‘Wonka’ arrives in Panamanian cinemas

Based on the extraordinary and iconic character who stars in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl’s most famous children’s book and one of the best-selling books of all time, “Wonka” tells the wonderful and eventful story of how a young chocolatier, armed only with his dreams, he manages to change the world, one delicious bite at a time.

The movie “Wonka” hits local Panamanian theaters this week.

From the hands of Paul King, screenwriter and film director “Paddington”, David Haymanproducer “Harry Potter”, “Gravity”, “Barbie”“Fantastic Beasts” and “Paddington”, and the producers Alexandra Derbyshire (“Paddington” movies, “Jurassic World: Dominion”) and Luke Kelly (“Matilda, the Roald Dahl musical”), comes a heady mix of magic and music, chaos and emotion, all told with heart and fantastic humor.

Acting Timothée Chalamet in the title role, in this irresistibly vivid and inventive spectacle big screen will present the young man to the public Willy Wonka in his process to become the best inventor, magician and chocolatier in the world.

Simon Farnaby (“Paddington 2”) and Paul King wrote the screenplay based on King’s story and characters created by Roald Dahl. Michael Siegel, Cate Adams, Rosie Alison and Tim Wellspring are executive producers.

Filmophiles

As expected, the film already has the opinions of several experts in the field. seventh article. Here are some comments:

– “It is the perfect bite (…) Without achieving excellence, everything is wonderfully composed (…) it is more than in harmony with the universe Roald Dahl like with the classic atmosphere of a musical starring street children,” commented Javier Ocaña from the newspaper “El País”.

This irresistibly vivid and inventive spectacle on the big screen will introduce the audience to young Willy Wonka on his journey to become the world’s greatest inventor, magician and chocolatier.

– “Delicious, fun and excessive fable with Hugh Grant, tiny (…) as huge (…) Christmas was looking for a movie and it was found,” said Luis Martínez, from the newspaper “El Mundo”.

– “Timothée Chalamet dazzles in the best ‘feel good movie’ this Christmas (…) it’s funny, danceable and very, very cute, and will give the viewer an extra dose of sugar and the chocolate I was craving. (…)”, points out Miguel Ángel Romero, from “Cinemanía”.

– “The musical prequel from Roald Dahl’s legendary short story is fun, exciting, impeccably staged and stunningly old-fashioned. (…) ‘Wonka’ makes you feel good, but it never makes you levitate,” said Owen Gleiberman of “Variety.”

– “A gloriously sweet delight (…) I enjoyed it more than the two previous versions, with Gene Wilder in 1971 and Johnny Depp in 2005. It provides endorphins from chocolate. (…)”, believes Peter Bradshaw from “The Guardian”.