Timothée Chalamet‘s got quite the voice, apparently!

Wonka director Paul King recently opened up about the upcoming film, including the 27-year-old lead actor.

In an interview with Total Film, Paul described Timothee‘s voice as “beautiful.”

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“[Chalamet]’s got a beautiful singing voice,” he said.

“The person it reminded me of was Bing Crosby. There’s quite a range, because it does go from a couple of bigger, showstopper-y sort of things, to moments of real, pure emotion and he can do it all… I’m going to sound like a crazed fan.”

Although Timothee has several musical numbers in the film, Paul prefers not to describe the movie as a “musical.”

“The Oompa Loompas sing a lot in the book, and Roald Dahl always uses poetry. But I didn’t want it to just become a musical where people are singing dialogue to each other for no discernible reason. I felt like it was more like a movie with songs than a musical,” he said.

At the same time, Timothee is making headlines after flaunting PDA with his new girlfriend at the US Open over the weekend.