Burton Talks Wonka, Confirms Johnny Depp
Burton No Fan Of Wonka
Tim Burton, who will direct Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, told SCI FI Wire that he has no great love for the first film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s book, 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. “I find [Willy Wonka] odd, because it’s overly sweet when it shouldn’t be, and it’s really dark when it’s really weird, so I found it to be almost exactly wrong in some ways,” Burton said in an interview.
Burton said that he is awaiting a script before revealing details of his version of the beloved story. But he confirmed earlier reports that he will cast Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka. “I love working with him,” Burton said. “I’ve worked with him three times. He’s my friend. [He] always surprises [me]. I like these kind of actors [who] don’t care how they look. They’re just willing, and there’s a freedom to that and an excitement that I get from that. [Some] people are like, ‘Wait, my light’s not right,’ or ‘I’m not coming out of my trailer until this happens or that.’ [People like Depp] are people ready to go.”
Warner Brothers plans to release Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005.
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