"Obviously, he's walking in the footsteps of some truly phenomenal performers who played the role before ... here's a closer look at all of the Willy Wonka actors throughout the years.

The world is astounded when Willy Wonka, for years a recluse in his factory, announces that five lucky people will be given a tour of the factory, shown all the secrets of his amazing candy ...

Elon Musk purchased Gene Wilder's former Bel-Air house in 2013. He later helped Wilder's nephew and his wife buy it by reducing the price and loaning them most of the amount. However, after they ...

Did you know Dwayne Johnson was almost Willy Wonka? Tim Burton briefly considered him for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, ...

An actor who played an Oompa Loompa at the hapless Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience in Glasgow called it the "worst job" she's ever had. An image of Kirsty Paterson as the character at the ...

"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" debuted over 50 years ago. Gene Wilder was well known when he played Wonka, and he continued acting until the early 2000s. Some of the actors, including Peter ...

Encore! Homeschool Productions will present "Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka" as its spring musical this weekend, Friday-Sunday, ...

What kid wouldn’t love a trip to a chocolate factory? Well, any kid that saw Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, perhaps. Adapted from one of the most-adapted authors ever, the 1971 film ...

In the case of Peter Ostrum, who played Charlie in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, the opposite was true. Ostrum ...

Several actors were hired to play characters from the Roald Dahl-inspired film at the £35 per person event and have shared ...

Netflix has confirmed a Willy Wonka TV show, but it isn’t what some fans might have been expecting. Titled The Golden Ticket, the project is a competition series in which people will attempt to ...