I was initially sceptical as to why we needed another WIlly Wonka movie. The original is an undoubted classic, and the less said about the nightmare-fueling Johnny Depp version the better.

The famous fictional chocolatier has previously been portrayed onscreen by Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp Helen Murphy is a former news writer at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2020. Willy Wonka could ...

"Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" debuted over 50 years ago. The movie features a screenplay by Roald Dahl and is based on the author's 1964 novel "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.