Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Timothée Chalamet cast as Willy Wonka in origin tale

Posted 5 years ago

Oompa Loompa, doompety doo, I’ve got another riddle for you! What do you get when you hit the A-list? Multiple big franchises it seems, with Deadline reporting that Warner Bros is casting none other than their Dune star Timothée Chalamet...

Wonka prequel sets 2023 release date

Posted 6 years ago

Warner Bros. has added the Wonka prequel to its release schedule. The film, which will be an origin story focused on the eccentric chocolate factory owner, will hit screens on March 17, 2023. Paddington director Paul King will helm the...

Taika Waititi gets animated for Netflix with Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Posted 6 years ago

Fresh off his success with JOJO RABBIT and an Oscar win for best adapted screenplay, Taika Waititi will now write, direct & executive produce two original animated series for Netflix that will be based on Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the...

Harry Potter producer David Heyman confirms Willy Wonka prequel concept

Posted 8 years ago

For the last two years or so a new movie set around the world of chocolatier Willy Wonka has been talked about, and earlier this year that movie took a step forward by securing PADDINGTON and PADDINGTON 2 director Paul...

Ryan Gosling, Donald Glover & Ezra Miller top list to play Willy Wonka

Posted 8 years ago

No property is untouchable in the era of reboots, remakes, spinoffs and origin stories – not even the likes of Willy Wonka. Warner Bros. is planning a new movie centered on the fictional chocolatier, and right now news has dropped that...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Batman, The Fly, Jumanji, La La Land

Posted 9 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that 'a picture is worth a thousand words.' This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...

New Willy Wonka film in the works, not an origin story or sequel

Posted 10 years ago

So apparently there's going to be another Willy Wonka movie in the works from Warner Bros. studios. It speaks volumes of how jaded I am to Hollywood's strip-mining of IPs that I'm just glad it reportedly won't be a remake of...

Dissecting Tim Burton!

Posted 13 years ago

DIRECTOR TIM BURTON! Tim Burton has had a pretty checkered career hasn't he. After becoming one of the most popular and sought after filmmakers in the late 80s and early 90s, he's had a pretty hit or miss subsequent 20...

Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…Johnny Depp!

Posted 13 years ago

This is Movie Jail, a unique maximum security prison that houses some of the worst writers, directors, actors and producers from Hollywood and beyond. Their crimes? The offenses vary from convict to convict but most of these inmates have contributed...

Awesome Art We’ve Found Around The Net: Donnie Darko, Dracula, Pulp Fiction, Willy Wonka

Posted 13 years ago

Theodore Some cliche somewhere said that ‘a picture is worth a thousand words.’ This has proven to be the case for me and especially when it comes to fan art. I have always sought out great fan art and have...