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Cast

Johnny Depp
as Willy Wonka

Freddie Highmore
as Charlie Bucket

David Kelly
as Grandpa Joe

Helena Bonham Carter
as Mrs. Bucket

Noah Taylor
as Mr. Bucket

Missi Pyle
as Mrs. Beauregarde

James Fox
as Mr. Salt

Deep Roy
as Oompa Loompa

Christopher Lee
as Dr. Wonka

Adam Godley
as Mr. Teavee

Franziska Troegner
as Mrs. Gloop

AnnaSophia Robb
as Violet Beauregarde

Julia Winter
as Veruca Salt

Jordan Fry
as Mike Teavee

Philip Wiegratz
as Augustus Gloop

Blair Dunlop
as Little Willy Wonka

Liz Smith
as Grandma Georgina

Eileen Essell
as Grandma Josephine

David Morris
as Grandpa George

Nitin Ganatra
as Prince Pondicherry

Shelley Conn
as Princess Pondicherry

Chris Cresswell
as Prodnose

Philip Philmar
as Slugworth

Tony Kirwood
as Finckelgruber

Phil Philmar
as Slugworth

Todd Boyce
as TV Reporter

Nayef Rashed
as Moroccan Market Vendor

Menis Yousry
as Moroccan Market Trader

Harry Taylor
as Mr. Gloop

Hubertus Geller
as German Reporter

Francesca Hunt
as Mrs. Salt

Garrick Hagon
as Denver Reporter

Kevin Eldon
as Man With Dog

Mark Heap
as Man With Dog

Roger Frost
as Tall Man

James Oscar Lee
as Shopkeeper

Colette Appleby
as Customer in Shop

Annette Badland
as Jolly Woman

Stephen Hope-Wayne
as Museum Guard

Geoffrey Holder
as Narrator

Stephen Hope-Wynne
as Museum Guard

Rick Wentworth

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• Sep 03, 2016

  I respect the fact that Burton was trying to make something much closer to Dahl's novel than the 70s adaptation but he gets lost in the visuals and Depp's misguided weirdness. Also, the attempt to give Wonka a backstory (especially one as lame as this) was a critical error.
  

  Alec B Super Reviewer
• Apr 02, 2014

  Tim Burton's version of Roald Dahl's classic work is pretty a copy of the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder, and it just doesn't deliver. In fact, I found this to be among the worst of Tim Burton's films. In the lead role of Willy Wonka is Johnny Depp, who is always great in very off the wall eccentric characters, but here he is out of place, and just doesn't cut. I found this be a dull, boring film, one that tried too hard at putting new life into a classic story. The end result is a train wreck of a film, one that just doesn't offer anything new or exciting. I guess you can say that this is a remake, and in that regards, it's a horrible one, and it joining countless other movies that have been butchered by remakes. Burton has made some great films, but Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ranks among his worst with Planet of the Apes. I thought that this film relied more on visuals and effects to try and entertain, while the original grabbed your attention with memorable performances, well executed storytelling and charm. This tries too hard at delivering an entertaining ride by cramming way too much into the film, and overdoing everything. The finished film just doesn't deliver anything memorable and it ends up being a waste of time. Don't expect anything good with this film. Stick with the 1971 film, it is a far superior picture and it has a much better cast and it doesn't overdo anything like this one did. This one just has nothing to really grab your attention. Tim Burton is talented, but he just doesn't pull off anything fun, entertaining and ultimately memorable with his version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
  Alex r Super Reviewer
• Jul 24, 2013

  An atrocity beyond imagination is what awaits anyone who watches Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. In the hands of Tim Burton this beloved children's tale becomes a demented, psychopathic maze of sh**. The one highlight of the film is Danny Elfman's music, but it doesn't compare to the classic songs of the original. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a soulless family comedy that's bereft of joy and wonder.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Oct 27, 2012

  The visions of Dahl and Burton perfectly complement each other (please see Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr Fox as a point of direct contrast here) and the film is therefore faithful to the book in a modern transposition (for instance the updating of Violet Beauregarde and Mike Teevee are prefect, and fully faithful to Dahl's characters). It is acerbic, funny, unsettling, with a good fondant centre, immeasurably superior to the Gene Wilde version I grew up with. However, the British accents referring to 'candy' grates massively: please choose one or the other.
  Louis R Super Reviewer

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