Timothee Chalamet is also a cast member and he is playing a young Willy Wonka in this prequel. Paul King ( book-based film Paddington) is directing the film while David Heyman (Book-based film franchise Harry Potter), Alexandra Derbyshire, and Luke Kelly will serve as the producers. King and Simon Farnaby will write the script along with Simon Stephenson, Simon Rich, Steven Levenson, and Jeff Nathanson. Michael Siegel will be an executive producer.
Production will start this September as the movie is expected to be release on March 17, 2023.
Source material: Nerdist.com