Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Musical (Film)

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2022 musical film directed by Paul King from a screenplay by Emma Thompson, David Greig, and Timothy Allen McDonald, based on the stage musical of the same name by Sam Mendes and Greig, which in turn was based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl. It is the third film adaptation of the novel, following Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005), this time, combining both elements of the previous adaptations, similar to how Timothée Chalamet depicted his take on Willy Wonka. is is a sequel to 2023's "Wonka". The film takes place 85 years after "Wonka", and Christian Borle replaces Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka, reprising his role from the Broadway version of the musical.
== PLOT (Concept) ==
Willy Wonka (Christian Borle) sends five golden tickets in his famous Wonka bars, holding a contest for whoever can get a golden ticket. Whoever gets a golden ticket will spend a whole day touring Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. Those five winners for the golden ticket include Augustus Gloop (Sam St. Jean), Veruca Salt (Kazmin Borrer), Violet Beauregard (Neela Jolene), Mike Teavee (Dallas Liu), and Charlie Bucket (Gregory Mann).
The first room the kids and their guardians visit is the chocolate room featured at the end of "Wonka", with Augustus winding up in the chocolate river and getting sucked up a pipe that sends Augustus to the fudge room. After the Oompa-Loopmas sing Augustus' song, another set of Oompa-Loompas arrive in a boat that sends everyone down a tunnel that leads them to the Inventing Room. Willy Wonka shows them all how he makes his Everlasting Gobstoppers, Hair Toffee, and a prototype of his Magical Chewing Gum, which Violet chews on, much to Wonka's dismay regarding how the gum is still a prototype. Violet's skin turns violet and her body swells up until she resembles a blueberry. The Oompa-Loopmas sing Violet's song as they roll her to the boat, where she will be sent to the juicing room. Wonka guides the remaining children and guardians down a tunnel that leads them to the Nut Room. Veruca, amazed at what the squirrels can do, asks for one as a pet, only for Wonka to say that they aren't for sale. Veruca cleverly sneaks into the nut room to pick a squirrel she wants to adopt, only for the squirrels to attack Veruca and pin her to the floor. The head squirrel taps on Veruca's head to see if she's a good nut or a bad nut. Unable to crack her head open, the squirrels find out she's a bad nut and throw her down a garbage chute that will lead to the furnace. Wonka explains that they only light up the furnace every other day, but there's a good chance that she could still be stuck in the chute. Mr. Salt charges after Veruca to see if she's okay, and the head squirrel charges after him, sending Mr. Salt down the chute with their spoiled daughter. The Oompa-Loopmas sing Veruca's song, with the squirrels joining the Oompa-Loopmas during their song and dance number. Once the Oompa-Loompas and squirrels disband and go back to work, Mike Teavee and Charlie are the only children left. Willy Wonka introduces everyone to his Great Glass Elevator, which can go sideways, slant ways, longways, backways, and any other ways possible. It can also take you to any room within the factory. Willy Wonka presses a few button, showcasing the other rooms within his factory, until Mike demands if there's a television room. Mike finds a button labeled "Television Chocolate" and presses it, sending the elevator to the Television Chocolate Room. Willy Wonka hands Charlie, Grandpa Joe, Mike Teavee, and Mrs. Teavee protective UV goggles that must be kept on at all times to avoid being blinded by the flashing lights in the room. Willy Wonka orders his Oompa-Loopmas, "Bring in the chocolate", and everyone looks at the giant Wonka bar they are carrying to the camera. The light flashes, and the giant Wonka bar disappears, until it slowly fades into the small television. Wonka asks Mike to reach into the TV, only for Mike to point out that it's just a TV, and there's no way he'd be able to stick his hand in there. Charlie gives it a go, and both he and the other grownups are amazed that Charlie can stick his hand into the television to pick up that Wonka bar. Charlie takes a bite of the chocolate, and it's still delicious, just like any other Wonka bar he's ever tasted. Mike gets an idea to try being the first person sent through television, and when he vanishes in a flash, Mike fades into the TV set, now small, with his voice pitched up. Mrs. Teavee is glad to see her son shrunk, since she can now look after him all day long, but Wonka sends an Oompa-Loompa to take Mrs. Teavee to the taffy-puller room so Mike can be stretched to his original height. The Oompa-Loompas sing Mike's song, and Charlie, Grandpa Joe, and Willy Wonka exit the room as they remove their protective eyewear. Willy Wonka, noticing Charlie is the only child left, jumps for joy and congratulates him. It was as if fate brought Charlie to his factory, and aside from the lifetime supply of chocolate, Willy Wonka wants to give Charlie full custody of his factory, seeing as how throughout the film, Charlie seems to have been the most knowledgeable and understanding child for how things work inside Wonka's factory. The remaining three enter the Great Glass Elevator with one last button Wonka didn't test out until now: "Up and Out". Charlie presses the button, and the elevator slowly starts to gain speed until the elevator slams through the ceiling and starts to fly across the sky. Down below, we see the fate of the other children and legal guardians. Augustus is all covered in chocolate, unable to stop tasting himself. Violet is back to her original self, albeit with her skin still violet, and Mr. Wonka claiming that she'll be back to normal in 8-9 months. Veruca and Mr. Salt are now all covered in trash, with her father having enough of Vercua's spoiled attitude, and punishing her as soon as they have a nice long bath. And lastly, Mrs. Teavee walking out of the factory embarrassed, as Mike walks out of the factory, with his body now as flat as paper, but Mr. Wonka claims that he'll be back to normal in about a week or two. To end off the movie, Charlie guides Willy Wonka to his house, where Charlie's parents and grandparents reside as foreshadowing for a sequel.
== TRIVIA ==
* We could learn from this sequel that Grandpa Joe might have known about Willy Wonka, and the events from "Wonka". It could even be possible that similar to Tim Burton's 2005 film adaptation, Grandpa Joe used to work for Willy Wonka and was one of his best employees.
* It is unknown if Hugh Grant will reprise his role as Lofty, given how he didn't like his performance as an Oompa-Loompa.
* This film's depiction of Charlie will be a mix between his 1971 and 2005 counterparts. Like his 1971 counterpart, Charlie will still have emotional angst that allows the audience to sympathize with. And like Tim Burton's depiction of the character, Charlie sees the good in everyone no matter how unfairly they treat him. Charlie can also come across as a brainy brunette (similar to his 2005 counterpart) in the sense that he knows how some stuff works. And Willy Wonka could get the impression that Charlie reminded him of what he was like growing up, another factor to why he would give Charlie his factory.