Timothee Chalamet takes on the role of a younger Willy Wonka in the upcoming prequel Wonka, and some fans feel that this was a missed opportunity to cast Jeremy Allen White in the role.After rising to fame and finding great success with his roles on the TV shows Shameless and The Bear, White has become one of today’s most popular actors. He also just happens to have a strong resemblance to Gene Wilder, the late actor who played the titular chocolatier in the original adaptation, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. After teaser footage and images unveiled Chalamet in Wonka, there have been fans taking to social media to question why White wasn’t instead put into that role.Sharing an image of a top hat photoshopped onto White, one fan wrote on X, “Why this isn’t happening is your own fault Hollywood. Get it together. Jeremy Allen White would be a great dark candy maker. Instantly makes sense to me.” A similar post reads, “Jeremy Allen White should have been cast as Willy Wonka…finally watching The Bear and he would have been incredible carrying the torch for Gene Wilder’s legacy.” Another fan said, “Can’t stop seeing Gene Wilder when I’m watching The Bear. Honestly why is Jeremy Allen White not playing Willy Wonka in this new movie?!”Related: The Depressing Truth About Willy Wonka’s Oompa Loompa
Timothee Chalamet takes on the role of a younger Willy Wonka in the upcoming prequel Wonka, and some fans feel that this was a missed opportunity to cast Jeremy Allen White in the role.
After rising to fame and finding great success with his roles on the TV shows Shameless and The Bear, White has become one of today’s most popular actors. He also just happens to have a strong resemblance to Gene Wilder, the late actor who played the titular chocolatier in the original adaptation, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. After teaser footage and images unveiled Chalamet in Wonka, there have been fans taking to social media to question why White wasn’t instead put into that role.
Sharing an image of a top hat photoshopped onto White, one fan wrote on X, “Why this isn’t happening is your own fault Hollywood. Get it together. Jeremy Allen White would be a great dark candy maker. Instantly makes sense to me.” A similar post reads, “Jeremy Allen White should have been cast as Willy Wonka…finally watching The Bear and he would have been incredible carrying the torch for Gene Wilder’s legacy.” Another fan said, “Can’t stop seeing Gene Wilder when I’m watching The Bear. Honestly why is Jeremy Allen White not playing Willy Wonka in this new movie?!”
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