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'Charlie' Knocks Off 'Sith'

18 November 2005 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Surprisingly, Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith has spent only one week at the top of the home-video charts. According to Nielsen VideoScan's First Alert, the movie -- this year's biggest at the box office -- fell to second place as Warner Home Video's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton, knocked it off in both sales and rentals. In fact the original 1971 version of the film, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder, ranked seventh on the DVD sales charts. »

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Wilder Retracts Depp Criticism

6 July 2005 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Movie funnyman Gene Wilder has hailed Johnny Depp as a "magical" choice to play Willy Wonka in upcoming film Charlie And The Chocolate Factory - weeks after attacking Depp's casting in the movie remake. Wilder, who played Wonka in the original 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, recently accused director Tim Burton of remaking the Roald Dahl fantasy for "pointless" financial gain. And despite complaining Depp would not be able to improve upon his portrayal of Wonka, Wilder has now declared Depp is the perfect choice for the film. He says, "If I were going to cast the movie, I would cast Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka because I think he is wonderful. Mysterious - always - and magical." »

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Wilder: "Wonka Remake Is All About Money"

2 June 2005 | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Movie funnyman Gene Wilder has attacked Tim Burton's choice of Johnny Depp to play Willy Wonka in upcoming film Charlie And The Chocolate Factory as a money-making ploy. Wilder, who played Wonka in the original 1971 film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory, is suspicious of movie moguls' motives for remaking the Roald Dahl fantasy, and sees it as "pointless". He says, "It's all about money. It's just some people sitting around thinking 'How can we make some more money?' Why else would you remake Willy Wonka? I don't see the point of going back and doing it all over again. I like Johnny Depp, and I appreciate that he has said on record that my shoes will be hard to fill. But I don't know how it will all turn out." Despite Wilder's reservations, Burton insists his film will be closer to the original Dahl novel, than Wilder's musical version. »

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