Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to the beloved Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) and Charlie (Freddie Highmore), 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.
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July 30, 2007: Three Nines clips:
CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY power scribe John August recently made his directorial debut with a drama titled THE NINES. He's been giving sporadic updates on the film's post-production progress over at his official site but a couple of days ago, he...
July 25, 2006: Freddie in Spiderwick:
Freddie Highmore and Sarah Bolger have joined the cast of Paramount's Mark Waters-directed children's fantasy adventure, THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, a feature
adaptation of Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi's novels of the same name. In it, when the three...
November 25, 2005: Videogames-To-Flix #2:
VIDEOGAMES-TO-FLIX is a JoBlo.com column showcasing reviews of videogame translations of Hollywood
films (or games soon-to-become Hollywood movies). With both industries getting
closer and closer, and videogames, in general, getting so much more...
September 6, 2005: Bond 21 delayed?:
I've been through my fair share of Bond 21 rumors so I've honed an acute Bond rumor bullshit detector and this latest one is reading pretty high on the bullshit meter. A report over on Mi6.co.uk is claiming that Sony chairman Amy Pascal is considering...
July 14, 2005: INT: Tim Burton:
For as dark and brooding as some of his films might be, you might get the impression that Tim Burton is, well, a dark and brooding guy. Besides the dark part - even in the Bahamas he was decked out in all black - he's actually quite the opposite. He's a...
July 15, 2005: INT: Johnny Depp:
I had just flown into the Bahamas the day before but Johnny Depp, with a deep bronze tan, has clearly been here for some time. Down in the tropics filming the sequels to PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN Depp clearly doesn't need to waste any time with bronzers -...
July 11, 2005: DeppCon is on!:
The
sad news in the JoBlo.com offices this week was a call from my
doctor who "advised" that I not take my annual trip to the
San Diego Comic Con
this year (this would have been my 6th year in a...
July 7, 2005: Trailer madness!:
This always happens. One minute everything's nice and quiet with no new trailers released for a week then one day, 85 new trailers drop in one big montage-filled swoop.
Today…is one of those days. So get ready cause I'm about to unleash trailers...
July 4, 2005: EX: Wonka screensaver:
Another damn cool exclusive
for JoBlo.com , thanks to them folks over at Warner Bros Inc., as
the first look at the CHARLIE
AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY screensaver can now be downloaded...
June 30, 2005: New clips online:
A lot of video from some cool upcoming movies are online today so I'll cut right to the chase. First up is a new trailer for Michael Bay's THE ISLAND . I've heard some really good things about the film based on the 45-minutes that were screened recently in LA...
June 30, 2005: Contest: Charlie & Chocolate...:
Our CHARLIE
AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY contest is now over.
CLICK
HERE to see
if you were one of the winners. Thanks
to everyone who entered.
This
movie looks like a blast! It's no secret that I'm a fan of Johnny Depp (and...
June 13, 2005: Charlie Int'l poster:
The folks over at Latino Review have gotten their hands on the international poster for the Tim Burton directed and Johnny Depp starring CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY . It looks as cool as the rest of the marketing material we've seen so far. Check it out...
May 26, 2005: Final Charlie trailer!:
The teaser trailer for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY was so well done, but so frustratingly.... teasy! , that I've been champing at the bit to see the full trailer. That day is now upon us. Moviefone has debuted the new CHARLIE trailer exclusively...
May 20, 2005: Charlie site updated:
The official site for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY has been given a nice
little facelift. They're a little low on the content but there's some new pictures, like the the close-up shot of the creepy Oompa Loompa below. Check it out by
clicking on...
May 16, 2005: Early Bats and Wonka reviews!:
Two movies both at the top of my "Must See" list this summer are BATMAN BEGINS and CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. They're also both Warner Bros. films. They also both were screened recently and they both have reviews online. First up, a JoBlo.com reader...
May 9, 2005: Hunt has Found Me:
Helen Hunt has such a "mom" quality that I was reluctant to put up a "hot" picture of her. In fact, just looking at the cleavage in the picture to the right kinda
makes me feel like I should be confessing something to a priest. And I'm not even Catholic!...
April 8, 2005: Charlie character art!:
I was just wondering the other day, as I stared at the disappointing new poster for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, why we hadn't yet seen any character posters for the movie? If ever a film demanded character posters, it's this one with all its recognizable...
April 6, 2005: It's an Oompa Loompa!:
Well, folks, here's a good look at an Oompa Loompa from CHARLIE AND THE
CHOCOLATE FACTORY . As you can see, Tim Burton did away with the rose-colored green-haired little people and went with middle aged looking little
people with bug eye glasses. What's...
April 6, 2005: Charlie's TV spot hits:
If you're a fan of
Johnny Depp, you must've already read, printed out and registered
for the 2ND ANNUAL
DEPPCON , but if you're not necessarily as fanatical as the rest
of us,...
April 5, 2005: The Depp Convention!:
Yeah,
so I've always had a "thing" for Johnny Depp...got a
problem with that? I think the world is finally starting to catch up
to the coolness that is Depp, as witnessed by the 2ND ANNUAL DEPPCON...
April 4, 2005: New Charlie poster:
Warner Bros. passed along today the new one-sheet for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY. I'm not overly bowled over by the design (what's with the overuse of the glare?) but I do get a kick out of Augustus Gloop. And that girl (Annasophia Robb) playing Violet...
March 16, 2005: Your golden ticket!:
You could look at the website for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and hardly realize it had been updated. Looks pretty much the same, right? Except down at the bottom, next to the Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow logos lies a new one for a company you may...
March 11, 2005: Depp defuses Bomb:
Johnny Depp along with Initial Entertainment have optioned the rights to the non-fiction book THE BOMB IN MY GARDEN. The book was written by Iraq's top
nuclear weapons scientist Mahdi Obeidi and People magazine foreign correspondent Kurt Pitzer and tells...
February 11, 2005: Wonka & Bride pic:
Our resident Johnny Depp guru johnnylubber let us know about some pretty cool pics from what's sure to be another couple of kick ass Depp and Tim
Burton collaborations CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY and the
animated CORPSE BRIDE . The first one...
February 8, 2005: New Dukes/Charlie pics!:
Remember that old dance song from the 90s that went something like, "Look at that girl with the Daisy Dukes on?!"? Well I think that pretty much sums up anything you could possibly say about this first new pic of the day. More Jessica Simpson as Daisy Duke...
January 27, 2005: New Bat & Charlie pics:
I don't know about you but I'm pretty pumped about BATMAN BEGINS and CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY . I haven't seen a single thing I haven't
like from either of these movies. Luckily, Julian was cool enough to send us some cool pics from both...
January 14, 2005: Batman, Charlie pics:
If you thought yesterday's BATMAN BEGINS pics were awesome, check out the pic below. This movie just
keeps getting better and better. Hopefully, it won't disappoint. Thanks to Brad from Freeze Dried Movies for the head's up. Click on the pic for a...
December 9, 2004: A Chocolate teaser!:
If you've been to see THE POLAR EXPRESS then it's likely (although I'm not completely sure as I haven't seen it) that you've
seen the teaser for the upcoming Johnny Depp starring and Tim Burton directing CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY...
November 16, 2004: Chocolate Factory site:
I don't know about you but I'm digging the little tidbits that have popped up for the upcoming remake of
CHARLIE AND THE
CHOCOLATE FACTORY . The Tim Burton and Johnny Depp combination has not disappointed in
the past and I don't expect it to...
November 8, 2004: Charlie poster online!:
We just told you early this morning that the teaser trailer for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY would be attached to prints of THE POLAR EXPRESS and now, just a few hours later, we have a look at the teaser poster for the film courtesy of Dark Horizons. It's...
November 8, 2004: Depp & Wonka news:
Depp
lovers are in luck today with a pretty cool announcement from DeppImpact.com
(via Warner Brothers Pictures) that a teaser trailer for the Burton/Depp
CHARLIE
AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY...
October 26, 2004: Depp as Wonka!!:
I don't know why the f*ckin'
British Sun tabloid keeps getting these cool scoops of late (you
remember the shot
of Angelina Jolie hanging in her lace panties for MR.
AND MRS. SMITH a while back,...
September 30, 2004: The Depp Convention!:
I
guess we all knew that it would only be a matter of time, but it's
here, folks...the official 1st Annual Johnny Depp Convention called DEPPCON !!
That's right, Depp fans from around the world plan to...
December 15, 2003: Wonka moves to August:
When it was announced Johnny Depp would be starring in Tim Burton's adaptation of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, you knew you could throw out everything you had previously heard about the film. And that's exactly what they've done. Deciding to star over...
August 20, 2003: Depp as Wonka!:
It appears set that Johnny Depp will reunite with longtime collaborator Tim Burton on their fourth film, CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY with Depp agreeing to star as the enigmatic Willy Wonka. Depp formally met with Burton about the project and became excited...
July 25, 2003: Depp's Chocolate Factory?:
In an odd move, Johnny Depp has announced that CHOCOLAT 2: ANOUK'S REVENGE, will be his next film! I'm just kidding! JoBlo, put the knife down... Seriously though, how perfect and how very cool would it be to see Johnny Depp all decked out in Willy Wonka style,...
July 10, 2003: Wonka concept art?:
Yesterday we pondered the possible casting of Christopher Walken as Willy Wonka. Is he right for the part? I said yes, some said no. In any event, some purported concept drawings from the film have pooped up online and while I can't guarantee they're from...
July 9, 2003: Walken as Wonka?!:
It's not a done deal by any stretch of the imagination but Patrick Sauriol, formerly of Coming Attractions and currently with Cinescape, is reporting that Tim Burton is in talks with Christopher Walken to star in his adaptation of CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE...
