Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( film ) - Wikipedia Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( film ) For the 1971 film, see Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Theatrical release poster Directed by Tim Burton Produced by Brad Grey Richard D. Zanuck Screenplay by John August Based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Starring Johnny Depp Freddie Highmore David Kelly Helena Bonham Carter Noah Taylor Missi Pyle James Fox Deep Roy Christopher Lee Narrated by Geoffrey Holder Music by Danny Elfman Cinematography Philippe Rousselot Edited by Chris Lebenzon Production companies The Zanuck Company Plan B Entertainment Village Roadshow Pictures Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures Release date July 10, 2005 ( 2005 - 07 - 10 ) ( Grauman 's Chinese Theatre ) July 15, 2005 ( 2005 - 07 - 15 ) ( United States ) July 29, 2005 ( 2005 - 07 - 29 ) ( United Kingdom ) Running time 115 minutes Country United States United Kingdom Language English Budget $150 million Box office $475 million Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 musical fantasy comedy film directed by Tim Burton and written by John August, based on the 1964 British novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. The film stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket. The storyline follows Charlie, who wins a contest and is along with four other contest winners, subsequently led by Wonka on a tour of his chocolate factory, the most magnificent in the world. Development for another adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( filmed previously as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory in 1971 ) began in 1991, which resulted in Warner Bros. providing the Dahl Estate with total artistic control. Prior to Burton 's involvement, directors such as Gary Ross, Rob Minkoff, Martin Scorsese and Tom Shadyac had been involved, while actors Bill Murray, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton, Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Adam Sandler, and many others, were either in discussion with or considered by the studio to play Wonka. Burton immediately brought regular collaborators Depp and Danny Elfman aboard. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory represents the first time since The Nightmare Before Christmas that Elfman contributed to a film score using written songs and his vocals. Filming took place from June to December 2004 at Pinewood Studios in the United Kingdom. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was released to positive critical reception and was a box office success, grossing $475 million worldwide. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Pre-production 3.3 Casting 3.4 Filming 3.5 Design 3.6 Visual effects 3.7 Music 4 Release 4.1 Marketing 4.2 Box office 4.3 Critical response 4.4 Accolades 5 References 6 External links Plot Charlie Bucket ( Freddie Highmore ) is a kind and loving boy living in poverty with his parents ( Noah Taylor and Helena Bonham Carter ) and four bedridden grandparents. They all rely on his father for income, employed at a toothpaste factory, responsible for putting the caps on the tubes. However, Mr. Bucket eventually loses his job because the factory replaced him with a machine that puts the caps on the tubes. Down the street is Willy Wonka 's ( Johnny Depp ) chocolate factory, which reopened after industrial espionage forced him into seclusion and sacking his employees. Charlie 's Grandpa Joe ( David Kelly ) worked for Wonka before the termination. Wonka announces a contest whereby children that find Golden Tickets hidden in five Wonka bars will be given a tour of the factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate, and one a chance to be presented with an unknown grand prize. Four tickets are quickly found : the greedy and gluttonous Augustus Gloop ( Philip Wiegratz ) from Düsseldorf ; the spoiled and rotten Veruca Salt ( Julia Winter ) from Buckinghamshire ; the competitive and boastful Violet Beauregarde ( AnnaSophia Robb ) from Atlanta ; and the arrogant and aggressive Mike Teavee ( Jordan Fry ) from Denver. Charlie hopes to find a ticket but his chances are small as money is tight, and the best has to be made of his annual birthday present of one Wonka bar and a bar bought by Grandpa Joe 's money, both of which yield no tickets. All hope is seemingly crushed when the last ticket is apparently claimed in Russia. Charlie, on finding some money in the street, just intends to enjoy one chocolate bar when news breaks that the Russian ticket was fake. To Charlie 's surprise, he finds the bar he just bought has the real last Golden Ticket. Bystanders attempt to separate him from it, only for the shopkeeper ( Oscar James ) to see that he keeps the ticket and gets back home with it. When Grandpa Joe sees the ticket, he jumps out of bed and dances with joy. He offers to accompany Charlie on the tour, but Charlie explains how he was offered money for the ticket and intends to sell it. Grandpa George ( David Morris ) reminds Charlie that money is far more common than the tickets, and convinces Charlie to keep it. Upon meeting him on the day of the tour, the visitors find Wonka to be peculiar, lonely and acting odd at the mention of `` parents ''. The tour shows how the fantastical factory operates under the efforts of the short humans called Oompa - Loompas. The other four children succumb to temptation, and end up being caught in the factory workings and have to be safely recovered by the Oompa - Loompas, albeit in worse shape than at the start of the tour : Augustus falls into a river of chocolate and is sucked up by a pipe before being rescued from the fudge processing center ; Violet expands into an oversized blueberry when she tries an experimental piece of chewing gum despite Wonka 's warning ; Veruca is thrown away as a `` bad nut '' by trained squirrels down the garbage chute ; and Mike is shrunk down to a few inches in height after being the first person transported by Wonka 's new television advertising invention. During the tour, Wonka has flashbacks from his childhood where he remembers that he had a troubled relationship with his father, Wilbur. Due to his father being a dentist he was forbidden from candy consumption, but after managing to sneak a taste, he became hooked and later ran away from home to live his dream. He then returned several days later to find his father and home completely gone. When the other children leave the factory, Augustus is covered in chocolate, Violet is still blue all over but no longer a blueberry and much more flexible, Veruca and her father are covered in garbage, and Mike is taller than his father and thin as paper after being stretched with the `` taffy puller ''. Upon arriving home in the Great Glass Elevator, Charlie is congratulated as the only remaining child and the winner of the grand prize : Wonka 's heir to the factory. Unfortunately, Wonka stipulates that Charlie 's family has to stay behind ; therefore, to Wonka 's dismay, Charlie rejects the offer. Wonka then sadly flies back to the factory in his great glass elevator, leaving a hole in the roof. Some days later, Wonka 's candies are selling poorly, and he comes to associate his unhappiness with the financial state of his company, so he makes an effort to find Charlie. After discovering Wonka ` s troubled relationship, Charlie helps him locate his father. When they visit, it appears that despite his strict avoidance of candy, the dentist has followed Willy 's success and they reconcile. Wonka allows Charlie 's family to move into the factory while he and Charlie plan new product lines to produce. Cast Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka Blair Dunlop as Young Willy Wonka Freddie Highmore as Charlie Bucket David Kelly as Grandpa Joe Deep Roy as Oompa - Loompas AnnaSophia Robb as Violet Beauregarde Philip Wiegratz as Augustus Gloop Julia Winter as Veruca Salt Jordan Fry as Mike Teavee Helena Bonham Carter as Mrs. Bucket Noah Taylor as Mr. Bucket Missi Pyle as Mrs. Beauregarde James Fox as Mr. Salt Adam Godley as Mr. Teavee Franziska Troegner as Mrs. Gloop Christopher Lee as Dr. Wilbur Wonka Liz Smith as Grandma Georgina Eileen Essell as Grandma Josephine David Morris as Grandpa George Geoffrey Holder as the Narrator Nitin Ganatra as Prince Pondicherry Shelley Conn as Princess Pondicherry Oscar James as Shopkeeper Philip Philmar as Arthur Slugworth Criss Cresswell as Prodnose Tony Kirwood as Ficklegruber Harry Taylor as Mr. Gloop Francesca Hunt as Mrs. Salt Todd Boyce as the Newscaster Production Development The film 's logo Author Roald Dahl disapproved of the 1971 film adaptation and declined the film rights to produce the sequel, Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. Warner Bros. and Brillstein - Grey Entertainment entered discussions with the Dahl estate in 1991, hoping to purchase the rights to produce another film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The purchase was finalized in 1998, with Dahl 's widow, Felicity ( `` Liccy '' ), and daughter, Lucy, receiving total artistic control and final privilege on the choices of actors, directors and writers. The Dahl Estate 's subsequent protection of the source material was the main reason that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had languished in development hell since the 1990s. Scott Frank was hired to write the screenplay in February 1999, after approaching Warner Bros. for the job. Frank, a recent Oscar nominee for the R - rated crime film Out of Sight, wanted to work on a film that his children could enjoy. As an enthusiastic fan of the book, he intended to remain more truthful to Dahl 's vision than the 1971 film had been. Nicolas Cage was under discussions for Willy Wonka, but lost interest. Gary Ross signed to direct in February 2000, which resulted in Frank completing two drafts of the screenplay, before leaving with Ross in September 2001. Both Warner Bros. and the Dahl Estate wanted Frank to stay on the project, but he faced scheduling conflicts and contractual obligations with Minority Report ( 2002 ) and The Lookout ( 2007 ). Rob Minkoff entered negotiations to take the director 's position in October 2001, and Gwyn Lurie was hired to start from scratch on a new script in February 2002. Lurie said she would adapt the original book and ignore the 1971 film adaptation. Dahl 's estate championed Lurie after being impressed with her work on another Dahl adaptation, a live - action adaptation of The BFG, for Paramount Pictures, which was never made ( Paramount distributed the earlier 1971 film version of Charlie, and later sold the rights to WB ). In April 2002, Martin Scorsese was involved with the film, albeit briefly, but opted to direct The Aviator instead. Warner Bros. president Alan F. Horn wanted Tom Shadyac to direct Jim Carrey as Willy Wonka, believing the duo could make Charlie and the Chocolate Factory relevant to mainstream audiences, but Liccy Dahl opposed this. Pre-production After receiving enthusiastic approval from the Dahl Estate, Warner Bros. hired Tim Burton to direct in May 2003. Burton compared the project 's languishing development to Batman ( 1989 ), which he directed, in how there had been varied creative efforts with both films. He said, `` Scott Frank 's version was the best, probably the clearest, and the most interesting, but they had abandoned that. '' Liccy Dahl commented that Burton was the first and only director the estate was happy with. He had previously produced another of the author 's adaptations with James and the Giant Peach ( 1996 ), and, like Roald and Liccy, disliked the 1971 film because it strayed from the book 's storyline. `` As a child, Dahl was the author who I connected to the most. He got the idea of writing a mixture of light and darkness, and not speaking down to kids, and the kind of politically incorrect humor that kids get. I 've always liked that, and it 's shaped everything I 've felt that I 've done. '' Tim Burton During pre-production Burton visited Dahl 's former home in the Buckinghamshire village of Great Missenden. Liccy Dahl remembers Burton entering Dahl 's famed writing shed and saying, `` This is the Buckets ' house ! '' and thinking to herself, `` Thank God, somebody gets it. '' Liccy also showed Burton the original handwritten manuscripts, which Burton discovered were more politically incorrect than the published book. The manuscripts included a child named Herpes, after the sexually transmitted disease. Burton immediately thought of Johnny Depp for the role of Willy Wonka, who in August 2003 joined the film, his fourth collaboration with the director. Lurie 's script received a rewrite by Pamela Pettler, who worked with Burton on Corpse Bride, but the director hired Big Fish screenwriter John August in December 2003 to start from scratch. Both August and Burton were fans of the book since their childhoods. August first read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when he was eight years old, and subsequently sent Dahl a fan letter. He did not see the 1971 film prior to his hiring, which Burton believed would be fundamental in having August stay closer to the book. The writer updated the Mike Teavee character into an obsessive video game player, as compared to the novel, in which he fantasized about violent crime films. The characters Arthur Slugworth and Prodnose were reduced to brief cameo appearances, while Mr. Beauregarde was entirely omitted. Burton and August also worked together in creating Wilbur Wonka, Willy 's domineering dentist father. Burton thought the paternal character would help explain Willy Wonka himself and that otherwise he would be `` just a weird guy ''. The element of an estranged father - son relationship had previously appeared in Big Fish, similarly directed by Burton and written by August. Warner Bros. and the director held differences over the characterizations of Charlie Bucket and Willy Wonka. The studio wanted to entirely delete Mr. Bucket and make Willy Wonka the idyllic father figure Charlie had longed for his entire life. Burton believed that Wonka would not be a good father, finding the character similar to a recluse. Burton said, `` In some ways, he 's more screwed up than the kids. '' Warner Bros. also wanted Charlie to be a whiz kid, but Burton resisted the characterization. He wanted Charlie to be an average child who would be in the background and not get in trouble. Casting Prior to Burton 's involvement, Warner Bros. considered or discussed Willy Wonka with Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Steve Martin, Robin Williams, Nicolas Cage, Jim Carrey, Michael Keaton, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Will Smith, Mike Myers, Ben Stiller, Leslie Nielsen, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Patrick Stewart, and Adam Sandler. Dustin Hoffman and Marilyn Manson reportedly wanted the role as well. Pitt 's production company, Plan B Entertainment, however, stayed on to co-finance the film with Warner Bros. Coincidentally, Cleese, Idle and Palin ( as well as the other three Monty Python members ) had all previously expressed interest in playing Wonka in the 1971 film adaptation. Johnny Depp was the only actor Burton considered for the role, although Dwayne Johnson was Burton 's second choice in case Depp was unavailable. Depp signed on without reading the script under the intention of going with a completely different approach than what Gene Wilder did in the 1971 film adaptation. Depp said regardless of the original film, Gene Wilder 's characterization of Willy Wonka stood out as a unique portrayal. Depp and Burton derived their Willy Wonka from children 's television show hosts such as Bob Keeshan ( Captain Kangaroo ), Fred Rogers, and Al Lewis from The Uncle Al Show, and Depp also took inspiration from various game show hosts. Burton recalled from his childhood that the characters were bizarre but left lasting impressions. He said, `` It was kind of a strange amalgamation of these weird children 's TV show hosts. '' Depp based Wonka 's look ( over-exaggerated bob cut and sunglasses ) on Vogue magazine editor Anna Wintour. Comparisons were drawn between Willy Wonka and Michael Jackson. Burton disagreed with the comparisons and said Jackson, unlike Wonka, liked children. Depp said the similarities with Jackson never occurred to him. Instead, he compared Wonka to Howard Hughes due to his `` reclusive, germaphobe, controlling '' nature. Burton agreed with the similarity to Hughes. He also cited Charles Foster Kane from Citizen Kane as an inspiration for Wonka, as Kane is `` somebody who was brilliant but then was traumatized and then retreats into their own world ''. Depp wanted to sport prosthetic makeup for the part and have a long, elongated nose, but Burton believed it would be too outrageous. During production, Gene Wilder, in an interview with The Daily Telegraph, accused the filmmakers of only remaking the 1971 film for the purpose of money. Depp said he was disappointed by Wilder 's comment, and responded that the film was not a remake, but a new adaptation of Dahl 's 1964 book. The casting calls for Charlie Bucket, Violet Beauregarde, Veruca Salt, and Mike Teavee took place in the United States and United Kingdom, while Augustus Gloop 's casting took place in Germany. Burton said he sought actors `` who had something of the character in them '', and found Mike Teavee the hardest character to cast. Burton was finding trouble casting Charlie, until Depp, who had worked with Freddie Highmore on Finding Neverland, suggested Highmore for the part. Highmore had already read the book before, but decided to read it once more prior to auditioning. The actor did not see the original film adaptation, and chose not to see it until after Burton 's production, so his portrayal would not be influenced. Before Adam Godley was officially cast as Mr. Teavee, Dan Castellaneta, Tim Allen, Ed O'Neill, Bob Saget, and Ray Romano were all considered for the role. It has been rumored that Gregory Peck was considered for the role of Grandpa Joe. Other actors that were considered for Grandpa Joe included Richard Attenborough, Kirk Douglas, Albert Finney, Anthony Hopkins, Paul Newman, Max von Sydow, David Warner, Christopher Lloyd and Peter Ustinov. Filming Principal photography for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory started on June 21, 2004 at Pinewood Studios in England. Director Tim Burton and composer Danny Elfman found filming somewhat difficult because they were simultaneously working on Corpse Bride. The Wonka Factory exterior was coincidentally constructed on the same backlot Burton had used for Gotham City in Batman ( 1989 ). The ceremonial scene required 500 local extras. The Chocolate Room / River setpiece filled Pinewood 's 007 Stage. As a consequence of British Equity rules, which state that children can only work four and a half hours a day, filming for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory took six months, ending in December 2004. Design The architecture of the Bucket family home was influenced by Burton 's visit to Roald Dahl 's writing hut. Like the book, the film has a `` timeless '' setting and is not set in a specific country. `` We 've tried not to pinpoint it to any place, '' production designer Alex McDowell explained. `` The cars, in fact, drive down the middle of the road. '' The town, whose design was shaped by the black and white urban photography of Bill Brandt, as well as Pittsburgh and Northern England, is arranged like a medieval village, with Wonka 's estate on top and the Bucket shack below. The filmmakers also used fascist architecture for Wonka 's factory exterior, and designed most of the sets on 360 ° sound stages, similar to cycloramas. Burton biographer Mark Salisbury wrote that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory `` melds 1950s and ' 70s visuals with a futuristic sensibility that seems straight out of a 1960s sense of the future. '' The `` TV Room '' was patterned after photographs from the films 2001 : A Space Odyssey, Danger : Diabolik, and THX 1138. Danger Diabolik also served as inspiration for the Nut Room and Inventing Room. Visual effects Tim Burton avoided using too many digital effects because he wanted the younger actors to feel as if they were working in a realistic environment. As a result, forced perspective techniques, oversized props and scale models were used to avoid computer - generated imagery ( CGI ). Deep Roy was cast to play the Oompa - Loompas based on his previous collaborations with Burton on Planet of the Apes and Big Fish. The actor was able to play various Oompa - Loompas using split screen photography, digital and front projection effects. `` Tim told me that the Oompa - Loompas were strictly programmed, like robots -- all they do is work, work, work, '' Roy commented. `` So when it comes time to dance, they 're like a regiment ; they do the same steps. '' A practical method was considered for the scene in which Violet Beauregarde turns blue and swells up into a giant 10 - foot blueberry. A suit with an air hose was considered at one point for the beginnings of the swelling scene, before the decision was made to do the entire transformation in CGI. The visual effects house Cinesite was recruited for this assignment. In some shots of AnnaSophia Robb 's head, a facial prosthetic was worn to give the impression that her cheeks had swelled up as well. Because this decision was made late in the film 's production, any traces of Violet 's blueberry scene were omitted from trailers or promotional material. Rather than rely on CGI, Burton wanted the 40 squirrels in the Nut Room to be real. The animals were trained every day for 10 weeks before filming commenced. They began their coaching while newborns, fed by bottles to form relationships with human trainers. The squirrels were each taught how to sit upon a little blue bar stool, tap and then open a walnut, and deposit its meat onto a conveyor belt. `` Ultimately, the scene was supplemented by CGI and animatronics, '' Burton said, `` but for the close - ups and the main action, they 're the real thing. '' Wonka 's Viking boat for the Chocolate River sequence floats down a realistic river filled with 192,000 gallons of faux melted chocolate. `` Having seen the first film, we wanted to make the chocolate river look edible, '' McDowell said. `` In the first film, it 's so distasteful. '' The production first considered a CGI river, but Burton was impressed with the artificial substance when he saw how it clung to the boat 's oars. Nine shades of chocolate were tested before Burton settled on the proper hue. Music Further information : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( soundtrack ) The original music score was written by Danny Elfman, a frequent collaborator with director Tim Burton. Elfman 's score is based around three primary themes : a gentle family theme for the Buckets, generally set in upper woodwinds ; a mystical, string - driven waltz for Willy Wonka ; and a hyper - upbeat factory theme for full orchestra, Elfman 's homemade synthesizer samples and the diminutive chanting voices of the Oompa - Loompas. Elfman also wrote and performed the vocals for four songs, with pitch changes and modulations to represent different singers. The lyrics to the Oompa - Loompa songs are adapted from the original book, and are thus credited to Roald Dahl. Following Burton 's suggestion, each song in the score is designed to reflect a different archetype. `` Wonka 's Welcome Song '' is a maddeningly cheerful theme park ditty, `` Augustus Gloop '' a Bollywood spectacle ( per Deep Roy 's suggestion ), `` Violet Beauregarde '' is 1970s funk, `` Veruca Salt '' is 1960s bubblegum pop / psychedelic pop, and `` Mike Teavee '' is a tribute to late 1970s hard rock ( such as Queen ) and early 1980s hair bands. The original motion picture soundtrack was released on July 12, 2005 by Warner Bros. Records. Release Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had its premiere at the Grauman 's Chinese Theatre, on July 10, 2005, where money for the Make - a-Wish Foundation was raised. The film was released in the United States on July 15, 2005 in 3,770 theaters ( including IMAX theaters ). Marketing Early in the development of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in February 2000, Warner Bros. announced their intention of marketing the film with a Broadway theatre musical after release. The studio reiterated their interest in May 2003, however, the idea was postponed by the time filming began in June 2004. The main tie - in for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory focused on The Willy Wonka Candy Company, a division of Nestlé. A small range of Wonka Bars were launched, utilizing their prominence in the film. The release of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory also rekindled public interest in Roald Dahl 's 1964 book, and appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list from July 3 to October 23, 2005. Box Office Charlie and the Chocolate Factory earned $56,178,450 in its opening weekend, the fifth - highest opening weekend gross for 2005, and stayed at # 1 for two weeks. The film eventually grossed $206,459,076 in US totals and $268,509,687 in foreign countries, coming to a worldwide total of $474,968,763. It was the fifty - eighth highest - grossing film of all time when released, as well as seventh - highest for the US and eighth - highest worldwide for the year of 2005. Critical response Depp 's performance as Willy Wonka received comparisons to Michael Jackson On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 83 % based on 222 reviews, with an average rating 7.2 / 10. The site 's critical consensus reads, `` Closer to the source material than 1971 's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is for people who like their Chocolate visually appealing and dark. '' On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100, based on 40 critics, indicating `` generally favorable reviews ''. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of `` A -- '' on an A+ to F scale. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly praised Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, writing `` Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka may be a stone freak, but he is also one of Burton 's classic crackpot conjurers, like Beetlejuice or Ed Wood. '' Roger Ebert gave an overall positive review and enjoyed the film. He was primarily impressed by Tim Burton 's direction of the younger cast members, but was disappointed with Depp 's performance : `` What was Depp thinking of ? In Pirates of the Caribbean he was famously channeling Keith Richards, which may have primed us to look for possible inspirations for this performance. '' Mick LaSalle from the San Francisco Chronicle found Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Burton 's `` best work in years. If all the laughs come from Depp, who gives Willy the mannerisms of a classic Hollywood diva, the film 's heart comes from Highmore, a gifted young performer whose performance is sincere, deep and unforced in a way that 's rare in a child actor. '' Peter Travers wrote in Rolling Stone magazine that `` Depp 's deliciously demented take on Willy Wonka demands to be seen. Depp goes deeper to find the bruises on Wonka 's secret heart than what Gene Wilder did. Depp and Burton may fly too high on the vapors of pure imagination, but it 's hard to not get hooked on something this tasty. And how about that army of Oompa - Loompas, all played by Deep Roy, in musical numbers that appear to have been choreographed by Busby Berkeley on crack. '' Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post criticized Depp 's acting. `` The cumulative effect is n't pretty. Nor is it kooky, funny, eccentric or even mildly interesting. Indeed, throughout his fey, simpering performance, Depp seems to be straining so hard for weirdness that the entire enterprise begins to feel like those excruciating occasions when your parents tried to be hip. Aside from Burton 's usual eye - popping direction, the film 's strenuous efforts at becoming a camp classic eventually begin to wear thin. '' In 2007, Gene Wilder said he chose not to see the film. `` The thing that put me off... I like Johnny Depp, I like him, as an actor I like him very much... but when I saw little pieces in the promotion of what he was doing, I said I do n't want to see the film, because I do n't want to be disappointed in him. '' In 2013, when Wilder was asked about the Burton remake, he said `` I think it 's an insult. It 's probably Warner Bros. ' insult. '' He also criticized the choices that Burton made as a director, saying `` I do n't care for that director. He 's a talented man, but I do n't care for him doing stuff like he did. '' Accolades Costume designer Gabriella Pescucci received an Academy Award nomination, but lost to Colleen Atwood for Memoirs of a Geisha. Johnny Depp lost the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy to Joaquin Phoenix in Walk the Line. More nominations followed from the British Academy Film Awards for Visual Effects, Costume Design ( Pescucci ), Makeup & Hair ( Peter Owen and Ivana Primorac ) and Production Design ( Alex McDowell ). Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was also nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film, as well as Performance by a Younger Actor ( Freddie Highmore ), Music ( Danny Elfman ) and Costume ( Pescucci ). Elfman and screenwriter John August were nominated for a Grammy Award with `` Wonka 's Welcome Song ''. References Jump up ^ `` CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY ( PG ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. June 23, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2015. Jump up ^ `` LUMIERE : Film : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. ^ Jump up to : Chris Nashawaty ( July 8, 2005 ). `` Cover Story : The Truth About ' Charlie ' ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 11, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2005 ) ''. Box Office Mojo. Amazon.com. Retrieved April 12, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Rob Waugh ( April 2005 ). `` Sweet Smell of Success ''. The Mail on Sunday. access - date = requires url = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : Michael Fleming ( May 21, 2003 ). `` Warners takes whack at ' Wonka ' ''. Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2009. ^ Jump up to : Staff ( July 12, 2005 ). `` A Nuttier ' Chocolate ' ''. Los Angeles Times. access - date = requires url = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : Benedict Carver ( February 4, 1999 ). `` WB to taste ' Chocolate ' ''. Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Complete List of Nominees ''. Washington Post. Retrieved August 30, 2014. Jump up ^ Roger Ebert ( June 19, 1998 ). `` Out of Sight ''. rogerebert.com. Retrieved August 30, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Steve Head ( September 15, 2001 ). `` Scott Frank 's Adventures with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. IGN. Retrieved June 12, 2009. ^ Jump up to : Greg Dean Schmitz. `` Greg 's Preview -- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Yahoo ! Movies. Archived from the original on April 15, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2009. ^ Jump up to : Michael Fleming ( February 22, 2000 ). `` Siegel ankles B-G, forms own banner ''. Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2009. Jump up ^ Steve Head ( September 6, 2001 ). `` Ross and Frank Bid Adieu to Wonka Remake ''. IGN. Retrieved June 12, 2009. Jump up ^ Steve Head ( October 16, 2001 ). `` Chocolate Factory Gets New CEO, Rob Minkoff ''. IGN. Retrieved June 12, 2009. Jump up ^ Dana Harris ( February 27, 2002 ). `` Lurie back to book for ' Chocolate ' pic ''. Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2009. ^ Jump up to : Mark Salisbury ; Tim Burton ( 2006 ). `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Burton on Burton. London : Faber and Faber. pp. 223 -- 245. ISBN 0 - 571 - 22926 - 3. Jump up ^ Michael Fleming ( August 19, 2003 ). `` Where there 's a Willy ''. Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Did I ever watch the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ? ''. John August.com. June 7, 2004. Retrieved July 20, 2009. Jump up ^ Jon Burlingame ( July 10, 2005 ). `` Sing Along With Roald ''. The New York Times. access - date = requires url = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : Steve Head ( July 8, 2005 ). `` Interview : Tim Burton ''. IGN. Retrieved June 12, 2009. ^ Jump up to : Stacy ( July 31, 2009 ). `` Movie Trivia : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Retrieved June 19, 2015. Jump up ^ Heritage, Stuart ( September 10, 2010 ). `` Bill Murray is 60 ! Celebrate with 60 Bill Murray facts ''. The Guardian. Retrieved May 12, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Voynar, Kim ( July 18, 2005 ). `` New Releases : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Moviefone. Retrieved June 18, 2015. Jump up ^ Baillie, Katie ( February 13, 2015 ). `` Here 's what the kids from Charlie and the Chocolate look like 10 years on ''. Metro. Retrieved June 18, 2015. Jump up ^ Skipper, Ben ( August 12, 2014 ). `` The Nearly Roles Of Robin Williams : Joker, Hagrid, The Shining, Riddler ''. International Business Times. Retrieved June 18, 2015. Jump up ^ Romano, Nick ( March 16, 2015 ). `` THE LOST ROLES OF BRAD PITT : 10 MOVIES THE ' INGLOURIOUS BASTERD ' ALMOST STARRED IN ''. Ifc.com. Retrieved June 18, 2015. Jump up ^ `` LESLIE NIELSEN FACTS ''. ShortList. Retrieved July 8, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Honeybone, Nigel ( April 25, 2012 ). `` Film Review : Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory ( 1971 ) ''. Retrieved July 8, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Hoffman Missed Out On Wonka ''. Contactmusic.com. June 29, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2015. Jump up ^ Zamer, Rebecca ( July 25, 2014 ). `` Dwayne Johnson : 7 Eyebrow Raising Facts ''. Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved June 19, 2015. Jump up ^ Staff ( April 18, 2005 ). `` Movie Preview : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 11, 2009. ^ Jump up to : Steve Head ( July 13, 2005 ). `` Interview : Johnny Depp ''. IGN. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010. Retrieved June 12, 2009. Jump up ^ Rebecca Winters ( June 26, 2005 ). `` Just a Couple of Eccentrics ''. Time. Retrieved June 12, 2009. Jump up ^ Freddie Highmore ; Kristin Kloberdanz ( November 29, 2004 ). `` Q&A Freddie Highmore ''. Time. Retrieved June 12, 2009. Jump up ^ Steve Head ( July 15, 2005 ). `` Interview : Freddy Highmore ''. IGN. Retrieved July 12, 2009. Jump up ^ Board, Josh ( May 12, 2011 ). `` San Diego Acting Legend Gregory Peck Gets a Stamp ''. Retrieved June 15, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. January 7, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2015. Jump up ^ Paul Chai ( September 27, 2004 ). `` Sets and the city ''. Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2009. Jump up ^ Jamie Graham ( May 2005 ). `` 2005 Summer Preview : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Total Film. access - date = requires url = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : Michelle Kung ( July 8, 2005 ). `` I, Oompa - Loompa ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 12, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Blu - Ray review ''. TechnologyTell. January 30, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Production Notes ''. Warner Bros. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2009. ^ Jump up to : Rob Lowman ( July 15, 2005 ). `` DANNY ELFMAN GOES ( CHOCOLATE - COVERED ) NUTS ''. Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved August 18, 2009. Jump up ^ Campbell Robertson ( July 12, 2005 ). `` Premieres to Avoid : Charlie and the Tripe Factory ''. The New York Times. access - date = requires url = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 11, 2009. Jump up ^ Tamsen Tillson ( December 16, 2004 ). `` ' Wonka ' pic blown up ''. Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2009. Jump up ^ Army Archerd ( April 24, 2004 ). `` Rowlands takes time from ' Key ' to heal ''. Variety. Retrieved June 10, 2009. Jump up ^ Staff ( July 10, 2005 ). `` Children 's Best Sellers : July 10, 2005 ''. The New York Times. access - date = requires url = ( help ) Jump up ^ Staff ( October 23, 2005 ). `` Children 's Best Sellers : October 23, 2005 ''. The New York Times. access - date = requires url = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : `` 2005 Domestic Grosses ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 11, 2009. Jump up ^ `` 2005 Worldwide Grosses ''. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 11, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 5, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2005 ) : Reviews ''. Metacritic. Retrieved June 11, 2009. Jump up ^ `` CinemaScore ''. cinemascore.com. Jump up ^ Owen Gleiberman ( July 13, 2005 ). `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 25, 2009. Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger. `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Chicago Sun - Times. Jump up ^ Mick LaSalle ( July 15, 2005 ). `` Depp brings a nutty center to Willy Wonka adventure ''. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 25, 2009. Jump up ^ Peter Travers ( July 14, 2005 ). `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on June 20, 2008. Retrieved July 25, 2009. Jump up ^ Ann Hornaday ( July 15, 2005 ). `` Sorry, Charlie ''. The Washington Post. Retrieved July 25, 2009. Jump up ^ Manouse, Ernie ( December 16, 2007 ). Gene Wilder on InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse. Event occurs at 20 : 50. Jump up ^ Suskind, Alex ( June 14, 2013 ). `` Gene Wilder on Today 's ' Dirty ' Movies and Why ' Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ' Is ' an Insult ' ''. Moviefone. Retrieved July 11, 2015. Jump up ^ `` 2005 ( 78 ) Academy Awards ''. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved July 25, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved July 25, 2009. Jump up ^ `` Past Saturn Awards ''. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. Archived from the original on May 12, 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2009. Jump up ^ Edwin Page ( 2007 ). `` Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ''. Gothic Fantasy : The Films of Tim Burton. London : Marion Boyars Publishers. pp. 210 -- 224. ISBN 0 - 7145 - 3132 - 4. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( film ). Wikiquote has quotations related to : Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Official website Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on IMDb Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the TCM Movie Database Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Box Office Mojo Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Rotten Tomatoes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Metacritic A Golden Ticket Roald Dahl 's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator Films Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory Charlie and the Chocolate Factory soundtrack Tom and Jerry : Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Characters Willy Wonka Theater Roald Dahl 's Willy Wonka ( 2004 musical ) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2013 musical ) The Golden Ticket Music Charlie and the Chocolate Factory : Original Motion Picture Soundtrack `` Pure Imagination '' `` The Candy Man '' Miscellaneous The Ride Video games Wonka Bar Everlasting Gobstopper Primus & the Chocolate Factory with the Fungi Ensemble The Willy Wonka Candy Company Roald Dahl Children 's fiction The Gremlins ( 1943 ) James and the Giant Peach ( 1961 ) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 1964 ) The Magic Finger ( 1966 ) Fantastic Mr Fox ( 1970 ) Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator ( 1972 ) Danny, the Champion of the World ( 1975 ) The Enormous Crocodile ( 1978 ) The Twits ( 1980 ) George 's Marvellous Medicine ( 1981 ) The BFG ( 1982 ) The Witches ( 1983 ) The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me ( 1985 ) Matilda ( 1988 ) Esio Trot ( 1990 ) The Vicar of Nibbleswicke ( 1991 ) The Minpins ( 1991 ) Children 's poetry Revolting Rhymes ( 1982 ) Dirty Beasts ( 1983 ) Rhyme Stew ( 1989 ) Adult novels Sometime Never : A Fable for Supermen ( 1948 ) My Uncle Oswald ( 1979 ) Adult short story collections Over to You : Ten Stories of Flyers and Flying ( 1946 ) Someone Like You ( 1953 ) Kiss Kiss ( 1960 ) Lamb to the Slaughter ( 1953 ) Switch Bitch ( 1974 ) The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More ( 1977 ) The Best of Roald Dahl ( 1978 ) Tales of the Unexpected ( 1979 ) More Tales of the Unexpected ( 1980 ) The Roald Dahl Omnibus ( 1986 ) Two Fables ( 1986 ) Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life : The Country Stories of Roald Dahl ( 1989 ) The Collected Short Stories of Roald Dahl ( 1991 ) The Roald Dahl Treasury ( 1997 ) The Great Automatic Grammatizator ( 1998 ) Skin and Other Stories ( 2000 ) Roald Dahl : Collected Stories ( 2006 ) Non-fiction The Mildenhall Treasure ( 1946 ) Boy : Tales of Childhood ( 1984 ) Going Solo ( 1986 ) Memories with Food at Gipsy House ( 1991 ) Roald Dahl 's Guide to Railway Safety ( 1991 ) My Year ( 1993 ) Film adaptations 36 Hours ( 1965 ) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ( 1971 ) Danny, the Champion of the World ( 1989 ) The BFG ( 1989 ) The Witches ( 1990 ) Four Rooms ( 1995 ) James and the Giant Peach ( 1996 ) Matilda ( 1996 ) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2005 ) Fantastic Mr. Fox ( 2009 ) Roald Dahl 's Esio Trot ( 2015 ) The BFG ( 2016 ) Revolting Rhymes ( 2016 ) Tom and Jerry : Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ( 2017 ) Film scripts The Bells of Hell Go Ting - a-ling - a-ling ( 1966, unfinished ) You Only Live Twice ( 1967 ) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang ( 1968 ) The Night Digger ( 1971 ) Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ( 1971 ) Television series Way Out ( 1961 ) Tales of the Unexpected ( 1979 -- 88 ) Musicals and plays The Honeys ( 1955 ) Matilda ( 2010 ) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2013 ) Fantastic Mr Fox ( 2016 ) See also Quentin Blake Roald Dahl bibliography Roald Dahl short stories bibliography Roald Dahl 's Book of Ghost Stories ( 1983 ) List of Tales of the Unexpected episodes Related Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre Roald Dahl Children 's Gallery Patricia Neal ( wife ) Tessa Dahl ( daughter ) Ophelia Dahl ( daughter ) Lucy Dahl ( daughter ) Sophie Dahl ( granddaughter ) Tim Burton Filmography Frequent collaborators Unproduced projects Tim Burton Productions Directorial works Feature films Pee - wee 's Big Adventure ( 1985 ) Beetlejuice ( 1988 ) Batman ( 1989 ) Edward Scissorhands ( 1990 ) Batman Returns ( 1992 ) Ed Wood ( 1994 ) Mars Attacks ! ( 1996 ) Sleepy Hollow ( 1999 ) Planet of the Apes ( 2001 ) Big Fish ( 2003 ) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2005 ) Corpse Bride ( 2005 ) Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 2007 ) Alice in Wonderland ( 2010 ) Dark Shadows ( 2012 ) Frankenweenie ( 2012 ) Big Eyes ( 2014 ) Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children ( 2016 ) Dumbo ( 2019 ) Short films The Island of Doctor Agor ( 1971 ) Stalk of the Celery Monster ( 1979 ) Hansel and Gretel ( 1982 ) Vincent ( 1982 ) Frankenweenie ( 1984 ) Stainboy ( 2000 ) Music videos `` Bones '' `` Here with Me '' Produced only The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) Cabin Boy ( 1994 ) Batman Forever ( 1995 ) James and the Giant Peach ( 1996 ) 9 ( 2009 ) Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter ( 2012 ) Alice Through the Looking Glass ( 2016 ) Literature The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy & Other Stories ( 1997 ) Television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents ( `` The Jar '', 1986 ) Faerie Tale Theatre ( `` Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp '', 1986 ) Beetlejuice ( 1989 -- 91 ) Family Dog ( 1993 ) `` The template below ( Brad Pitt ) is being considered for deletion. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. '' Brad Pitt Films produced The Departed ( 2006 ) Running with Scissors ( 2006 ) A Mighty Heart ( 2007 ) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford ( 2007 ) Kick - Ass ( 2010 ) Eat Pray Love ( 2010 ) The Tree of Life ( 2011 ) Moneyball ( 2011 ) Killing Them Softly ( 2012 ) World War Z ( 2013 ) Kick - Ass 2 ( 2013 ) 12 Years a Slave ( 2013 ) By the Sea ( 2015 ) The Big Short ( 2015 ) Moonlight ( 2016 ) The Lost City of Z ( 2016 ) War Machine ( 2017 ) Brad 's Status ( 2017 ) Backseat ( 2018 ) Beautiful Boy ( 2018 ) Ad Astra ( 2019 ) Related articles Awards Brad Pitt filmography Plan B Entertainment Rusty Ryan Douglas Pitt VIAF : 225729138 LCCN : no2005109285 GND : 7678460 - 5 BNF : cb169038594 ( data ) BNE : XX4827519 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory_(film)&oldid=808009981 '' Categories : 2005 films English - language films Willy Wonka 2000s comedy films 2000s fantasy films American films British films American children 's fantasy films American fantasy - comedy films British children 's films British comedy films British fantasy films Film scores by Danny Elfman Films about children Films about food and drink Films based on British novels Films based on children 's books Films based on works by Roald Dahl Films directed by Tim Burton Films produced by Richard D. Zanuck Films shot at Pinewood Studios Plan B Entertainment films Screenplays by John August Village Roadshow Pictures films Warner Bros. films Hidden categories : Pages using citations with accessdate and no URL Wikipedia pages semi-protected against vandalism Use mdy dates from April 2016 Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Good articles Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Wikiquote Български Català Cebuano Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Íslenska Italiano עברית Lietuvių Magyar Македонски Bahasa Melayu Монгол Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Română Runa Simi Русский Simple English Slovenčina Suomi Svenska ไทย Türkçe Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 31 October 2017, at 09 : 58. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who played wilbur wonka in charlie and the chocolate factory
Answer: Christopher Lee