No script existed at that point, so his audition consisted of him reading from Dahl's novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory." "Willy Wonka" remains Ostrum's only feature-film credit.
If Willy Wonka and his wondrous candy company existed in real life, they would probably be hit with a bevy of lawsuits vis-a-vis child endangerment and Oompa Loompa trafficking. Setting that aside ...
The actor, who plays a young Willy Wonka in 'Wonka,' gave props to both Johnny Depp and Gene Wilder for their previous turns as the candymaker Timothée Chalamet set out to make Willy Wonka ...