Paul King recalls his last day on the set of the 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' prequel and what he did after wrapping up filming with his lead actor.
- Dec 27, 2023
AceShowbiz - Paul King and Timothee Chalamet had a very "expensive" hug after shooting the final scene for "Wonka". The 45-year-old filmmaker had donned "nice clothes" to mark the last day of filming on the movie, but the scene in question saw the 27-year-old actor and his co-star Calah Lane (Noodle) trapped in a vat of chocolate, which even left the director in a sticky mess.
"That was the last scene we filmed with them. Even though I'd put on nice clothes for our last day, I gave them a big hug. And I regretted it because I got chocolate all over my very nice shoes. So it was an expensive choice. But I felt that the hug was worth it. But yes, the last shot was them swirling around in this chocolate - and very tasty it was too," he told SFX magazine.
Paul admitted he had no idea how the cast got cleaned up after the scene - but he'd have simply "turned a fire hose" on them. Asked what happened after he yelled "cut" on the scene, he said, "I imagine they get hosed down."
"Do you know, I was not involved in the showering of any of our actors. I don't know why. I had other things to attend to. I'd have just turned a fire hose on them and got them out of there. That's why I wasn't responsible."
During filming, there were weekly tastings for the chocolate used in the movie and Paul never missed a session. He laughed, "I never missed one of those, that was very, very important to attend."
"I liked the idea that this was almost a film of the seven first great chocolates that Willy Wonka made. Each chocolate has a different chapter of the story to itself and a different mood of what he's able to achieve with it."
