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Dr. Wilbur Wonka, D.D.S. (portrayed by Christopher Lee) is the estranged father of Willy Wonka in the 2005 film adaptation. The town's prized dentist , Wilbur imposed strict rules on his son, going as far as putting him in cramped braces to prevent him from consuming sweets.
[21] In exploring Wonka's upbringing, Burton and August created the character of Dr. Wilbur Wonka, Willy's domineering father. Burton thought the paternal character would help explain Willy Wonka himself and that otherwise he would be "just a weird guy". [4] This element of the film was also personal for Burton.
After Tim Burton was hired as director in May 2003, Burton immediately thought of Johnny Depp for the role of Willy Wonka, who joined the following August for his fourth collaboration with the director. [13] Burton and screenwriter John August worked together in creating Wilbur Wonka, Willy's domineering dentist father. "You want a little bit ...
In 2005, Lee played Dr. Wonka, father of Willy Wonka, in Tim Burton's film adaptation of the Roald Dahl children's classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. [114] He also voiced Pastor Galswells in the animated film Corpse Bride.
He was known for his acting roles in movies such as Henry Salt in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Algernon in The Beatles' Help! (1965), Clapper in How I Won the War (1967), and Planchet in The Three Musketeers (1973). He reprised the role of Planchet in the 1974 and 1989 sequels, and died following an accident during filming ...
Wonka is Willy Wonka’s origin story. Wonka is based on characters created by Roald Dahl, and the story focuses on a young Wonka and his adventures prior to opening his famous chocolate factory ...
The original “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” film, which starred Gene Wilder and was released in 1971, sought to bring Roald Dahl’s 1964 book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has frequently been adapted for other media, including games, radio, the screen, [48] and stage, most often as plays or musicals for children – often titled Willy Wonka or Willy Wonka, Jr. and almost always featuring musical numbers by all the main characters (Wonka, Charlie, Grandpa Joe, Violet, Veruca, etc ...