa Loompas sing a lot in the book, and Dahl always uses poetry,” King explained. “But I didn’t want it to just become a musical where people are singing dialogue to each other for no discernible reason. I felt like it was more like a movie with songs than a musical.”
As we know, Mr. King is doing way too much work. We’ve all seen Lil’ Timmy Tim, which King says got Chalamet the job in the first place. Just send the video to any haters and enjoy the boffo B.O. Lil’ Timmy Tim’s got it from here.
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I’m looking forward to learning his name and what he’s here to say.
In a surprise twist, the line is:“My name’s Timothee and I’m here to say, it’s pronounced ‘Chala-met’ and not ‘Chala-may’!”
Do you think he will beseech us to elevate our metacarpals in a manner that implies apathy?
Paul King’s pedigree makes me hopeful that this will be good, but the ‘everything else’ of it worries me.
Even Sam Raimi couldn’t save the Wizard of Oz prequel.
Songs by Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy – this could be an absolute winner.
Chocolatier has bars. News at 11.
Hopefully he doesn’t share Bing’s penchant for child abuse.
This sounds even more insufferable than that last insufferable thing.
“that last insufferable thing.” Jared Leto?
I mean, take your pick.
This movie reminds me of: – Uncomfortable cold, outdoor park viewings of movies we’ve already seen (Ghostbusters in the park)
– Broadway musicals that are worse versions of movies we’ve already seen (Mrs Doubtfire the Musical)
– Contractual obligation remakes of movies we’ve already seen (Fantastic Four)
– TV remakes of movies we’ve already seen (Dirty Dancing 2017)- Remakes of far better movies we’ve already seen (A Star is Born)Honestly… who is watching this shit?
But can he twerk?
I do not care for this man.
Why are we being subjected to him and this movie, as a society?
Any chance he’ll be auditioning for the part of the gold tooth in Rap: The Musical: The Movie?
he doesn’t audition, they just hand roles to him
The headline just reminded me of this: