Latest Gene Wilder News
Timothee Chalamet Completes Wonka Filming
Timothee Chalamet has finished filming for 'Wonka'.The 25-year-old actor will play the lead role in the musical film, which acts as a prequel to 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' and centres on a young version...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 14 October 2021
Timothee Chalamet Will Play Willy Wonka In Prequel Film
Timothee Chalamet will play Willy Wonka in an upcoming prequel to ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’.The 25-year-old actor has been rumoured to be taking on the iconic role of the chocolate factory proprietor for several...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24 May 2021
Tributes Pour In For Gene Wilder Who Has Died Aged 83
Tributes have poured in for actor and writer Gene Wilder who has died aged 83. Wilder’s death was announced by his family on Monday, who revealed he had been secretly battling Alzheimer’s for three years....
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30 August 2016
The Younger Members Of The Willy Wonka Cast Reunite On The Today Show
Well, that's something we never thought we'd see. A good chunk of the cast from the original 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory' have reunited for the movie's 44th anniversary during an appearance on the...
By Holly Williams in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12 November 2015
Willy Wonka Child Star Swapped Acting For Animals
The child star who appeared alongside Gene Wilder in cult classic Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory bowed out of the spotlight in order to find a "more steady" career - and ended up becoming...
By WENN on 01 July 2013
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory Musical Debuts In West End
When Sam Mendes first decided to adapt Roald Dahl's 49 year-old best loved children's book about an eccentric chocolate maker and one very lucky little boy, he hadn't anticipated the scale or scope of his...
By Lauren James in Movies / TV / Theatre on 26 June 2013
Gene Wilder: 'Tim Burton's Willy Wonka Remake Is An Insult'
Comedy icon Gene Wilder has taken aim at director Tim Burton for remaking movie classic Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, insisting the 2005 film is "an insult".The veteran actor, who turned 80 on Tuesday...
By WENN on 15 June 2013
Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka Costume To Be Auctioned
Gene Wilder's costume from Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory is set to go under the hammer as part of a collection of memorabilia from the beloved 1971 movie.Bosses at California auction house Profiles in...
By WENN on 03 May 2012
Wilder Reveals The Truth About Gilda In New Tell-all
Movie funnyman GENE WILDER has poured out his heart about his late wife GILDA RADNER in a new book, revealing that the comedienne was a bulimic binge drinker with a terrible insecurity complex. In...
By WENN on 16 March 2005
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