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Warner Bros. developing Willy Wonka prequel movie

October 20, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. has secured the rights to Willy Wonka from the estate of Roald Dahl, and has tapped Harry Potter producer David Heyman to develop a new movie, which is being scripted by Simon Rich (The Secret Life of Pets).

According to the site, rather than an adaptation of Dahl’s two Wonka books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, the movie will focus on the early adventures of the character, although it is not being called an origin tale.

Willy Wonka has previously appeared on the big screen on two occasions, with Gene Wilder portraying the character in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Johnny Depp taking on the role in 2005’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Willy Wonka

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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