Taika Waititi Is Willy Wonka in a Very Unexpected New Animated Film
What happened to Willy Wonka after he gave all those kids Golden Tickets? That’s at the heart of an upcoming animated movie that just put itself on the map in a big, big way. It’s called Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, and it’s coming to Netflix on December 22, 2027, after a theatrical release on November 5, 2027.
- ▪What happened to Willy Wonka after he gave all those kids Golden Tickets?
- ▪That’s at the heart of an upcoming animated movie that just put itself on the map in a big, big way.
- ▪It’s called Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, and it’s coming to Netflix on December 22, 2027, after a theatrical release on November 5, 2027.
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What happened to Willy Wonka after he gave all those kids Golden Tickets? That’s at the heart of an upcoming animated movie that just put itself on the map in a big, big way. It’s called Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, and it’s coming to Netflix on December 22, 2027, after a theatrical release on November 5, 2027. That alone is weird because Netflix has generally been so opposed to wide theatrical releases, but there’s so much more. Earlier this year, the lead voice roles of Taika Waititi as Willy Wonka and Kit Connor (yes, Cyclops himself) as Charlie were announced, and now, we have the full cast.
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