Timothee Chalamet to play young Willy Wonka in origins film

Timothee Chalamet is set to play a young Willy Wonka in an origins story about the eccentric chocolate factory owner (Isabel Infantes/PA)

Timothee Chalamet is set to play a young Willy Wonka in an origins story about the eccentric chocolate factory owner.

The Oscar-nominated actor, 25, will star in Wonka, a musical about the character’s early life, studio Warner Bros said.