Your Choice for the New Wonka?
07-15-03, 10:46 AM
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Originally posted by JoeyOhhhh
I put my pants on, just like everyone else: one leg at a time. Except after that, I make a lot of candy.
I gotta fever! And the only prescription, is more candy!
If they cast Walken, I'd laugh my ass off the entire picture.
I put my pants on, just like everyone else: one leg at a time. Except after that, I make a lot of candy.
I gotta fever! And the only prescription, is more candy!
If they cast Walken, I'd laugh my ass off the entire picture.
07-15-03, 10:50 AM
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Originally posted by ArchibaldTuttle
I think most if not all of the suggested real actors could handle the role, but I can't get Planet of the Apes out of my head, does anyone actually want to see this movie get made?
I think most if not all of the suggested real actors could handle the role, but I can't get Planet of the Apes out of my head, does anyone actually want to see this movie get made?
If Burton keeps up this trend of remaking 33-year-old films every 3 years, what's next - Tim Burton's Chinatown in 2007?
07-18-03, 12:46 PM
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Why not have Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes do a comeback as Jay Wonka and Silent Willy ?
I can totally picture it now :
Jay : Come on Comme all you little f**k faces. I've got candy up your ass you bunch of dipshit motherf***s! Tell'em Silent WIlly
Silent Willy : ...
Jay : Yeah shut yo face you fat**s ********er! You already ate half of the candies.
Silent Willy : ...
That could definitely be a different take on the character.
I can totally picture it now :
Jay : Come on Comme all you little f**k faces. I've got candy up your ass you bunch of dipshit motherf***s! Tell'em Silent WIlly
Silent Willy : ...
Jay : Yeah shut yo face you fat**s ********er! You already ate half of the candies.
Silent Willy : ...
That could definitely be a different take on the character.
07-25-03, 12:22 PM
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The latest from Entertainment Weekly:
Willy or Won't He?
Johnny Depp is poised to play Willy Wonka. He's the frontrunner to star in longtime collaborator Tim Burton's remake by Gary Susman
Johnny Depp, who most recently showed off his ability to be both charming and slightly creepy in the current ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,'' may soon get to use that skill playing Willy Wonka. According to Variety, he's now the frontrunner to play the mysterious confectioner in Warner Bros. upcoming version of ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.''
It's easy to see why; not only is he coming off one of the biggest hits of his career with ''Pirates,'' but he's also a favorite leading man of the director, Tim Burton, for whom he's starred in such movies as ''Edward Scissorhands,'' ''Ed Wood,'' and ''Sleepy Hollow.'' Plus, Warner Bros. hopes to turn the movie into a Broadway musical, and while it's not clear that the film will also be a musical (like the 1971 ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''), Depp has proven, with his band P, that he's not without musical talent.
(Posted:07/25/03)
Johnny Depp is poised to play Willy Wonka. He's the frontrunner to star in longtime collaborator Tim Burton's remake by Gary Susman
Johnny Depp, who most recently showed off his ability to be both charming and slightly creepy in the current ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,'' may soon get to use that skill playing Willy Wonka. According to Variety, he's now the frontrunner to play the mysterious confectioner in Warner Bros. upcoming version of ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.''
It's easy to see why; not only is he coming off one of the biggest hits of his career with ''Pirates,'' but he's also a favorite leading man of the director, Tim Burton, for whom he's starred in such movies as ''Edward Scissorhands,'' ''Ed Wood,'' and ''Sleepy Hollow.'' Plus, Warner Bros. hopes to turn the movie into a Broadway musical, and while it's not clear that the film will also be a musical (like the 1971 ''Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory''), Depp has proven, with his band P, that he's not without musical talent.
(Posted:07/25/03)
07-26-03, 02:58 AM
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Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the perfect Willy Wonka.......
TOM WAITS!
I'll also give a big
to the Rik Mayall suggestion.
And a few other names to throw intio the mix:
Steve Buscemi
David Bowie
Stanley Tucci
Tony Todd
Ginovani Ribisi
Billy Zane
Martha Plimpton
Fairuza Balk
Juliette Lewis
TOM WAITS!
I'll also give a big
to the Rik Mayall suggestion.And a few other names to throw intio the mix:
Steve Buscemi
David Bowie
Stanley Tucci
Tony Todd
Ginovani Ribisi
Billy Zane
Martha Plimpton
Fairuza Balk
Juliette Lewis
08-20-03, 09:02 PM
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looks like it'll be johnny! good choice, but the shoe'll be hard to fill!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/3166349.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertain...lm/3166349.stm
Depp 'offered Willy Wonka role'
Depp has worked with director Tim Burton on three other films
Actor Johnny Depp, the star of Pirates of the Caribbean, has been offered the role of Willy Wonka in a new film, according to reports.
Depp has been offered the part by director Tim Burton, US film magazine Variety said.
If Depp accepts, the film would start shooting next year.
The film will be the second based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. The 1971 version starred Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka.
Dahl was said to be unimpressed with the 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, despite adapting his book for the screen himself.
The film is to be produced by Warner Bros and Plan B, the production company whose partners include Brad Pitt and wife Jennifer Aniston.
Mystery factory
If Depp accepts, it will be the fourth film has made with Burton, after Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow.
The story is about a reclusive chocolate manufacturer who opens his mysterious factory to the winners of golden tickets secreted in a handful of his chocolate bars.
One of them is won by Charlie, a poor boy who lives with his parents and grandparents.
Earlier reports had said that controversial rock star Marilyn Manson would play Willy Wonka in Burton's version of the film.
Depp, 40, has already had one of the biggest hits of the summer with the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean, which has topped the film charts in both the UK and the US.
He has also recently made the films J.M Barrie's Neverland and Secret Window, Secret Garden.
Depp has worked with director Tim Burton on three other films
Actor Johnny Depp, the star of Pirates of the Caribbean, has been offered the role of Willy Wonka in a new film, according to reports.
Depp has been offered the part by director Tim Burton, US film magazine Variety said.
If Depp accepts, the film would start shooting next year.
The film will be the second based on the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. The 1971 version starred Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka.
Dahl was said to be unimpressed with the 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, despite adapting his book for the screen himself.
The film is to be produced by Warner Bros and Plan B, the production company whose partners include Brad Pitt and wife Jennifer Aniston.
Mystery factory
If Depp accepts, it will be the fourth film has made with Burton, after Edward Scissorhands, Ed Wood and Sleepy Hollow.
The story is about a reclusive chocolate manufacturer who opens his mysterious factory to the winners of golden tickets secreted in a handful of his chocolate bars.
One of them is won by Charlie, a poor boy who lives with his parents and grandparents.
Earlier reports had said that controversial rock star Marilyn Manson would play Willy Wonka in Burton's version of the film.
Depp, 40, has already had one of the biggest hits of the summer with the blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean, which has topped the film charts in both the UK and the US.
He has also recently made the films J.M Barrie's Neverland and Secret Window, Secret Garden.
08-20-03, 09:19 PM
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It's a toss up..
Johnny Depp - He can do almost any role. He has been 'Ed Wood', 'Edward Sissorhands' and many more roles. The man is simply great.
Christopher Walken - He has some quirky humor about him. A presence , almost like that is not quite right....
Johnny Depp - He can do almost any role. He has been 'Ed Wood', 'Edward Sissorhands' and many more roles. The man is simply great.
Christopher Walken - He has some quirky humor about him. A presence , almost like that is not quite right....
08-21-03, 12:27 AM
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Originally posted by LivingINClip
Johnny Depp - He can do almost any role.
Johnny Depp - He can do almost any role.
And as for Walken....I still think he should be Grandpa Joe (not Wonka).
08-21-03, 01:52 PM
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I think Johnny Depp would make a great Willy Wonka. He's finally getting a lot of the recognition that he deserves. Also, his collaborations with Tim Burton have been excellent so far so I'm definitely interested in seeing it.
08-21-03, 10:44 PM
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Originally posted by garmonbozia
And as for Walken....I still think he should be Grandpa Joe (not Wonka).
And as for Walken....I still think he should be Grandpa Joe (not Wonka).
