In the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Gene Wilder plays Willy Wonka as both whimsical and meticulous, but also with a side of sadistic evil.If one were to start listing the literal ...

Here's how the new "Wonka" movie starring Timothée Chalamet and Hugh Grant connects to the original film (and tees up a potential sequel). They clock in, clock out and hit record. Why Gen Z are ...

In the highly anticipated movie musical Wonka, Calah Lane will steal audiences’ hearts as Willy Wonka’s (Timothée Chalamet) young partner-in-crime Noodle.But while the role is 14-year-old ...

The Seacoast Repertory Theatre's current production of "Willy Wonka” based on Roald Dahl’s novel, “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a whimsical confection that bursts with color ...

In a year of “Barbie,” Harry Styles and Taylor Swift, we now get Timothee Chalamet as Willy Wonka. Wonka, of course, was created by the now problematic British author Roald Dahl in his 1964 ...

The new 'Wonka' film manages to not be too sweet Bob Mondello shares his thoughts on Timothee Chalamet's rendition of a young Willy Wonka in the new prequel to the Roald Dahl film classic Willy ...

Willy Wonka arrives singing, an unambiguous announcement that this is, in fact, a straight-faced movie musical. The songs are by the pop artist Neil Hannon, though none quite reach the heights of ...

Calah Lane, left, and Timothée Chalamet in “Wonka.” (Jaap Buittendijk/Warner Bros. Pictures) It is difficult — nay, impossible — to imagine that the Willy Wonka of the prequel “Wonka ...

Directed by Paul King, “Wonka” turns back the clock to when Willy was a striver with near-empty pockets and a suitcase filled with enchantments. After years of sailing the world, ...