Maybe it's just the "Wonka" effect, but Gene Wilder is getting a lot of closeups in 2024. The Milwaukee-born actor who brought the fantastical chocolatier to life in the beloved 1971 movie "Willy ...

Move over, Gene Wilder and Timothée Chalamet — the Johnny Depp version of Willy Wonka is the only one that gets what Roald Dahl’s book was going for.

Paul King offers some sweet food for thought in this interview about how "Wonka" connects to Gene Wilder's "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory." ...

“In the original versions, particularly the Gene Wilder one, (Willy Wonka) comes into the film like 30-45 minutes into the film. It’s really the story of Charlie,” Chalamet says.

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In the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Gene Wilder plays Willy Wonka as both whimsical and meticulous, but also with a side of sadistic evil. If one were to start listing the ...