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• It’s safe to say the liquid left a lasting impression in more ways than one: “My hands were yellow, and my feet were yellow, and it was really weird.” Speaking of chocolate, the role required consuming plenty of the confection..
• The actress, who landed a Critics Choice nomination for her breakout role, discusses the Paul King-directed musical, including a notable perk: "I ate so much chocolate.".
• But he’s very fun on set.” The pair share frequent scenes together and got plenty of time to connect, including during a memorable musical number involving a giraffe and another trapped in gallons of liquid chocolate..
• “I ate so much chocolate because we would do take after take after take,” she says..
• The musical, which hit theaters Friday, features the 14-year-old actress as Noodle, a hard-working but underprivileged orphan who has never tasted chocolate until she ends up in the same boarding facility as Chalamet’s dessert-adoring Willy Wonka..
• Lane, who earned a Critics Choice nomination for her breakout role, grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and first showed an interest in performing when her mother filmed her belting out a Michael Jackson hit at age 2..