willie wonka and the chocolate factory came out in march 2008.
when did willie wonka and the chocolate factory come out?
march 2008
"charlie and the chocolate factory" is a 2005 film adaptation of the 1964 book of the same name by roald dahl. the film was directed by tim burton. the film stars freddie highmore as charlie bucket and johnny depp as willy wonka. the storyline concerns charlie, who takes a tour he has won, led by wonka, through the most magnificent chocolate factory in the world. development for another adaptation of "charlie and the chocolate factory", filmed previously as "willy wonka & the chocolate factory", began in 1991, 20 years after the first film version, which resulted in warner bros. providing the dahl estate with total artistic control. prior to burton's involvement, directors such as gary ross, rob minkoff, martin scorsese and tom shadyac had been involved, while warner bros. either considered or discussed the role of willy wonka with nicolas cage, jim carrey, michael keaton, brad pitt, will smith and adam sandler. burton immediately brought regular collaborators johnny depp and danny elfman aboard. "charlie and the chocolate factory" represents the first time since "the nightmare before christmas" that elfman contributed to the film score using written songs and his vocals. filming took place from june to december 2004 at pinewood studios in the united kingdom, where burton avoided using digital effects as much as possible. "charlie and the chocolate factory" was released to critical praise and was a box office success, grossing approximately $475 million worldwide, but received mixed to negative reviews when compared with the original 1971 film.
charlie and the chocolate factory (franchise)
the willy wonka candy company was first imagined in the pages of roald dahl's "charlie and the chocolate factory". the "wonka" property was licensed to film director mel stuart; his 10-year-old daughter read "charlie and the chocolate factory" and asked her father to make it into a film, obliging him to get "uncle dave" (producer david l. wolper) to produce it. stuart showed the book to wolper, who was engaged in talks with the quaker oats company. wolper convinced the quaker oats company into signing the deal for up to $3 million to finance the film version in exchange for the candy bar tie-in. quaker, who had previous experience in the film industry, bought the rights to the book and financed the picture for the purpose of promoting their new "wonka bar". the name of dahl's "charlie and the chocolate factory" however was renamed to "willy wonka & the chocolate factory" for promotion purposes.
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