Chalamet shared an Instagram image of the quirky character from Paul King's upcoming origin story film "Wonka." Although the plot of the movie is still under wrapsThis stated that the actor will play the youthful founder of a chocolate factory. Although the plot of the movie is still under wraps, it will center on a youthful Willy Wonka and his exploits before establishing the world's most renowned chocolate factory, according to King.

Roald Dahl's novel "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and films starring Gene Wilder in 1971's "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" and Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's 2005 remake "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" made Wonka famous.
"The suspense is terrible, I hope it will last …captioned Chalamet with a factory and chocolate emoji.

Chalamet rose to prominence as Elio Perlman in Luca Guadagnino's 2017 coming-of-age thriller "Call Me by Your Name." For his portrayal, he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.

Taika Waititi ("Jojo Rabbit," "Thor: Ragnarok") is separately making a pair of animated series for Netflix, one centered on the world of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and one based on the Oompa Loompa workers.