How long is the new Willy Wonka movie?
Warner Bros.If you’re looking to watch the adaptation of Roald Dahl’s iconic novel Wonka, here’s a breakdown on how long the film is.
Wonka, directed by Paddington’s Paul King and starring Timothée Chalamet, follows the chocolatier with little more than a few sovereigns and some delicious chocolate.
Willy Wonka has big, bold ambitions of opening his own shop in the Galeries Gourmet but, between the so-called Chocolate Cartel and devious inn-keepers, he quickly finds out that he needs a lot more than more than pure imagination to make his dreams come true.
As the movie has finally come to streaming after dominating the box office in theaters, here’s a explainer on how long Wonka really is.
Wonka runtime explained
Wonka has a runtime of one hour and 56 minutes (116 minutes).
Here’s how that compares to the earlier big-screen outings:
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: 98 minutes
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: 115 minutes
- Wonka: 116 minutes
While the new film may be the longest of the three, it chronicles an uncharted part of the character’s life, exploring not only how he opened his spectacular factory, but also how he met the Oompa Loompas.
“I was a bit nervous because origin stories don’t always feel essential, and I was aware this is such a beloved property,” the director told Mashable.
However, King managed to expand teases from the original book. “There’s lots of clues in there. [Dahl] mentioned Slugworth, Ficklegruber, and Prodnose, and how there had been spies and how they conspired against him,” he explained.
“I was really reading all of Dahl and just trying to channel him, and there’s a great story he wrote called ‘The Landlady,’ about somebody who captures people and keeps them all in her basement. It’s completely terrifying. It’s a grown-up story rather than a kids story. I liked the idea of using it and the small-print idea from the Willy Wonka movie — just diving into that world and piecing it together.”
Wonka is now available for streaming. You can check out our other coverage about the movie below:
