Timothee Chalamet attends the “Wonka” World Premiere at The Royal Festival Hall on November 28, 2023.Photo:Neil Mockford/FilmMagic
Neil Mockford/FilmMagic
Timothée Chalametdeveloped some new skills while filmingWonka.
While chatting withExtraatthe film’s London premiere, the actor, 27, said performing the film’s dance numbers was “a great learning experience.”
“I loved it,” he said. “My mom is a dance teacher and my grandmother was a dancer, my sister is a dancer, so I was always sort of around it but it’s a big difference between being around it and having to do it.”
As for the singing, he joked that it involved “a lot of auto-tune.”
Chalamet told PEOPLE on the red carpet that he also had to learn how to “live and love the tone” of the film.
Timothee Chalamet is seen posing at the “Wonka” World Premiere in London, England.Neil Mockford/FilmMagic
“I realized everything I’ve worked on [has had a] grounded seriousness to it, and here I had to loosen up and play, kind of like I did in high school, but I hadn’t done in 10 years or something. So, that was the learning curve,” he said. “But once it was in full swing, then it felt like we were cookin.' "
The film serves as the prequel toRoald Dahl’s 1964 novelCharlie and the Chocolate Factory,with Chalamet as Willy Wonka.
Timothée Chalamet in “Wonka”.Jaap Buittendijk/Warner Brothers
Jaap Buittendijk/Warner Brothers
“I think what’s so remarkable about his performance is not only that he is funny and mischievous and quite mysterious, as well — just like the Willy Wonka that people will know — but also, he brings such heart to the role and he’s a brilliant actor,” said King.
The director also told PEOPLE that fans can expect to see Willy Wonka’s “energy” shine during the musical numbers.
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“We try to evoke that through these kind of dance sequences there. And there’s a couple of really big numbers in there, and there’s an amazing sort of zero-gravity set piece [and] some really lovely numbers,” he said.
source: people.com
