In an interview with /Film, producer David Heyman revealed the slimmest slivers of info on the the inchoate film. “It’s not a remake. They’ve done two films, quite different,” he explained, referring to Mel Stuart’s 1971 classic and Tim Burton quixotic 2015 attempt at a reboot. “But it’s possibly an origin story. We’re just in the early stages of it, working with a writer called Simon Rich, which is wonderful.”
You might recognize Simon Rich’s the creator of FXX’s surrealist rom-com series Man Seeking Woman. Or maybe you’ve just seen his “Married Kama Sutra” from The New Yorker. Regardless, his association with the Willy Wonka secret origins project is a positive sign. And Heyman considers himself “a huge Roald Dahl fan.” So, who knows. Maybe something special will happen. Though, the question of why they don’t just make a film adaptation of Charlie And The Great Glass Elevator—Dahl’s book sequel that’s brimming with crazy ideas and arguably better than the original—remains frustratingly unanswered.
[via Screen Crush]
