Netflix has announced animated feature Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, featuring Kit Connor and Taika Waititi in lead voice roles, describing it as a contemporary reimagining with “a fresh twist” of the Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory .
Connor, who won a Children’s & Family Emmy for his performance in Heartstopper, will voice brand new character Charlie Paley, with larger-than-life chocolatier Willy Wonka voiced by Jojo Rabbit Oscar-winner Waititi, who also serves as executive producer.
News of the movie, which is scheduled for release in 2027, comes five years after Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company with ambitions to expand the IP across various formats.
The platform previously announced in 2020 that it was developing two original animated series with Waititi based on the world of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Deadline understands that the newly announced movie is the fruit of the development
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