Actor Timothée Chalamet takes on the lead role in the movie, with a story that charts one of his earliest adventures when he first meets the Oompa Loompas.

Source: https://screenrant.com/wonka-movie-trailer-2-factory/

And while he was an investor in both SpaceX and Tesla Motors, he was also heavily steeped in design, playing a lead role in both products' engineering.

Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/is-elon-musk-a-scientist

Avatar: The Last Airbender finally began filming in 2021, with newcomer Gordon Cormier taking on the lead role of Aang, the eponymous Avatar who holds the fate of his world in his 12-year-old hands.

Source: https://screenrant.com/avatar-last-airbender-release-date-confirmed-netflix/

Because of his music skills, Leighton landed a lead role, Kerry Tantillo said.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/ct-prh-tantillo-goodman-tl-1130-20231129-iv6g6af4prgpfbnorets3c2xhy-story.html

Besides the fact that Kraven the Hunter is going to be featured in the video game as its primary villain, but a live-action film about the character starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the lead role is set to premiere this October.

Source: https://gamerant.com/spider-man-2-villain-name-kraven-the-hunter/

Boutella (2107’s “The Mummy” and “Atomic Blonde”) is pretty stiff in the lead role, but it’s also surely tough for any actor to shine in a Snyder movie, where all that stylized action — presented as slowly as possible — is the top priority.

Source: https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/12/22/rebel-moon-part-one-child-of-fire-review-snyder-makes-soulless-star-wars/

' But in 1937, she lost the lead role of a Chinese villager in ''The Good Earth'' to Luise Rainer, a white actor who went on to win a best actress Oscar.

Source: https://www.startribune.com/barbie-unveils-anna-may-wong-doll-for-aapi-heritage-month/600271448/

"Every lesson I learned on Bridgerton was so valuable, and it propelled me and allowed me to go on and take on a lead role on another show," Stokes explained, though admitting that the decision was a hard one to make.

Source: https://toofab.com/2023/02/15/bridgerton-ruby-stokes-reacts-memes-disappearance/

Filming has begun on ’s true-crime thriller, “Kiss of the Con Queen,” with real-life victim Eoin O’Brien (“The Last Full Measure”) taking the lead role.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/kiss-of-the-con-queen-distribution-production-1235553283/

Finding success in a leading role on one TV show doesn't guarantee popularity or success in another lead role.

Source: https://collider.com/actors-successful-starring-multiple-series-like-bryan-cranston/

George apparently stipulated that he wanted “an actual 600-pound unknown” to play the lead role, and eventually dropped out when “the complications of that were too much”.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/james-corden-reveals-major-oscars-role-he-almost-played_uk_63b56cb8e4b0cbfd55e52ed1

He later landed the lead role on popular TV series "Pasta" (2010), "Golden Time" (2012) and "My Mister" (2018).

Source: https://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00217185.html

His performance caught the attention of a casting director, which led to Jones being offered the lead role in the Tazewell Thompson production of the Cheryl West play Jones has performed in several theatrical productions with the Steppenwolf in Chicago.

Source: https://t2conline.com/saying-good-bye-to-actor-ron-cephas-jones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saying-good-bye-to-actor-ron-cephas-jones

Hope is popular for her lead role on Showmax’s hit telenovela as Busisiwe, aka Mabusi.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/dj-sabby-and-nomalanga-shozi-to-host-sama29/

However, until 2018 he had a lead role in US TV series Ice, and continues to make small appearances in film.

Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-oc-20th-anniversary-where-are-the-cast-now_uk_64c7946ee4b03ad2b899985d

In 1961, a film directed by Hemen Gupta was made, featuring Balraj Sahani in the lead role.

Source: https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/news/mithun-chakraborty-kabuliwala-rabindranath-tagore-bengali-movie-lead-role-suman-ghosh-3918661

In 1988, Williams played the lead role in buddy cop action zombie film Dead Heat before going on to star in Thing to Do in Denver When You’re Dead with Steve Buscemi and Christopher Walken.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/06/13/hair-and-everwoods-treat-williams-dies-after-motorcycle-accident-18939509/

In 2018, he took on the lead role in Everybody's Talking About Jamie, and brought the show home to Greater Manchester three years later with a performance at Salford's Lowry Theatre.

Source: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/bbc-strictly-layton-williams-mother-28275955

“It will help us ascertain the proposed model, whether the county will take a lead role in the acquisition, ownership and management of Marshall Mountain,” said Davis.

Source: https://newstalkkgvo.com/ixp/1098/p/marshall-mountain-purchase/

I’ve never played a lead role before, so we’ll find out how the nerves are on opening night.”

Source: https://www.sookenewsmirror.com/entertainment/emcs-students-bring-campy-little-shop-of-horrors-to-life/