Maybe they are going for an idealistic Wonka before he becomes the cynical guarded character in the original movie? The tinker does explain to Charlie that Wonka had needed to keep everything locked because of other chocolate makers wanting to steal his ideas/secrets and sending in spies. I think Chamolet is a good choice. Wilder is an impossible act to follow (or precede?).
This looks like a origin story or prequel to wonka but this looks great love the Harry Potter vibes really works for something like this ! You said he’s not crazy enough I think his character will progressively build up to it but we’ll see
I gotta subscribe to my fellow Azns here! 😎 Never seen you guys before but this is fire. I've also never seen Tim act in anything before but looks like he's about to put on a pretty sweet performance. Isn't he French or something? Keep it up, I'll share this to help you out a little bit! Spreading the love!