Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was the name of a book, (PROSE: Winner Takes All [+]Loading...["Winner Takes All (novel)"]) which was adapted into a film, and later gained a literary sequel. (PROSE: A World of Pure Unimagination [+]Loading...["A World of Pure Unimagination (short story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Cast & crew connections[[edit] | [edit source]]
Several DWU cast and crew are shared with the film adaptations of the novel, Mel Stuart's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Paul King's prequel film Wonka.
- Aubrey Woods played Bill in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- Rusty Goffe, Angelo Muscat and Pepe Poupee played Oompa Loompas in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
- Annette Badland played a jolly woman in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- Kevin Eldon played a man with a dog in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- James Fox played Mr Salt in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- Garrick Hagon played a Denver reporter in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- Deep Roy played all of the Oompa Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- Abi Brotherton was a hair stylist and make-up artist on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
- Murray McArthur played the Ship's Captain in Wonka.
- Matilda Tucker played a Young Mother in Wonka.
- Olivia Colman played Mrs. Scrubbit in Wonka.
- Paterson Joseph played Slugworth in Wonka.
- Matt Lucas played Prodnose in Wonka.
- Rakhee Thakrar played Lottie Bell in Wonka.
- Rowan Atkinson played Father Julius in Wonka.
- Sophie Winkleman played the Countess in Wonka.
- Dominic Coleman played Donovan in Wonka.
- Tracy Ifeachor played Dorothy Smith in Wonka.
- Hugh Grant played an Oompa Loompa in Wonka.
Willy's Chocolate Experience[[edit] | [edit source]]
In 2024, "Willy's Chocolate Experience" debuted in Glasgow, an unlicensed event based upon the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory franchise. This gained controversy for its usage of AI-generated imagery to promote it, as well as the actual location of the event being a warehouse with only sparse decoration. This event was the basis of A World of Pure Unimagination [+]Loading...["A World of Pure Unimagination (short story)"], a short story which featured licensed use of Gevity, the Unravel, and the Hyperspace Tyrants.
Other matters[[edit] | [edit source]]
During production of Doctor Who in 2004, when the 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory film was also being made, Russell T Davies and Phil Collinson complained of difficulty in finding actors of small stature to portray the Crespallions in The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"] as "bloody Gringotts and the Chocolate Factory are filming at the same time."[1]
Jon Pertwee was considered at one point to play the title character in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
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