Wonka

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This is a musical but the trailer seems to avoid that fact for now.

 
It looks beautiful

But the lack of personality on the “scratch that, reverse it” line just makes me want to go and watch Gene Wilder instead

I’ll reserve judgement but I would have expected Timothy Chamalet to make more of such an iconic character than is suggested in that clip
 
Are we just doing an origins story for EVERYBODY?

Dreading who's gonna get one next.
 
I know Gene Wilder and Johnny Deep set a precedent but when I read Charlie and The Chocolate Factory as a child, I never read Wonka as an American.
 
I've been using the Calm app sleep stories this week and there's a seemingly very charming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory one, but I can't tell you how good it is, because I fall asleep after 5 minutes or so every time :D
 
Sheena said:
I've been using the Calm app sleep stories this week and there's a seemingly very charming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory one, but I can't tell you how good it is, because I fall asleep after 5 minutes or so every time :D
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Have you tried jamming your head in the tumble dryer and switching on?
 
Lol his fans are having a meltdown after he kissed a Jenner at the Beyoncé concert



 
Social media is transforming certain corners of the human race into absolute sociopaths.

Where does this owning of famous people suddenly come from? Horrible horrible subculture.
 
Let's just focus on what is important - making choclat o' course
 
What a very hinged person (sorry for taking over the film thread but let’s face it, it’s not gonna be as entertaining as this)

 
NEW TRAILER. I think it looks utterly inessential, but quite fun and lavish in that CGI way. They're still pretending it's not a musical, mostly, but it does feature another burst of makin choclat o' course

 
They’re selling it to the Paddington crowd, and they weren’t musicals so I’m guessing they want to keep it as similar as possible.
 
Ellie said:
Marketing thinking that “tricking” people who hate musicals into seeing something they otherwise wouldn’t go to is a good idea. It didn’t work with Sweeney Todd.
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I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but I remember seeing Sweeney Todd in the cinema and multiple people getting up and storming out the first MOMENT someone started singing :D So that marketing worked on them, at least!
 
COB said:
I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but I remember seeing Sweeney Todd in the cinema and multiple people getting up and storming out the first MOMENT someone started singing :D So that marketing worked on them, at least!
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I certainly had the same reaction to Johnny Depp's "singing" :D
 
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I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but I remember seeing Sweeney Todd in the cinema and multiple people getting up and storming out the first MOMENT someone started singing :D So that marketing worked on them, at least!
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It worked to sell the ticket, not so much the word of mouth on the film!
 
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I get why, but also it is odd when Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory WAS A MUSICAL

Or is this a prequel to the Johnny Depp version :eyes:
 
At least they've been clever enough to keep Pure Imagination in there - it had to be shoehorned into the West End production when people wondered what had happened to it.

Anyway, this looks mediocre and Timmy's star has definitely waned for me - he seems so boring. I blame the Kardashians. I did like the bit with the rival sweet makers though, but I bet they're in it for FIVE minutes.
 
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