Wonka (2025 film)

Wonka (2025 film) is an an upcoming American film produced by Warner Bros. It will be a sequel/soft-reboot to the 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Setting
The story is set in the crowded city of London in 1901, during the vibrant and adventurous Edwardian era. The industrial revolution is in full swing, and the world is abuzz with innovation and imagination.

Plot
The film opens in 1887, with a young Willy Wonka (11), born into a modest but imaginative family. Willy's parents, talented inventors and innovators, encourage his creativity. Despite their financial struggles, they fill his childhood with wonder and ideas. Young Willy exhibits an early aptitude for confectionery, often experimenting with flavors and ingredients in their small kitchen.

Willy's world is turned upside down when his parents pass away unexpectedly, leaving him an orphan at a young age. However, they leave him with a magical recipe book filled with tantalizing confectionery secrets and a mysterious key. Determined to honor his parents' legacy, Willy decides to pursue his passion for sweets and inventions!

We turn to 1901, Willy Wonka, now a 24-year-old aspiring confectioner and inventor, has transformed his parents' modest home into a whimsical candy workshop. His creations, though innovative, are not yet widely known. One day, he discovers a letter hidden within the magical recipe book – a letter from his parents, revealing the existence of a hidden confectionery world beyond anyone's imagination, Loompa Land.

Excited by this revelation, Willy sets out on a journey to find Loompa Land, guided by the clues in the letter and armed with his inventive spirit. Along the way, he encounters challenges and whimsical characters, showcasing his determination and creativity.

As Willy travels deeper into uncharted territories, he faces wild landscapes and strange creatures. Eventually, he stumbles upon Loompa Land, a hidden paradise filled with vibrant colors and magical landscapes. The Oompa-Loompas, a small and friendly community of skilled workers, welcome him with open arms.

Willy discovers that the Oompa-Loompas have a profound knowledge of unique ingredients and confectionery techniques that were passed down through generations. Intrigued, Willy decides to collaborate with the Oompa-Loompas to create the most extraordinary and magical candies the world has ever seen.

The Oompa-Loompas agree to work for him while getting paid with Chocolate and Sweets, Willy leaves the Oompa-Loompas to go back to London and work on his sweet shop for the time being.

Willy's confectionery marvels attract both admiration and envy. As his small business gains popularity, a group of rival confectioners becomes increasingly threatened by his innovative creations. Rumors circulate that these rivals are not only plotting to steal Willy's recipes but also to sabotage his shop.

One evening, as Willy toils away in his candy workshop, he overhears whispers of a nefarious plan to destroy his business from the inside. Determined to protect his creations and the legacy of his parents, Willy devises a clever strategy. He employs his inventive genius to create secret passages, hidden traps, and ingenious safeguards within his candy workshop, Willy hires Slugworth to his shop, Willy had no idea Slugworth was actually working for the rival confectioners. As Slugworth infiltrates Willy's workshop, he gathers information on the secret recipes and innovative techniques. However, Willy, being one step ahead, purposely feeds false information to Slugworth. Unbeknownst to Slugworth, he unknowingly becomes a part of Willy's elaborate plan to mislead the rival confectioners.

The Oompa-Loompas arrive and start creating chocolate for Willy as he is out saving a young girl from the police, Willy's plan unfolds, and the rival confectioners, believing they have gained the upper hand, attempt to replicate his false recipes. The results are disastrous, leading to comical and chaotic consequences. Meanwhile, Willy, with the help of the Oompa-Loompas, continues to perfect his genuine confections.

As Willy's reputation soars, he decides to host a grand confectionery event to showcase his latest creations. The event, held in the heart of London, becomes a spectacle of sweetness and innovation. The rival confectioners, desperate to salvage their tarnished reputation, attempt to infiltrate the event to expose Willy's supposed fraud. However, Willy's intricate safeguards and Oompa-Loompa ingenuity thwart their every move.

During the event, Willy unveils his most extraordinary creation yet – the Everlasting Gobstopper. A candy that never loses its flavor and defies the laws of traditional confectionery. The crowd is in awe, and Willy's success is solidified.

Just as Willy basks in the glory of his triumph, the rival confectioners, thwarted and humiliated, make a final desperate attempt to destroy his shop. A chaotic chase ensues through the streets of London, filled with candy-inspired hijinks and slapstick humor. In the end, Willy's quick thinking and Oompa-Loompa teamwork prevail, and the rival confectioners are left in sticky situations of their own making.

The movie concludes with Willy Wonka realizing the importance of collaboration, creativity, and the magical world of confectionery. He decides to share his success with the Oompa-Loompas, inviting them to join him in London and become an integral part of his candy-making enterprise. The Oompa-Loompas, grateful for the opportunity, happily accept.

The film ends with Willy Wonka and the Oompa-Loompas working together in harmony, creating sweets that continue to captivate the imaginations of generations to come. Willy's journey from a young orphan with a dream to the iconic confectioner of the 1971 film is complete, and the legacy of Wonka's whimsical world is secured.

Cast
Tanner Buchanan as Willy Wonka

Jude Law as Wilbur Wonka, Willy's Father

Neve Campbell as Rachel Wonka, Willy's Mother

Tom Hiddleston as Arthur Slugworth

Hugh Jackman as Victor Reis, a Rival Confectioner

Tilda Swinton as Ida Brockett, a Rival Confectioner

Warwick Davies as The Oompa-Loompas

Millie Bobby Brown as Veronica Brown, Young Girl Willy Rescued

Mark Strong as Police Officer, the unnamed officer who Willy saved Veronica from

Jett Klyne as 11 Year Old Willy Wonka

2019
The movie was slated for a 2022 release date and began shooting with Thomas Doherty (Harry Hook from Descendants 2/3) to play Willy Wonka, and Andy Muschietti was set to direct, however in late 2019, Thomas Doherty quit production during filming after script changes, Thomas' departure also led to Andy Muschietti quitting the movie too, a new willy and new director was set to be picked. Wes Anderson was hired to write and direct.

2021
A new Willy was picked in late 2021, Asa Butterfield, but unfortunately, he prioritized the Netflix's tv show, Sex Education Season 4 filming, so he left production just months into shooting. Wes Anderson drops out after his choice Asa left, Phil Lord and Chris Miller where hired to write and direct.

2022
The one and only Tanner Buchanan was cast, but he prioritized filming Netflix's Show Cobra Kai Season 5 so just after filming Season 5, he hopped on a plane to London to film Wonka.

2023
The actor strikes delayed the movie from the 2024 release date as the movie was 60% done with shooting, this did mean it was delayed to 2025, which this movie would of been delayed so many times. The original 2021 release date, then the 2022 release date, then the 2024 release date, until its upcoming 2025 release date.

Filming finished 5/11/2023

Home media
The DVD will release 4 months after its cinema release, March 27th 2026,

Play
Plays the movie with 2 options


 * Play the movie
 * Play the movie with commentary (Tanner, Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Michael Giacchino)

Scene Selection
Select the scenes, around 30 selectable scenes.

Settings
Audio, subtitles and format settings

Release
November 25th 2025 (Theatrical Release in the US/UK)

November 29th 2025 (Chinese and Russian Release)

November 29th 2025 (Canada and Norway Release)

November 30th 2025 (Middle Eastern Release)

December 22nd 2025 (everywhere else)