Wonka Is Getting A 4K Steelbook Release, Available Exclusively At Walmart

Wonka, the new prequel film starring Timothee Chalamet as the eponymous candy maker, has only been in theaters for a few days but preorders for an exclusive 4K Steelbook edition are already available at Walmart. The special edition home video version doesn't have a release date yet, but you can secure your copy for $35 to guarantee you get the Blu-ray as soon as it drops.

The Walmart-exclusive Wonka two-disc Steelbook edition will include the movie in 4K, Blu-ray, and digital formats. Both discs come in a collectible steelbook case featuring artwork showing off all the whimsical candies and confectionery Wonka makes throughout the new movie.

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While this 4K Steelbook version is exclusive to Walmart, preorders for the standard 4K, Blu-ray, and DVD releases are also up for preorder at Walmart and Amazon. Digital preorders are also available through Prime Video. Note that there's a $5 difference in the preorder prices at Amazon and Walmart, but we expect the final prices to even out ahead of release.

• Preorder Wonka 4K UHD at Walmart (Steelbook edition) -- $35
• Preorder Wonka 4K UHD at Amazon (standard edition) -- $40
• Preorder Wonka Blu-ray
  • Amazon -- $30
  • Walmart -- $25
• Preorder Wonka DVD
  • Amazon -- $30
  • Walmart -- $20
• Preorder Wonka on Prime Video (digital) -- $25

Directed by Paul King, Wonka takes audiences back to before the events of the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory--which is adapted from Roald Dahl's 1964 novel Charlie and the Choclate Factory--to show how the eccentric Willy Wonka (Chalamet) started his career as a candy maker, as well as other important events from his life like his first encounter with the Oompa Loompa "Lofty" (played by Hugh Grant). The film debuted on December 15, and so far has earned an 84% on Rotten Tomatoes.