Overview
- Netflix, which unveiled a first-look image on Thursday, confirmed the animated film for 2027 with Taika Waititi as Wonka and Kit Connor as new lead Charlie Paley.
- The story is set in modern-day London years after the Golden Ticket contest and follows teens planning a factory break-in as Wonka returns from prison.
- Jared Stern and Elaine Bogan direct, with producers Aron Warner and Timothy Yoo, and Sony Pictures Imageworks handling animation.
- Netflix says the feature includes original songs, brand-new characters and some “surprising returns.”
- The project grew out of earlier series development after Netflix bought the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2021, and early fan reaction in coverage is split between curiosity and fatigue.