“I would like to have, but the guy did a beautiful job,” he added, referencing Gene Wilder, who played the role in 1971’s Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Silver Screen Collection/Getty ...

What kid wouldn’t love a trip to a chocolate factory? Well, any kid that saw Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, perhaps. Adapted from one of the most-adapted authors ever, the 1971 film ...

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