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Wonka: Why is Warner Bros making a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel?
Warner Bros has announced an origin story for Roald Dahl's bizarre factory boss, with Tom Holland and Timothée Chalamet on the casting shortlist.
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‘Willy Wonka’ at 50: Former child stars reunite, reveal which one of them Gene Wilder thought was a brat in real life
"Willy Wonka" child stars Peter Ostrum, Julie Dawn Cole, Michael Bollner and Paris Themmen reunite and share behind-the-scenes memories as classic film turns 50.
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'Blazing Saddles' now has intro on HBO Max to put it 'into the proper social context'
The introduction is similar to the one added to 'Gone With the Wind' by HBO Max earlier this year.
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The Rock almost played Willy Wonka in Tim Burton's remake
Willy Wonka would have been considerably more, erm, ripped, had fate dealt a different hand to Tim Burton's version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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Former Willy Wonka child star makes incognito appearance on Jeopardy!
The child star who played Mike Teevee in the original Willy Wonka turned up on TV and it blew people's minds.
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Widow of Gene Wilder pens heartbreaking essay about his Alzheimer's battle
Karen Wilder, the widow of screen icon Gene Wilder, has penned an emotional essay about dealing with her late husband's battle with Alzheimer's.
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The movie stars we lost in 2016
2016 was a punishingly brutal year for the world of movies, a wealth of screen titans having taken their final curtain – many of them far too soon. Here we look back at the stars we have lost this year.Read more:Christmas movie quizThe on-set movie scandals of 2016The most over-paid actors of 2016