Depp used children’s shows to conjure who Willy Wonka is, but he revealed that there is a good amount of Wonka inside him. “As a kid, from what I understand, I’d like to think I was like ...

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 ...

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.” ...

Here's how Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp and Timothée Chalamet changed the roles of the famous chocolatier Willy Wonka.

Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. Warner Bros; Rich Fury/Getty. More than 30 years after the original film premiered, Johnny Depp stepped into the role of Willy Wonka in Tim Burton’s Charlie and the ...

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 know, I know.

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Well, that would be the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, with Chalamet—who dated Lily-Rose Depp from 2018 to 2020—noting he loves Gene Wilder 's iconic portrayal as well.