Wonka Footage Reveals Timothee Chalomet As Young Inventor & Hugh Grant As An Oompa Loompa

Expanding on the footage aired at last year's CinemaCon, the new "Wonka" material shows the future candy-making magnate as a plucky up-and-comer trying to break into the industry in a characteristically zany fashion that involves an excursion into the jungle to hunt for appropriately delicious cocoa beans — while, as it turns out, befriending various wild animals. Hugh Grant's Oompa Loompa character appears to be the one who introduces Wonka to the concept of Oompa Loompas, and indeed, Grant singing an Oompa Loompa style song at Timothée Chalamet is a thing that's heading to a theater near you on December 15.

Timothee Chalamet specifically mentioned in CinemaCon that he plays Wonka as a far more optimistic man than fans of the classic Gene Wilder version might be accustomed to. However, it's still clear that he shares the talents of the Wonkas who came before, seeing as his breakthrough in the industry apparently involves a groundbreaking type of chocolate that grants you the power of flight. Come to think of it, that'd probably put a guy like Willy Wonka on the map.