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i say mike meyers or dana carvey

Or me. If you've ever heard my voice, and seen me, you'd know I'd be a perfect Wonka...if you wanted a slightly demented Wonka, that is.

Marilyn Manson. now THAT would be freaking hilarious.

Call me crazy.. umm, Gene Wilder! Haha!

No, no, no. How about...Patrick Stewart? Bwahaha; trust me, when you put him in a comedy role, he is truly hilarious. Just watch Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius; he voices the Yolkian King.

i say mike meyers or dana carvey
Yes! WTF is a pretty-boy like Depp doing playing Wonka?!?!?

What, are they making a remake? :confused:

How about Johnny Knoxville?

what about jim carry

How about Johnny Knoxville?

Who?

How about Johnny Knoxville?
nah, hed be even worse than depp, he doesnt say "Wonka" when i look at him and try to think of him in the role

What, are they making a remake? :confused:
Negative; it's another adaptation of the original book.

It's not about Wonka. It's about Charlie. It's a sequel, not a remake.

Dumb question: Is Gene Wilder still alive?

Yes! WTF is a pretty-boy like Depp doing playing Wonka?!?!?

Actually you know, in fairness, Depp has played a wide range of parts. He is a god damn good actor. I believe he can pull it off. The other actors mentioned here are so one dimensional. Think about the range that Depp has acted. I'm okay with Depp if they must make a remake!

Actually you know, in fairness, Depp has played a wide range of parts. He is a god damn good actor. I believe he can pull it off. The other actors mentioned here are so one dimensional. Think about the range that Depp has acted. I'm okay with Depp if they must make a remake!

Sure, Depp is cool and all, but he just ain't Wonka.

It's not about Wonka. It's about Charlie. It's a sequel, not a remake.
No it's not. It's another adaptation of the original book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Keanu Reeves would make a good Willy Wonka...

Actually you know, in fairness, Depp has played a wide range of parts. He is a god damn good actor. I believe he can pull it off. The other actors mentioned here are so one dimensional. Think about the range that Depp has acted. I'm okay with Depp if they must make a remake!
One, it's not a remake; it's another adaptation. Two, how is Patrick Stewart one-dimensional?

Actually you know, in fairness, Depp has played a wide range of parts. He is a god damn good actor. I believe he can pull it off. The other actors mentioned here are so one dimensional. Think about the range that Depp has acted. I'm okay with Depp if they must make a remake!

Yes! Think of Depp as Edward Scissorhands...now think of him as Jack Sparrow....isn't Wonka somewhere in between?

Anyway, I'd still love to see Manson as Wonka...that would be freakin hilarious...

Yes! Think of Depp as Edward Scissorhands...now think of him as Jack Sparrow....isn't Wonka somewhere in between?

Anyway, I'd still love to see Manson as Wonka...that would be freakin hilarious...
no, he isnt.

i havnt seen pirates of the carribbean but i dont feel a wonka falls between the action pirate thing and whatever scissorhands was


and sure depp is a great actor, but he isnt wonka.
i mgiht change my opinion had i not seen the first wonka (gene wilder) and read the book.

no, he isnt.

i havnt seen pirates of the carribbean but i dont feel a wonka falls between the action pirate thing and whatever scissorhands was


and sure depp is a great actor, but he isnt wonka.
i mgiht change my opinion had i not seen the first wonka (gene wilder) and read the book.


meh, I still think they should just make the whole thing twisted American McGee style and get someone creepy

i say mike meyers or dana carvey
The director obviously would have got them if that was the approach they wanted to take. They chose Johnny Depp to give the movie some resonance and character, just wait and se.

I'd Personally like to see Myrth play Mr Wonka

I'd Personally like to see Myrth play Mr Wonka
im getting to where i would personally like to see you banned

johnny depp is a brilliant actor and i think you will find that he will BE willy wonka.
im just glad they didnt choose actors like jim carey or mike myers who mistake mugging for the camera for acting.

its willy wonka, does anyone over 13years of age really care who it is??

its willy wonka, does anyone over 13years of age really care who it is??

Yes. Anyone who watched the movie as a child and actually enjoyed it kind of wants to re-live that..and really doesn't want to see it butchered.

johnny depp is a brilliant actor and i think you will find that he will BE willy wonka.
im just glad they didnt choose actors like jim carey or mike myers who mistake mugging for the camera for acting.
what a brilliant statement with a brilliant explanation

If it's a remake Jim Carrey, if it's a sequel use the real guy.

If it's a remake Jim Carrey, if it's a sequel use the real guy.
For the last freaking time, It's neither one! It's another adaptation of the freaking book!

If it's a remake Jim Carrey, if it's a sequel use the real guy.

is the original dude even still alive? he must b old if he is, and probably can stand for long enuf to make it

If it's a remake Jim Carrey, if it's a sequel use the real guy.

There is no real Willy Wonka

is the original dude even still alive? he must b old if he is, and probably can stand for long enuf to make it
im pretty sure gene wilder is dead...

is it with willy??
or with an older charlie??
it not like carrying on when charlie got the factory is it??

is it with willy??
or with an older charlie??
it not like carrying on when charlie got the factory is it??
no you simpleton, IT IS A NEW MOVIE ie NOT A SQUEL ie NOT THE SAME DAMN THING

no you simpleton, IT IS A NEW MOVIE ie NOT A SQUEL ie NOT THE SAME DAMN THING

but its got the same characters??
is it a completly different story line completly unrelated to the original?

but its got the same characters??
is it a completly different story line completly unrelated to the original?

no no no no no no no


It is another attempt at making a movie from the book!! You know, kind of like how there are a million different versions of Cinderella.

no no no no no no no


It is another attempt at making a movie from the book!! You know, kind of like how there are a million different versions of Cinderella.

ok, so its a remake, only its another interpretation of the book, not one of the original movie?

but its got the same characters??
is it a completly different story line completly unrelated to the original?
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ok, so its a remake, only its another interpretation of the book, not one of the original movie?

DUH!

I'm sorry, there has been a buzz on the net about this for over a year, so it's kind of hard to believe that someone doesn't get it.

well if manson were to play him it would really add something to the little cruise scene, that's for sure.

but if he weren't then i would be interested in seeing christopher walken in the role because he, like wonka, is both deeply creepy and bizarely attractive

DUH!

I'm sorry, there has been a buzz on the net about this for over a year, so it's kind of hard to believe that someone doesn't get it.


ermm... it was news to me :( maybe my bug hadn't caught the full details of that particular buzz - the internet's a big place

well if manson were to play him it would really add something to the little cruise scene, that's for sure.

but if he weren't then i would be interested in seeing christopher walken in the role because he, like wonka, is both deeply creepy and bizarely attractive


lmao yes, Walken would be awesome. that voice...*shudder*

I was thinking Manson if someone were to make a twisted version in the future.

ermm... it was news to me :( maybe my bug hadn't caught the full details of that particular buzz - the internet's a big place
:headbang:
I guess the fact that I said it four times in this thread plus the fact that it's in huge letters at the beginning of this third page didn't give you a clue...

ermm... it was news to me :( maybe my bug hadn't caught the full details of that particular buzz - the internet's a big place

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i propose a horror version where wonka doesn't make candy and all the oompaloompas are played by ginger fish, twiggy ramirez, madonna wayne gacy, gidget gein and the rest of the spooky kids.

naturally, charlie would have to be played by rose mc gowan or christina ricci

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i propose a horror version where wonka doesn't make candy and all the oompaloompas are played by ginger fish, twiggy ramirez, madonna wayne gacy, gidget gein and the rest of the spooky kids.

naturally, charlie would have to be played by rose mc gowan or christina ricci
oh god, christina ricci? that IS scary. that bitch needs to EEEEEEAAAATTTTTUH

she was attractive back when she weighed more than 75 pounds

im pretty sure gene wilder is dead...

Nope. Very much alive, and still working.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000698/

I don't understand why some many ppl are against Depp being Willy Wonka. He's a very good comic actor, as 'Pirates of the Caribbean' shows.
Also, being a Roald Dahl story, adapted by Tim Burton, it's bound to be a bit dark and as such would not suit someone like Mike Myers, who over-acts in order to be funny, imo. You need someone capable of being subtle.
And I don't think Jim Carrey would be a good choice, cause the audience expectation would be for Carrey to do his trademark slapstick type acting that he always does in his comic roles.
Robin Williams might have been ok. It'd certainly have been nice to see him act in a film comedy aimed at an older market.
And Patrick Stewart would have been an inspired choice. He's quite a funny person off-screen, if you've ever seen any interviews with him.
I think someone who would have been superb is Eric Bana. If you'd ever seen him on 'Full Frontal' (an Aussie TV comedy show) or in 'Chopper', you'd know he's a damn fine comic actor.

Okay, I just read the whole thread, and these are my thoughts:

Johnny Knoxville is the guy who's getting paid to get high and then throw dog bones at other men's genetalia. For whoever asked who he was. They tape the whole thing, show it on MTV, and call it Jackass.

I think Depp would do a good job. I think he works well with Tim Burton, and I love Tim Burton (Nightmare before Christmas, first two Batman movies, Edward Scissorhands, Big Fish, and the re-make of Planet of the Apes). He is just so freaking creepy. His films are always great for two in the morning.

My closest movie theater is a $100 plane flight away in Nome, so I check out movie trailers at apple.com, quicktime, movie trailers. And I'm sorry if that's advertising. But it's got all the new ones, and it's not grainy.

I love the trailer for the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factoy. It's weird, creepy, and shows that they are not going to cut out some of my favorite parts of the book. Yeah!!

Other actors? Hmm. I never liked Gene Wilder in the first place, so almost anything is a big improvement. What about Dominic West who played the Italian teacher on Mona Lisa Smile and the boyfriend on 28 Days? OR Paul Bettany who played Chaucer on Knights Tale, the roomie on A Beautiful Mind, and some guy on Master and Commander? Hmm, turns out those two are both British. Odd.

I love the trailer for the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factoy. It's weird, creepy, and shows that they are not going to cut out some of my favorite parts of the book. Yeah!!
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no seriously, is there some version of the book i havnt read?