Wonka 2: Confirmation Chances, Franchise Plans & Everything We Know

The lore and backstory of Willy Wonka is expanding in 2023 when Wonka hits screens in December — and the big-budget feel of the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory prequel has already created speculation over Wonka 2 and a possible franchise. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was the 1971 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Warner Bros. Pictures’ Wonka, directed by Paul King and starring Timothée Chalamet as the titular lead, will expand on the backstory of Willy Wonka and how he became the master chocolatier played by Gene Wilder in the 1971 original.