Fan Casting Donald Glover as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025)

tillyerobinson made this fan casting suggestion on January 9, 2025. What do you think? See below to cast your vote, or click here to see all fan casting suggestions for this role.

Donald Glover as Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025)

Donald GloverUnited States

41 years old
Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (/ˈɡlʌvər/; born September 25, 1983), also known by his musical name Childish Gambino (/ɡæmˈbiːnoʊ/), is an American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker. While he st...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025)

If it was made 20 years later
Charlie, a young boy from an impoverished family, and four other children win a tour of an amazing chocolate factory run by an imaginative chocolatier, Willy Wonka, and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.
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Donald Glover is known for his roles in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. He has been suggested by fans for 8,183 roles on myCast, including Lenny Summers in Red Dead Redemption 2. Similar actors include Michael B. Jordan, Anthony Mackie, and LaKeith Stanfield. Donald Glover was suggested to play Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025) by tillyerobinson. Other actors sugggested to play this role include Andrew Garfield, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Jonathan Bailey. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2025) has 15 roles, including Mrs. Beauregarde, Mr. Bucket, and Grandpa Joe.

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