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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory MTV Interview and making of
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory MTV Interview and making of
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Charlie and the Chocolate factory TV report
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Johnny feels the Wonka pressure
The bbc.co.uk. reports that for the first time Johnny is admitting to being somewhat nervous about taking on the legendary role of Willy Wonka in the children’s beloved classic, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. “Having grown up in the seventies and eighties, ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ film was an annual event that we would always watch as kids,” said Depp. “I loved Gene Wilder in that film. The memory of his Wonka was ingrained.”
So why did the star decide to take the role? “First and foremost it was that call from Tim,” said Depp, [and] “I’ve been a huge fan of Roald Dahl’s books, especially the character Wonka, that character was so beautiful, so special, so I guess that’s it.”
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In the Future: Chocolate Factory Cast & Crew
Comingsoon.net reports Johnny Depp worked on the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie set in London and the voice/animation role of Corpse Bride simultaneously in an article entitled: In the Future: Chocolate Factory Cast & Crew by Edward Douglas.
Director Tim Burton approached Depp on the first day of shooting Charlie with this little script and pretty soon Depp found himself literally leaving the stage playing Wonka and would be taking on the role of Victor. “The [Corpse] script was amazing” said Depp and “anything with Tim is always just a blast.”
Johnny has more to say on jumping back into the skin of Captain Jack, the making of movie on rock and roll guitar player Syd Barrett for Pink Floyd and of course, more on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory just follow the link above. June 29, 2005.
Richards coming to Pirates as Jack’s Dad?
On Monday June 27, 2005, Sci Fi Wire reported that Johnny Depp a.k.a Captain Jack Sparrow appeared at a news conference in Nassau,Bahamas near the set of Pirates of the Caribbean II: Dead Man’s Chest along with director Gore Verbinski. The pair are not giving up on recruiting rocker Keith Richards as Sparrow’s father figure for the POTC movie sequels. “It looks like it’s going to happen,” said Depp. “But I don’t know when. It’s all going to depend on where we are and where he is, because he’s got a little thing called the Rolling Stones tour to do.” If it can be worked out it is good news for Pirates & Stones fans alike who were disappointed when just a month earlier contactmusic.com reported Richards would miss out on the movie opportunity.
With a main actor down with an illness in England and unable to fly to the Bahamas, and with some sets not ready for the shoot, the options were weighed and it was decided to go on hiatus, confirmed Depp when asked about the status of POTC sequel #1: Dead Man’s Chest.
He added, “when we start up again, we’ll shoot the first and second sequels back to back.”
Pics from the interview from the Press Conference in Nassau are to be found here on the board
Depp’s Citizen Cane
Hollywood’s hottest eccentric meets his match in Willy Wonka in Newsweeks July 4, 2005 issue by author Sean Smith.
For director Tim Burton, to be able to re-make Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a dream come true. If you want to call it a remake. Liccy Dahl, the widow of Roald Dahl, the author of the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory dug in her heels when Warner Bros. came calling some 8 or 9 years ago and began talking about a remake. “I’m always a little bit worried about remakes,” Dahl said. “I wasn’t convinced it was the right thing to do.” She also had to approve the script, the director and the star.