In the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Gene Wilder plays Willy Wonka as both whimsical and meticulous, but also with a side of sadistic evil. If one were to start listing the ...

Bob Mondello shares his thoughts on Timothee Chalamet's rendition of a young Willy Wonka in the new prequel to the Roald Dahl film classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. And now ...

It is difficult — nay, impossible — to imagine that the Willy Wonka of the prequel “Wonka,” a simperingly sweet musical origin story starring Timothée Chalamet as the aspiring chocolatier ...

In a year of “Barbie,” Harry Styles and Taylor Swift, we now get Timothee Chalamet as Willy Wonka. Wonka, of course, was created by the now problematic British author Roald Dahl in his 1964 ...

Younger, sweeter and significantly less weird than his prior screen incarnations, the latest Willy Wonka — played by Timothée Chalamet — sets off on his adventure with a dream and a smile.

That made it a strong start for the Timothée Chalamet -starring Willy Wonka musical that underscored the young star’s draw. Musicals have been tough sells in theaters in recent years ...