Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
2005 film by Tim Burton
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| April 2024 | Freddie Highmore reprised his role as Charlie Bucket in a skit on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, creating a parody trailer for a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory sequel referencing the viral 'Willy's Chocolate Experience' event. |
| 2023 | Prodnose appears in the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film adaptation, portrayed by Matt Lucas, with the first name Gerald. He is depicted as a member of the Chocolate Cartel alongside Fickelgruber and Slugworth, wearing a wig. |
| 2023 | Mr. Felix Fickelgruber appears in the film adaptation, portrayed by Mathew Baynton, as a member of the Chocolate Cartel alongside Prodnose and Slugworth. |
| 2023 | Timothée Chalamet portrays Wonka in a standalone origin story film, depicting Wonka's early days after his mother's death. He travels to Europe to open a chocolate shop, exposes the local Chocolate Cartel, and ultimately opens the last chocolate bar from his mother, discovering a message about sharing chocolate. |
| 2023 | Slugworth is portrayed by Paterson Joseph in the latest film adaptation, revealing he is the uncle of an orphan named Noodle whom he abandoned with Mrs. Scrubitt after his brother Zebedee's death. |
| 2023 | In the newest film adaptation, Oompa-Loompas are represented by Lofty (portrayed by Hugh Grant), who helps Willy Wonka and eventually becomes part of his chocolate factory's tasting department after resolving a debt of cocoa beans. |
| 2020 | A cosplayer emulating Johnny Depp's portrayal of Willy Wonka went viral on TikTok, dubbed 'sexy Willy Wonka' by Nylon magazine. |
| 2017 | Augustus Gloop is portrayed in the Broadway musical adaptation, where all finalists are played by adult actors. |
| 2017 | J. P. Karliak voices Willy Wonka in the animated film 'Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'. |
| March 2015 | 10th anniversary Blu-ray release with bonus features from previous releases, including a personal retrospective by Tim Burton and a photo book. |
| 2013 | Augustus Gloop appears in the London musical, referred to as the 'Bavarian Beefcake', performing in the musical number 'More of Him to Love'. |
| 2013 | Violet Beauregarde is portrayed in the Sam Mendes London musical as an African-American, fame-hungry Californian with her agent/father Eugene Beauregarde, featuring a unique storyline with musical number 'Juicy'. |
| 2013 | In the musical adaptation, Prince Pondicherry and his wife drown in the melted chocolate of the palace. |
| 2013 | In the Sam Mendes London musical, 10-year-old Mike Teavee jumps into Wonka's television transporter, causing himself to be shrunk and taken home by his mother. |
| 2013 | Veruca Salt is portrayed in Sam Mendes' London musical as a British billionaire's daughter, wearing a pink ballerina tutu and baby seal fur coat, with her character being eliminated by nut-testing squirrels in the Nut Sorting Room. |
| 2013 | Gene Wilder publicly criticized the film, calling it a 'Warner Bros.' insult' and expressing disapproval of Tim Burton's adaptation. |
| October 2011 | Blu-ray release of the film, featuring the same bonus features as the HD DVD release. |
| 2010 | DVD sales reached $16 million by this year, noted as underperforming. |
| 2010 | Danny Elfman & Tim Burton 25th Anniversary Music Box was released, including thirteen previously unreleased tracks from the film's soundtrack, instrumentals of 'Wonka's Welcome Song', and Oompa-Loompa song demos. |
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