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News Item Posted by: Gary Gray
Warners have sneaked a cool easter egg section onto the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory website. If you click the link for Wonka Industries down at the bottom you get taken to a page that has info on the Golden Ticket competition, you can see the Factory Store, see which person is on a streak for Employee of the Month and you can even see which jobs are available.
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11th January 2005: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Is it just me, but after being all excited at the prospect
of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp doing Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory, but was the trailer more than a little disappointing.
The movie looked damn similar to the original version from the
60's, and Depp's hair, was that naff or what. I sure as hell
hope Burton doesn't do with this what he did with his other
remake The Planet of the Apes and sour our memories of what
was a classic movie of its time.
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11th December 2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory:
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17th November 2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory update:
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Monday
8th November 2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory update:
An image of Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka can be seen over at Coming
Soon. Dark
Horizons also have a preview of the poster.
Friday
29th October 2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory update:
Some pics from the set of Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory currently filming at Pinewood can be seen over at Ain't
It Cool.
Wednesday
15th September 2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Long-term Tim Burton collaborator Danny Elfman will score and
also sing the Oompa Loompas songs in Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory. The pair have already worked on The Nightmare Before
Christmas, Beetlejuice and Batman among others.
Thursday
2nd September
2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
On the same day the Tim Burton movie is released in 2005 gamers
can rejoice at also having a game adapation of Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has
awarded Global Star Software, a publishing label of Take Two
Interactive Software Inc., the rights to create the game.
Friday
9th July
2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Missi Pyle has signed-up to play the mother of Violet Beauregarde
in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Thursday
1st July
2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Tim Burton has kicked off filming his adaptation of Roald Dahl's
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in London with Helena Bonham
Carter, David Kelly, Noah Taylor, James Fox, Missi Pyle and
Christopher Lee rounding off the cast. The fantasy is about
eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka, and Charlie, a good-hearted
boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary
factory. Long isolated from his own family, Wonka launches a
worldwide contest to select an heir to his candy empire. Five
lucky children, including Charlie, draw golden tickets from
Wonka chocolate bars and win a guided tour of the legendary
candy-making facility that no outsider has seen in 15 years.
Dazzled by one amazing sight after another, Charlie is drawn
into Wonka's fantastic world in this astonishing and enduring
story. Brad Grey and Richard D. Zanuck produce.
Thursday
17th June
2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Tim Burton's Chocolate Factory adaptation has had more members
added to it's cast...AnnaSophia Robb as Violet Beauregarde,
Jordan Fry as Mike Teavee, Julia Winter as Veruca Salt and Philip
Wiegratz as Augustus Gloop. Warner Bros are hoping for a July
15, 2005 release.
Monday
7th June
2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Tim Burton has found his Grandpa Joe for his adaptation of Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory in the form of David Kelly, who's
previous appearances include Laws of Attraction and Agent Cody
Banks 2.
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June
2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Annasophia Robb has been cast as Violet Beauregarde while Julia
Winter has been given the role of Veruca Salt in Tim Burton's
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Based on the Roald Dahl book
the children's tale follows five golden tickets that are hidden
beneath the wrappers of Mr. Willy Wonka's delicious chocolate
bars - five golden tickets which will change the lives of those
who find them. The winning children are invited through the
gates of Mr. Wonka's Chocolate Factory to see all the secrets
and magic inside and to meet Mr. Wonka and his staff of Oompa-Loompas.
For Charlie Bucket, a poor boy living within sight of the factory,
winning the fifth and final golden ticket is just the beginning
of an unforgettable adventure.
Friday
21st May 2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Charlie has finally been cast in Tim Burton's version of Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory, and thankfully the role has gone
to a brit, Freddie Highmore. Filming starts next month at Pinewood.
Monday
22nd March 2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
The script for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is thought
to be moving the factory from England to an amalgam of Hershey,PA/Detroit/Pittsburgh/Chicago/Suburbia.
Wonder why they are going to the bother of filming in in the
UK and at a UK chocolate factory?
Monday
15th March 2004: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Update:
Johnny Depp has been talking about Charlie & the Chocolate
Factory "It's Tim's version of Roald Dahl's classic book
and it's gonna be a wild ride. Tim and I have had a couple of
meetings, sat down and had some talks about where he wants to
go, where we need to go. And I think it's gonna be great, you
know? Big shoes[to fill], though. Gene Wilder did such an awesome
job in that film in the early '70s, so I mean, taking that character
of Willy Wonka and going somewhere completely different is ...
he sort of made the job infinitely more difficult for me."
Thursday
4th March 2004: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory Update:
Rumours are circulating that for Charlie & the Chocolate
Factory Tim Burton is considering whether the Oompa Loompa's
will be CG creations or will be real people!
Wednesday
25th February 2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Tim Burton has signed up his regular cinematographer Phillipe
Rouselot for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Casting has
started already in America with open castings taking place to
cast some of the kids.
Monday
2nd February 2004: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Writer John August who is writing the script for Tim Burton's
next movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was asked if he
had seen the original film version, and he revealed that he
had asked Tim Burton if he should see it "Shouldn't I see
the '70s film before I start?" Burton responded, "Definitely
not!"
Monday 15th December 2003: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Writer John August will reteam with Big Fish director Tim Burton to pen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, going back to the Roald Dahl book for inspiration.
Thursday 4th December 2003: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Director Tim Burton has been talking about his upcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, in which Johnny Depp will play Willy Wonka. Burton says while the 1971 Gene Wilder film was a bit on the sappy side, the new version won't be. "Well, I don't want to crush people's childhood dreams, but the original film is sappy," he said. "It's sappy when it shouldn't be sappy and it's weird. Let's just say it's not one of my personal favorites. I'd rate Chitty Chitty Bang Bang much higher." Burton added that he has wanted to do the remake for years. "I responded to the children's book because it respected that children can be adults and I think adults forget that. There can be darkness and sort of foreboding. Very sinister things are very much a
part of childhood. I like that sort of humour and emotion put together." And why did he pick Depp for the role? "I just like working with him. He's always surprising and fun."
Tuesday 25th November 2003: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Director Tim Burton has been talking about forthcoming project Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. "I have no idea when we'll begin on Willy," he said. "It will all depend on the script. I won't be tied down to a release date ever again." Burton added that he chose Johnny Depp over actors such as Michael Keaton because "he's always surprising and funny and right now he's a big star." Burton also said that he won't be involved in any sequel to his Planet of the Apes. "No, no, no, never. After having made Batman Returns, I realized it's not a good idea for me to do sequels."
Thursday 23rd October 2003: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Dopple has been in touch to advise that Danny Elfman has been signed up for the soundtrack to Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Monday 15th September 2003: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Johnny ("he's so hot right now") Depp has been talking about his possible role as Willy Wonka in Tim Burton's forthcoming adaptation, "You'll never escape that memory that's seared into your consciousness of Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, It was really amazing to watch as a kid growing up, and I've watched it with my kids. So it's just, Okay, where do I go from there? Gene Wilder did something very beautiful and it's time to take it somewhere else."
Tuesday 9th September 2003: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Work on Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory adaptation is gathering pace. Not only is Pamela Pettler's script due in three weeks, but five soundstages at Pinewood Studios have also been reserved for a spring start. Johnny Depp takes the lead role of Willy Wonka.
Wednesday 20th August 2003: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Johnny Depp is to meet for a third time with director Tim Burton for Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory, the Warner Bros adaptation of the Roald Dahl
classic in which he has been offered the role of Willy Wonka. If all goes
well, filming could start next year.
Friday 25th July 2003: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Rumours are circulating that Johnny Depp is being considered for the lead
role of Willy Wonka!
Thursday 17th July 2003: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Concept art for Willie Wonka has appeared online Click Here
Wednesday 9th July 2003: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Rumours are circulating that Christopher Walken is being considered for a
role in the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie being developed by Tim
Burton.
Monday 7th July 2003: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Update:
Rumours today have Michael Keaton in talks to star as Willy Wonka in the
Tim Burton adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic.
 Thursday 22nd May 2003: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Update:
Tim Burton is apparently being lined up to direct Charlie and the Chocolate
Factory, the second live-action adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic
children's novel. It is one of two projects Burton will make back-to-back
for Warner Bros, The director has already signed on for stop-motion
animation feature The Corpse Bride. The Dahl estate is said to have already
approved Burton as the director they wanted most.
1/3/02
News reaches us today from Variety that Gwyn Lurie has been hired by Warner Brothers to pen the screenplay for Charlie & The Chocolate Factory. Lurie is the latest scribe to tackle the script after Scott Frank's (Get Shorty) failed to impress execs at the studio. Coming Soon reported the following,
"Lurie will ignore the original movie and start from scratch on her adaptation of Dahl's 1964 novel, which described a fantastical world in which a loony chocolatier tempted every child in London with the possibility of finding a golden ticket inside one of his bars. The five lucky winners were then entitled to a visit to his mysterious candy factory, one that would have lifelong repercussions for all involved".
It also looks as if Rob Minkoff (Stuart Little 2) is now in talks to direct, but still, nohing has been confirmed.
15/4/01
Page created. The second adaptation of Roald Dahl's excellent childrens novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is in development over at Warner Brothers. There is no exact date for production to kick off, but late 2001 has been mentioned. With the probable sucess of Harry Potter, also released by Warner Brothers, this project may be a good bet for the studio after Potter hits cinemas in November. Attached at the moment to direct is Pleasantville helmer, Gary Ross, who certainly fits the bill and sounds like a great choice after the aforementioned, hugely enjoyable movie. Out Of Sight, Get Shorty and Dead Again scribe Scott Frank has written the screenplay and such actors as Nicolas Cage and John C. Reilly have expressed interest to play the role of Willy Wonka. Back last year, Marilyn Manson was also rumoured to play the choloate factory owner in the press over here in the UK. The next day, Warner Brothers issued a statement saying that this was not true and that a choice to play Wonka would not be decided until the filming date is set, of which it has not as of yet.
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