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viral experience, which was advertised as an immersive event based on the recent Timothée Chalamet movie, Wonka, went viral when it appeared to be a disappointment to many ticket holders.At £35 a ticket, attendees were promised audio and visual effects, chocolate fountains and a totally interactive experience, but were instead presented with low-budget props, limited refreshments and an AI-generated script, all carried out in an abandoned warehouse.The complaints made resulted in the event being closed on the same day it opened, and the ordeal has gone viral, with one particular element providing the most confusion.A silver-faced, wigged character called The Unknown was a key part of the event, designed as an evil rival chocolatier living in the walls of Willy Wonka’s factory, and used to frighten guests at the Glasgow experience.so excited to announce that i will be making a guest appearance as the unknown in @The London Dungeon on april 7th!!

Wonka: The Scandal That Rocked Britain, aired on Channel 5 last night (March 16), chronicling the disastrous event in Glasgow last month that went viral on social media.Advertised as “a celebration of sweetness and imagination” that was inspired by the hit movie Wonka and the Roald Dahl book behind it, outraged parents began demanding a refund shortly after it opened, describing it as a “farce” run by “cowboys”.And now, Billy Coull, the director of House of Illuminati, who organised the event, has given his side of the story.It was the sweet event that left families with a bitter taste

Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, and inspired by the recent Timothée Chalamet movie, Wonka, went viral last week.What appeared to be an immersive, Wonka-themed attraction, disappointed many members of the Glasgow public as it was revealed to be in an abandoned warehouse, using cheap props and costumes and an AI-generated script.One element of the experience which circulated the internet was a silver-faced character called The Unknown, who appears from behind a mirror, intended to frighten the guests.Now, a movie based on the wigged character is in development. The Unknown was announced yesterday (March 4) by Scotland film production company Kaledonia Pictures.they charged $45 for this pic.twitter.com/0Nlk0IMJkj— Chris Alsikkan (@AlsikkanTV) February 26, 2024According to Bloody Disgusting, the production house said: “We are excited to begin production and look forward to sharing more with you as soon as possible.

Sydney Sweeney has poked fun at the infamous Wonka-themed chocolate “experience” in Glasgow last week – see what she had to say below.Last week, Willy’s Chocolate Experience in Glasgow went viral last week on social media after images emerged of an empty warehouse sparsely decorated with a few plastic mushrooms and pictures attached to the walls.The event advertised “a celebration of sweetness and imagination”, inspired by the hit movie Wonka and the Roald Dahl book that inspired it. Outraged parents began demanding a refund shortly after it opened, describing it as a “farce” run by “cowboys”.

Wonka-themed chocolate “experience” in Glasgow has been branded as “awful” by furious parents and forced to shut just hours after opening.Dubbed as ‘Willy’s Chocolate Experience’, the event advertised “a celebration of sweetness and imagination”, inspired by the hit movie Wonka and the Roald Dahl book that inspired it.Tickets cost £35 and promised audio and visual effects, dancing Oompa-Loompas and chocolate fountains, but delivered little more than a barely-decorated warehouse with a smattering of plastic candy canes and a small bouncy castle.Outraged parents began demanding a refund shortly after it opened, describing it as a “farce” run by “cowboys”. The event’s organisers, House of Illuminati, decided to pull the plug just hours into its opening day.apparently this was sold as a live Willy Wonka Experience but they used all AI images on the website to sell tickets and then people showed up and saw this and it got so bad people called the cops lmao pic.twitter.com/tfkyg0G0WG— Chris Alsikkan (@AlsikkanTV) February 26, 2024they charged $45 for this pic.twitter.com/0Nlk0IMJkj— Chris Alsikkan (@AlsikkanTV) February 26, 2024Police Scotland also sent officers to the scene after receiving a number of official complaints.House of Illuminati issued an apology and guaranteed to refund all customers within 10 days.

Hugh Grant channelled his Wonka character Oompa Loompa at the BAFTAs last night (February 18) as he presented the award for Best Director.The star presented the category by cribbing from the film’s ‘Oompa Loompa’ song, altering the words to fit the London ceremony.Grant played an 18-inch tall Oompa Loompa in the recent Charlie And The Chocolate Factory prequel.“Oompa Loompa doompity-dee now the best director category,” he sang before he went on: “Oompa Loompa doompity-dong, most of these films were frankly too long / Oompa Loompa doompity-dah, but for some reason the nominees are.”Genial Hugh Grant al presentar el Bafta a Mejor Director. Hace una rima en plan Umpa Lumpa, con todo el charm y el ingenio británico #EEBAFTAs pic.twitter.com/SpZ3lRONly— René Naranjo Sotomayor (@renenaranjo) February 19, 2024Christopher Nolan was presented with the Best Director award for Oppenheimer.

Barbenheimer’ phenomenon, but not enough to return it to pre-pandemic levels.A total of £1.06 billion was taken across the year, according to numbers released by Comscore (via Variety). That represents an 8.3 per cent increase on 2022’s total of £980.5 million.However, the number remains 23.5 per cent below 2019, the final year before COVID-19 shut down cinemas.

Timothée Chalamet‘s Wonka has topped the global box office.The musical prequel directed by Paul King pulled in a whopping $92.6million (£73.1million) over the weekend, topping the box office in 60 of its 77 international markets, according to Screen Daily. Its worldwide total currently stands at $150million (£118.4million).In the US, it made its debut pulling in $39million (£30.8million) over the weekend to top the box office and enjoyed strong openings in France at $5.1million (£4million) and Australia $4million (£3.2million).The UK/Ireland leads the international pack with $23.2million (£18.3million) after 10 days, ahead of Mexico with $11.2million (£8.3million).

Timothée Chalamet crashed Hugh Grant‘s recent appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.Grant, who plays an Oompa Loompa in Paul King’s Wonka, appeared on Tuesday’s (December 12) episode of the US chat show, where he discussed his experience playing a variety of “weirdos, freaks, and perverts” in the latter stages of his career. He also explained how he recently became a fan of the K-Pop girl group Blackpink.However, towards the end of the interview, Fallon revealed that he’d “run out of questions” and turned to the audience for help. In response, a disguised Chalamet wearing a brown leather jacket, a fake moustache, and a Love Actually cap stepped up to ask a question.“Hey, Hugh, big fan, happy to see you,” said the poorly disguised Chalamet, prompting excited cheers and screams from the studio audience.

You only have to think back two years to remember the cheers and jeers that greeted the news that not only was a new Willy Wonka movie on the way but that it was going to be a prequel and Timothée Chalamet had clinched the titular lead role. READ MORE: Most Anticipated 2024: 26 Blockbusters & Big Spectacle Movies To Watch How could they touch a classic? They weren’t going to, and no one was going to erase the 1971 Gene Wilder “Grown Up Wonka” movie (which was not a hit, by the way).

Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet has finally arrived in cinemas and now fans can listen to the film’s entire soundtrack – find the full list of songs below.Directed by Paul King, the filmmaker behind Paddington and Paddington 2, Wonka sees Chalamet cast as a younger version of the world-famous chocolatier and follows him as he tries to open his first shop.The musical prequel has been well-received in its first reviews, with critics describing it as “infinitely charming” and “intoxicating”. The film’s score, which features original songs from Chalamet and Hugh Grant, has also received praise.1. ‘Pure Imagination’ (Opening Titles Version) – Joby Talbot 2. ‘A Hatful of Dreams’ – Timothée Chalamet & The Cast of Wonka 3. ‘Welcome to Scrubbit’s’ – Joby Talbot 4. ‘You’ve Never Had Chocolate Like This’ (Hoverchocs) – Timothée Chalamet 5. ‘Flying Chocolatiers’ – Joby Talbot 6. ‘Scrub Scrub’ – The Cast of Wonka 7. ‘Wonka’s Case’ – Joby Talbot 8. ‘Sweet Tooth’ – Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton & Keegan-Michael Key 9. ‘Willy and Noodle at the Zoo’ – Joby Talbot 10. ‘For a Moment’ – Calah Lane & Timothée Chalamet 11. ‘The Letter ‘A” – Joby Talbot 12. ‘Clock Tower’ – Joby Talbot 13. ‘You’ve Never Had Chocolate Like This’ – Timothée Chalamet & The Cast of Wonka 14. ‘Oompa Loompa’ – Hugh Grant & Timothée Chalamet 15. ‘A World of Your Own’ – Timothée Chalamet & The Cast of Wonka 16. ‘Sorry, Noodle’ – Timothée Chalamet 17. ‘Mamma’s Secret’ – Joby Talbot 18. ‘Pure Imagination’ (from Wonka) – Timothée Chalamet 19. ‘Oompa Loompa’ (Reprise) – Hugh Grant 20. ‘500 Monks, One Giraffe’ – Joby Talbot 21. ‘Death by Chocolate’ – Joby Talbot 22. ‘The Oompa Loompa to the Rescue’ – Joby Talbot 23. Noodle Gives Affable the Ledger – Joby

December is overridden with terrific and exciting films that are worth adding to your likely growing “to watch” list. As end-of-year “best of” lists continue to roll in, along with critics’ awards already naming the year’s strongest contenders, it’s easy to lose certain titles to the shuffle.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel, Wonka, and critics have praised it as “infinitely charming”.Set to arrive in cinemas next month, the highly-awaited film is the prequel to the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory story – originally written by Roald Dahl, and later given film adaptations in 1971 and 2005.Created by Paul King, the filmmaker behind Paddington and Paddington 2, the new movie sees Timothée Chalamet cast as a younger version of the world-famous chocolatier and follows him as he tries to open his first shop.Alongside Chalamet, Hugh Grant also stars in the film as an Oompa Loompa. Other cast members include Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Matt Lucas, Sally Hawkins, Mathew Baynton and more.The first wave of reviews for Wonka have now been shared, and the film has so far received a largely positive response.

Timothée Chalamet hosted Saturday Night Live last night and in one skit, impersonated legendary director Martin Scorsese.The actor, who also recently appeared in a Scorsese-directed perfume ad, also shouted out Scorsese’s recent film, Killers of the Flower Moon. In his opening monologue, he joked: “when you get that call that Martin Scorsese wants to direct you, the first think you think is, ‘Man, I really hope it’s a perfume commercial!”In another skit, it sees a host of the SNL cast portray famous people who could have read Britney Spear’s new memoir, The Woman in Me.

Timothée Chalamet has finally been able to promote his upcoming film Wonka in his new Saturday Night Live monologue.Chalamet’s appearance on SNL marks his first official promotion of his upcoming role in Wonka. The film had its promotion prevented due to the SAG strike, which has now ended on November 9.Set to the tune of ‘Pure Imagination’, Chalamet sang: “Come with me, and you’ll be in a world of shameless self-promotion — it’s OK, I can say…” before bursting out: “My new film Wonka is coming out in theatres December 15″.

Beyoncé‘s concert, and although neither star has confirmed their relationship status, Jenner’s lockscreen image on her phone seems to have offered some clarity.READ MORE: What is ‘Wonka’ about?The reality star was pictured holding her phone at the fashion show on Thursday (September 21), with the screen facing the camera. Clearly visible on her lockscreen was a candid image of her and Chalamet’s faces cuddled up together.

Wonka director Paul King has praised Timothée Chalamet’s “beautiful” singing voice, saying the actor’s vocal work while filming the prequel fiml reminded him of 1930s icon Bing Crosby.King spoke of Chalamet’s performance as the titular chocolatier in a recent interview with Total Film. The director, who previously helmed both instalments of the Paddington film franchise, said Chalamet showcased “quite a range” while singing multiple music numbers throughout Wonka.“[Chalamet]’s got a beautiful singing voice,” King said.

Hugh Grant's casting in the upcoming prequel,, is being criticized by actors with dwarfism.In the trailer for the film, which was released earlier this month, Grant is seen as an Oompa Loompa, the name Roald Dahl used for the group of diminutive factory workers in his 1964 novel .While it's not clear if any actors with dwarfism are featured in the upcoming film, Oompa Loompas were played by actors with dwarfism in two previous films based on Roald Dahl's book.In a new interview from the BBC, George Coppen, an actor with dwarfism, said he believes the role should have been given to an actor with the condition. «A lot of actors [with dwarfism] feel like we are being pushed out of the industry we love,» Coppen told the outlet.He continued, «A lot of people, myself included, argue that dwarfs should be offered everyday roles in dramas and soaps, but we aren't getting offered those roles.

Wonka, director Paul King has revealed.Speaking to Rolling Stone, King said that Chalamet was offered the part because he already knew he could sing and dance, after seeing several videos of the actor performing onstage as a student at New York City’s Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art.“It was a straight offer because he’s great, and he was the only person in my mind who could do it,” King said.There a number of clips of Chalamet singing online, but it’s his rapping alter ego, Lil Timmy Tim, that really caught the world’s attention after one of his songs ‘Statistics’ was shown on the Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2017.

Warner Bros. is celebrating its 100 year anniversary in 2023 and after a two-hour presentation at CinemaCon, it’s clear the studios is making sure the next eight months reflect that historic legacy.

Yesterday, it was revealed that Warner Bros. has officially given the green light to “Paddington” director Paul King for his upcoming “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” prequel film, simply titled “Wonka.” In fact, the film even secured a 2023 release date.