Paddington Director to Helm Willy Wonka Reimagining
266THR is reporting that Paddington 2 director, Paul King, is in final negotiations to direct Willy Wonka for Warner Bros. The film will be a reimagining of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The film would reunite King with David Heyman, the producer of both Paddington movies, with a script from SNL writer and Man Seeking Woman executive producer, Simon Rich. Gene Wilder portrayed the character of Willy Wonka in 1971 while Johnny Depp played him in the 2005 adaptation.
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