Timothee Chalamet calls Wonka a Christmas film and says it is ‘joyful’

Timothee Chalamet arrives for the world premiere of Wonka at the Royal Festival Hall in London (Ian West/PA)

American actor Timothee Chalamet has called Wonka a “Christmas film” and said it is “joyful” and “fantastical”.

Speaking on the red carpet at the movie’s world premiere, the Call Me By Your Name actor, 27, told the PA news agency: “I do think this is a Christmas movie because I think it’s joyful.