Timothée Chalamet exclusively told E! News whether Johnny Depp—who portrayed Willy Wonka in the 2005 movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory—influenced his own role in Wonka.

Actor Johnny Depp dove headfirst into the character of Willy Wonka in the 2005 film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and he got his inspiration from watching children’s TV shows. Depp’s ...

The actor, who plays a young Willy Wonka in 'Wonka,' gave props to both Johnny Depp and Gene Wilder for their previous turns as the candymaker Timothée Chalamet set out to make Willy Wonka his ...

NEW YORK Johnny Depp, star of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," says he didn't base his Willy Wonka character on Michael Jackson and is surprised that some people ...

Move over, Gene Wilder and Timothée Chalamet — the Johnny Depp version of Willy Wonka is the only one that gets what Roald Dahl’s book was going for.

I did the same back in 2005, when Johnny Depp assumed the role for director Tim Burton’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (easily the worst of the Willy Wonka movies).

Now, Chalamet is giving Willy a story of his own, portraying the candyman in "Wonka," which serves a prequel to the original 1971 film — or, in Chalamet's words, a "companion piece." Here's a ...

Timothée Chalamet exclusively told E! News whether Johnny Depp—who portrayed Willy Wonka in the 2005 movie “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”—influenced his own role in “Wonka.” ...

Although Johnny’s version of Willy Wonka in 2005 was impressive, Timmy was more inspired by the 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. “I love the Gene Wilder version,” he added.