Mel Stuart's 1971 musical fantasy Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory imagines what happens when a reclusive candy genius opens his mysterious factory to five lucky children.
Gene Wilder nearly walked off the set of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in 1971 unless his character was written to walk as a disabled person. He told the director that having Wonka use a cane would create ambiguity…
Gene Wilder Willy Wonka 1971
Looks like WONKA 2 is probably "delayed indefinitely."
Gene Wilder says he almost passed on playing Willy Wonka because the director wouldn't allow him to do a specific scene: 'I'd like to come out of the door carrying a can and walk toward the crowd with a limp, the crowd…
Gene Wilder Willy Wonka story
Gene Wilder's 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' premiered 55 years ago today.
