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Greetings, and calling all aspiring Dreamers, Artists and Inventors! Tremendous things are in store for you! Fantastical surprises await! Five of you will be chosen each week—crunching the numbers, that’s 20 lucky individuals in total—and awarded prizes both mystic and marvelous, things only Willy Wonka himself could have divined.
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“WONKA”-WONDERFUL SURPRISES IN STORE! FOR THE LUCKY, LUCKY WINNERS OF #WonkaPureImaginationContest (Photo: Business Wire)
HOW?
How kind of you to ask.
First, think all things “Wonka,” then… If you’re an artist, show us your art. If you’re into fashion, be fashion-forward. Make some music, design a décor, style our socks off. Possibilities are unending. Entice, delight, intrigue, astonish! Then submit a :60 (or less) video showcasing your Wonka-Wonderful-inspired creation on Instagram using #WonkaPureImaginationContest. Simple and simply wonderful.
First contest submissions begin 11/13. Check official rules on WonkaMovie.com/pureimaginationcontest for weekly submission dates and prizing. How Wonka-tastic!
In your wildest dreams you could not imagine such things… just wait and see!
Based on the extraordinary character at the center of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most iconic children’s book and one of the best-selling children’s books of all time, “Wonka” tells the wondrous story of how the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.
From Paul King, writer/director of the “Paddington” films, David Heyman, producer of “Harry Potter,” “Gravity,” “Fantastic Beasts” and “Paddington,” and producers Alexandra Derbyshire (the “Paddington” films, “Jurassic World: Dominion”) and Luke Kelly (“Roald Dahl’s The Witches”), comes an intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humor. Starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role, this irresistibly vivid and inventive big screen spectacle will introduce audiences to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time—proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you’re lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.
Starring alongside Chalamet are Calah Lane, Emmy and Peabody Award winner Keegan-Michael Key, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Baynton, Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins, Rowan Atkinson, Jim Carter, with Oscar winner Olivia Colman and Hugh Grant. The film also stars Natasha Rothwell, Rich Fulcher, Rakhee Thakrar, Tom Davis and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.
Simon Farnaby & Paul King wrote the screenplay, based on a story by King and characters created by Roald Dahl. Michael Siegel, Cate Adams, Rosie Alison and Tim Wellspring are serving as executive producers. King’s behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Chung-Hoon Chung, Oscar-nominated production designer Nathan Crowley, editor Mark Everson, Oscar-winning costume designer Lindy Hemming and composer Joby Talbot. Neil Hannon of the band The Divine Comedy is writing original songs for the film.
Warner Bros. Pictures Presents, in Association with Village Roadshow Pictures, a Heyday Films Production, a Paul King Confection, “Wonka,” set to open in theaters and in IMAX internationally beginning 6 December 2023 and in North America on December 15, 2023; it will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.
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