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August 3, 2005 – The Hollywood Reporter – Martin A. Grove – (2) With about $153 million under its domestic boxoffice belt the PG rated “Charlie” is a solid success, much of which can be credited to its star Johnny Depp. After emerging as a superstar in Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean,” Depp’s become an above-the-title powerhouse. Depp, by the way, was one of the few big stars with movies out this summer who didn’t make controversial headlines. As Depp is no stranger to media controversy, it’s possible he was making a point of being on his best behavior…

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Weird; that’s the the most succinct review possible for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Tim Burton’s adaptation of the book by Roald Dahl. By Bill Andrews.

Take the main man, the chairman chocolatier, the confectionery king, Willy Wonka himself. Bearing an unfortunate resemblance to Michael Jackson, Depp’s character often comes close to scaring both the on-screen children and the audience. Randomly, he says, “Everything in this room is eatable. I’m eatable, but that, my children, would be called cannibalism, and it is frowned upon in most societies.” For the most part, though, Wonka is simply shy and nervous around children, and only scary enough to be eccentric; an interesting guy to have on your AIM buddy list, but not to actually hang out with. Johnny Depp clearly enjoys himself throughout the movie, usually only slightly more than we do.

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July 28, 2005 – Bucks Free Press – AT first glance Charlie Bucket, in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Johnny Depp, who stars as Willy Wonka in the film, seem to be streets apart. But on closer inspection they could have more in common than you think… Lindi Bilgorri catches up with the Hollywood star.

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July 24, 2005 – Femalefirst.co.uk. – Movie hunk Johnny Depp was attracted to new movie CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, because the central character Charlie Bucket reminds him of his two sweet-natured children…

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Flicks with Patrick Stoner– WHYY TV – Patrick talks to Johnny about Charlie and the Chocolate Factory…Click here to view video…

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Jul 21, 2005 – Los Angeles Daily News – By Glenn Whipp – Burton sought to blot out the memory of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, the 1971 movie adaptation of Roald Dahl’s well-loved children’s classic that starred Gene Wilder and is, in fact, well-loved itself by some people…

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Posted July 21, 2005 – By Associated Press – NEW YORK — Johnny Depp, star of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” says he didn’t base his Willy Wonka character on Michael Jackson — and is surprised that some people see a resemblance…

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Perhaps by now you’ve seen the biggest childrens film of the ’05 summer season which by the way was written some 45 years ago. I shouldn’t have to tell you it is the much the
anticipated Burton-Depp collaberation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory;the whopping eye-candy extravaganza film fantasy that could just be the next best-loved Wizard of Oz.

Maybe you’ve skimmed a Charlie review or two or written one of your own on one of the many online blogs. One thing is for sure, if reviews were a dime a dozen, I’d have a pot of gold by now – there are literally dozens of reviews online; just take a peek at Rotten Tomatoes Movie Reviews or do a quick search on Yahoo – the engine returns with more reviews than you can squeeze into your little head in one sitting. So with that in mind I decided to pull out the highlights and give your itty-bitty head a rest.

Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote “Success requires a perfect balance of flavor, richness, depth and a yummy yumminess that’s hard to pinpoint but you know it when you taste it. So when it comes to candy – and to film fantasy – Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is the real deal. This morality tale disguised as a whimsical, magical mystery tour of the world’s greatest chocolate factory has all the gorgeousness of hard dark chocolate that melts ever-so-slowly in your mouth.”

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Published: 7/19/2005 – IF Magazine – By: PAMELA HARLAND Managing Editor – Could Johnny Depp finally be a mainstream actor? Judging from his PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN stint (two more are in the works) and now Tim Burton’s chocolately delicious boxoffice goldmine CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, Depp has come into his own as an accessible actor who makes his quirky mark with each of his characters. It’s finally the best of both worlds for the 42-year-old thespian.

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July 19 2005 – Time Out.com – Mark Salisbury talks exclusively to Tim Burton and Johnny Depp on the set of their new film.

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