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With "Wonka" hitting theaters, an origin story for the mysterious magical chocolatier Willy Wonka, one can't help but think of Roald Dahl, the British writer who penned "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" in 1964. Dahl's work has long captured the imaginations and hearts of children, with his boo

"Wonka," the new musical origin story of everyone's favorite mischievous chocolatier, is a lot like the creative confections our protagonist conjures - we don't need chocolate, but how can we resist such a tantalizing treat? It's the same quandary with this movie: we never needed a musical origin st

Film critic Jonathan Sim's review of Wonka, a new fantasy musical movie starring Timothée Chalamet as Willy Wonka.

Writer/director Paul King shares the inspiration points of "Wonka," from Roald Dahl to Frank Capra.

“I couldn’t have hated the whole thing more," says Wonka star Hugh Grant.

“Wonka” is certainly sugary enough,  maybe too sugary.

Timothée Chalamet stars as the chocolatier in this musical origin story, playing a wide-eyed innocent instead of an eccentric mad-hatter.

A new take on Roald Dahl's immortal novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" escapes the gravitational pull of Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp, rethinking the fun.

“Wonka,” the new musical origin story of everyone’s favorite mischievous chocolatier, is a lot like the creative confections our protagonist conjures — we don’t need chocolate, but how can we

“Wonka,” the new musical origin story of everyone’s favorite mischievous chocolatier, is a lot like the creative confections our protagonist conjures — we don’t need chocolate, but how can we