Timothée's inclusion of this image suggested to fans that this cane could be important to the upcoming series. However, in true Wonka fashion, the actor could simply be leaving a red herring for fans ...

Hey, remember that scene in the original 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory in which Gene Wilder as Wonka comes out of his factory, limping and leaning heavily on his cane? Sure you do.

Meanwhile, British actor Paul Connell — who played Willy Wonka himself — said he was ... show a barren warehouse with a handful of candy cane and mushroom props scattered inside.