“Willy Wonka” was based on Roald Dahl’s 1964 book, and followed five kids who won a golden ticket to tour a magical factory ...

Bob Mondello shares his thoughts on Timothee Chalamet's rendition of a young Willy Wonka in the new prequel to the Roald Dahl film classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Willy Fest is planned as a live event for late 2024, and hails from producer Richard Kraft, known for ABC’s The Little Mermaid Live, who will produce via his Kraft-Engel Productions.

Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet as the titular candy mogul, is a much brighter story than Roald Dahl's original telling. But its sunny salute to dreaming your dreams has a charm all its own.

‘Wonka’: Timothée Chalamet Bites Off More Than He Can Chew in This Dizzying Musical Stepping into some big I.P. shoes, the Dune actor gets whimsical in this prequel that details how Willy got ...

“There are a bunch of Willy Wonka story ideas in ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’ as well as in the Dahl archives. It’s a rich world. I would love to see Willy on the Oompa Loompa island.

‘Wonka’ Review: Willy When He Was Young and Oh So Sweet Timothée Chalamet stars as the chocolatier in this musical origin story, playing a wide-eyed innocent instead of an eccentric mad-hatter.