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This isnt Wonka.

Johnny Depp played Willy Wonka in 2005s Charlie And The Chocolate Factory and some people cant believe it as "good morning star shine" video goes viral.

Sorry, Johnny Depp — the internet has decreed that OG king Gene Wilder is the definitive version of Willy Wonka.

Timothée Chalamet posted the first look at 'Wonka' online Sunday, which resulted in the internet turning him into a meme.

It's quite a divisive film.

Willy Wonka turns 50 - just what were those filmmakers on? We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Normal text size If you’re one of the millions who grew up with the 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, you’ll recall the moment legendary chocolate manufacturer Willy Wonka, played by Gene Wilder, finally appears. Emerging from his factory for the first time in years, he limps across the cobbles, leaning on a cane. He’s flamboya...

Despite getting a writer’s credit for Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Roald Dahl by all accounts hated the final film, to the point where he was reluctant to allow any of his books to be filmed at all. Aware of this, his family hesitated to allow the book to be filmed a second time unless they could retain creative control. This, naturally, delayed matters still further. It was not until several years after Dahl’s death that film producers and the Dahl family could agree on hiring dir...