Jordan Fry played Mike Teavee, who as his name suggested did nothing but watch TV. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory was ...

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory director Mel Stuart had previously specialized in documentaries. It was his daughter, ...

"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" debuted over 50 years ago. The movie features a screenplay by Roald Dahl and is based on the author's 1964 novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ...

Tim Burton's 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was reviled for many reasons, and the biggest culprit is Willy Wonka's awful backstory.

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ (2005) Photo: Everett Collection. This 2005 remake cast Johnny Depp as a far-less-charming version of Wonka.

On the flip side of that point, 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory found strength in Johnny Depp bringing his own flair to Willy Wonka rather than an impersonation of Gene Wilder.

From Gene Wilder to Timothée Chalamet, take a look back at all of the actors who played the iconic character Silver Screen Collection/Getty; Warner Bros; Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic; Warner Bros. Gene ...

On this day in 2023, Warner Bros. Pictures released the official trailer for the highly anticipated movie Wonka, which included scenes filmed ...

Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, mourned his late co-star Gene Wilder in an interview with Variety. “It’s kind of like losing a parent,” he ...

In order to bring the young Wonka to life, King says that in his mind, he combined the Wilder version of Willy Wonka with the character in Roald Dahl’s 1964 book “Charlie and the Chocolate ...

Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet as the titular candy mogul, is a much brighter story than Roald Dahl's original telling. But its sunny salute to dreaming your dreams has a charm all its own.

Younger, sweeter and significantly less weird than his prior screen incarnations, the latest Willy Wonka — played by Timothée Chalamet — sets off on his adventure with a dream and a smile.