While Johnny Depp and Timothée Chalamet tried with varying degrees of success, neither actor was able to step out from the ...

The famous fictional chocolatier has previously been portrayed onscreen by Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp Helen Murphy is a former news writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2020. Willy Wonka could ...

Timothée Chalamet succeeds Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp as the whimsical Willy Wonka in the prequel to Charlie and the ...

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Actor Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka on the set of the fantasy film 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory', based on the book by Roald Dahl, 1971. Credit: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Without ...

The late Gene Wilder, the famed actor and comedian, left his indelible mark in Hollywood with his films like ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,’ ‘Young Frankenstein,’ ‘Bonnie & Clyde ...

Gene Wilder is the eccentric recluse in Roald Dahl's 70s classic. When he offers the chance to tour his chocolate factory, no one wants it more than young Charlie Bucket.