{"product_id":"wonka-roald-dahl-movie-tie-in-book-320724","title":"Wonka Roald Dahl Movie Tie-In Book","description":"WONKA tells the wondrous story of how the worlds greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker becomes the beloved Willy Wonka we know today.\n\nBased on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures movie WONKA, created by Paul King and written for film by Simon Farnaby and Paul King.\n\nAn intoxicating mix of magic and music, mayhem and emotion, all told with fabulous heart and humour - WONKA introduces readers to a young Willy Wonka, chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time . . . proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if youre lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible.\n\nRoald Dahl was the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory one of the best selling childrens books of all time. WONKA is based on the extraordinary character at the centre of Charlie and the Chocolate factory.\n\nSibeal Pounder is the author of the bestselling Witch Wars and Bad Mermaids series of books, Neons Secret Universe, and the Christmas tale, Tinsel. Her debut, Witch Wars, was shortlisted for the Sainsburys Childrens Book Award and the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize. The Bad Mermaids series was a World Book Day title and a Sunday Times Bestseller. Before becoming a full time author, Sibeal worked for the Financial Times.\n\nPaul King is a BAFTA-nominated writer\/director who works in both film and television. His most recent feature, Wonka, is an original prequel to the beloved Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starring Timothee Chalamet in the title role, and will debut in theaters worldwide in December. In 2009, King wrote and directed his first feature film, Bunny and the Bull, starring Simon Farnaby and Edward Hogg. King directed all three series of The Mighty Boosh, earning him a BAFTA nomination for Best Director in 2004. The BBC comedy aired in the U.S. on Adult Swim. His most recent work for the small screen includes directing and executive producing episodes of the 2020 Netflix series Space Force, starring Steve Carrell. King co-wrote and directed Paddington in 2014, a film which received both critical and commercial success worldwide, including BAFTA nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best British Film. King next co-wrote and directed Paddington 2, released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 2017 to great critical acclaim.\n\nSimon Farnaby (Paddington 2) and Paul King wrote the screenplay for Wonka , based on a story by King and characters created by Roald Dahl. Michael Siegel, Cate Adams, Rosie Alison and Tim Wellspring are serving as executive producers.","brand":"ASDA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45129257648366,"sku":"STO-ITEM-2026-107719","price":8.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/0125\/9183\/files\/9780241618134.jpg?v=1780415931","url":"https:\/\/mcgrocer.com\/products\/wonka-roald-dahl-movie-tie-in-book-320724","provider":"McGrocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}