So it’s actually happening. Industry insider DanielRPK has reported — via Dark Horizons — that Wonka 2 is eyeing an August production start. No official word from Warner Bros. yet, but this is the most concrete timeline anyone has put out there.
The news arrives just as CinemaCon kicks off in Las Vegas. Warner Bros. takes the stage tomorrow — Tuesday, April 14. If an official announcement is coming, that’s the moment.
Timothée Chalamet is expected back as the young Willy Wonka — no surprise there. He just wrapped Dune: Part Three and earned an Oscar nomination for Marty Supreme. Nothing else is officially lined up for him, so the timing makes sense. Wonka 2 would be his next.
Paul King is returning to write and direct. The Paddington filmmaker previously said the script was about “half a draft” in, with a story direction already locked. He’s also mentioned access to unpublished Roald Dahl material — which is genuinely interesting. There’s apparently more Wonka territory that never made it to print.
None of this is shocking, really. The first film pulled in $634 million worldwide on a $125 million budget. A sequel was never a question of if, just when.
August filming would put a late 2027 release well within reach.