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Paul King is a British writer and director of comedy films and TV shows, such as The Mighty Boosh, Paddington and Wonka. He has been nominated for several BAFTA Awards and has a degree from Cambridge University.
Paul King is a British comedy specialist who has worked in TV, film and theatre. He is known for directing The Mighty Boosh, Paddington and Wonka, and has won four BAFTA awards.
- Director, Writer, Producer
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Dec 14, 2023 · In a prequel to Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, director Paul King crafts a musical origin story of Willy Wonka, played by an exuberant Timothée Chalamet.
- 3 min
- Julie Depenbrock,Olivia Hampton
Dec 15, 2023 · Wonka: Directed by Paul King. With Timothée Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthur, Paul G. Raymond. With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.
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- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Paul King
- 2023-12-15
From Frank Capra to Fred Astaire, Paddington and now Wonka director Paul King shares his watchlist of inspirations for his prequel movie starring Timothée Ch...
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Dec 8, 2023 · Together with star Timothée Chalamet and co-writer Simon Farnaby, King created a young Willy Wonka that isn’t quite the Gene Wilder version of the inventor and chocolatier that generations of ...
Jul 11, 2023 · Speaking in London ahead of the teaser trailer release, King promised an all-singing, all-dancing Chalamet and a film that “answers all the questions you never had” about Wonka.
