Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was reviled for many reasons, and the biggest culprit is Willy Wonka's awful backstory.
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The role has previously been portrayed onscreen by Gene Wilder in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Johnny Depp in 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. (Both movies were ...
“Gene Wilder was rather too soft... His voice is very light and he’s got that rather cherubic, sweet face. I think [Roald] felt…there was something wrong with [Wonka’s] soul in the movie ...
The new "Wonka" movie is a mixed bag of sweets and duds. In this prequel to Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," a young, driven Willy Wonka (Timothée Chalamet) embarks on his ...