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Ryan Gosling is apparently interested in playing Willy Wonka in Warner Bros' planned reboot, reported Elle UK.
That Hashtag Show has claimed that Gosling will star as the iconic chocolate factory owner, previously played by Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp, in the upcoming prequel about Willy Wonka's earlier days.
Warner Bros is said to be looking for a male actor between the ages of 29 and 35, and Gosling is apparently interested in the role, even though he is 36 years old. It was revealed last October that producer David Heyman, who brought the wizarding world of Harry Potter to life, was working on a Willy Wonka reboot full of Pure Imagination.
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Warner Bros reached a deal with the estate of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory author Roald Dahl for the new film, which will apparently center on Willy Wonka's earlier adventures but won’t be a full-on origin tale.
It was hoped that the reboot could well lead to sequels that would introduce other classic Wonkaverse characters, like Charlie and his grandpa.
The 2005 reboot of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory made more than $475 million at the worldwide box office. The reboot will be written by Inside Out and The Secret Life of Pets co-writer Simon Rich.
Whether we'll see Gosling as Willy Wonka remains to be seen. In the meantime, the Hollywood heartthrob is preparing for the highly-anticipated Blade Runner 2049, which is slated to be released on 6 October.
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