Wilder's Wonka is an eccentric and ... He returns the Everlasting Gobstopper Willy gave him, and from there spills poetry. "It's so beautiful, that scene," King said. And to him, the turn Willy ...

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The late Gene Wilder, the famed actor and comedian, left his indelible mark in Hollywood with his films like ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,’ ‘Young Frankenstein,’ ‘Bonnie & Clyde ...

"The Golden Ticket" will draw on Wonka magic in a new reality TV show featuring a "high-stakes social experiment." ...

Peter Ostrum as Charlie Bucket in a scene from "Willy Wonka and ... several big-screen adaptions. In 1971, Gene Wilder took on the role of Willy Wonka and Johnny Depp staged the beloved character ...