“I wasn't offered Willy Wonka,” he said. “I would like to have, but the guy did a beautiful job,” he added, referencing Gene Wilder, who played the role in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the ...

In 1971, Gene Wilder took on the role of Willy Wonka and Johnny Depp staged the beloved character in 2005. More recently, in 2023, Timothée Chalamet took on the leading role. 24/7 coverage of ...

but Wilder could not be any less Willy Wonka. This dynamic offers a unique and intriguing perspective on this relationship. We always want our funny stars to be funny people, but “Gene & Gilda ...

Musk, 53, loaned Walker-Pearlman, who is "Willy Wonka" star Wilder's nephew ... Elon Musk moved to foreclose on actor Gene Wilder's former home in August—now, it's had $3.5 million slashed ...

The Bel-Air home of Gene Wilder, the late star of "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," is for sale. Tesla CEO Elon Musk bought it and later sold it to Wilder's nephew and his wife. Musk's team ...

Billionaire Tesla (TSLA) founder Elon Musk has moved to foreclose on actor Gene Wilder's former home-after loaning the "Willa Wonka" star's nephew millions of dollars to help him buy the iconic ...

Gene Wilder criticized Tim Burton's 2005 remake of Willy Wonka as a greedy money grab by Hollywood executives. Despite Wilder's opinion, 2005's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a box office ...

Corrin’s bald, Scrumdiddlyumptious supervillainis described as a mashup of Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka — the warm and whimsical, yet unpredictable and sometimes manic chocolatier in 1971’s ...

“Oh baby, you are so talented,” exclaims Bart (Cleavon Little), the wily protagonist of Blazing ... We’re talking about Gene Wilder as none other than the Waco Kid. “Are we awake?” ...