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Wonka: Why is Warner Bros making a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel?
Warner Bros has announced an origin story for Roald Dahl's bizarre factory boss, with Tom Holland and Timothée Chalamet on the casting shortlist.
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'Blazing Saddles' now has intro on HBO Max to put it 'into the proper social context'
The introduction is similar to the one added to 'Gone With the Wind' by HBO Max earlier this year.
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The Rock almost played Willy Wonka in Tim Burton's remake
Willy Wonka would have been considerably more, erm, ripped, had fate dealt a different hand to Tim Burton's version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Former Willy Wonka child star makes incognito appearance on Jeopardy!
The child star who played Mike Teevee in the original Willy Wonka turned up on TV and it blew people's minds.
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Widow of Gene Wilder pens heartbreaking essay about his Alzheimer's battle
Karen Wilder, the widow of screen icon Gene Wilder, has penned an emotional essay about dealing with her late husband's battle with Alzheimer's.
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New Willy Wonka movie may be an origin story
It looks as though Willy Wonka may be getting an origin story. During an interview with SlashFilm, producer David Heyman revealed that the upcoming ‘Willy Wonka’ movie won’t retread old ground… and could explore the character’s origins. Of course, Willy Wonka first appeared on the big screen played by Gene Wilder in the children’s classic, ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’.
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Mel Brooks Salutes 'Magnificent' Gene Wilder, Spills Secrets of 'Young Frankenstein' — Including the Classic Scene That Was Almost Cut and the Upcoming Musical Reboot (Exclusive)
Mel Brooks is a national treasure whose comedies have entertained generations of moviegoers — and having just hosted a screening of Blazing Saddles at Radio City Music Hall in New York City last week, Brooks will again play presenter when one of his classics returns to the big screen. On Oct. 5, Fathom Events will bring Brooks’s Young Frankenstein back to theaters, and the writer-director will provide a live-streamed introduction that includes a tour of the 20th Century Fox studio lot where he