NEWS: Wonka Trailer

CULTURE: Wonka Trailer

The regular news sources are linking to a trailer for Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. AICN calls it unhinged, and I would have to agree with them.

I do think Depp has a bit of a Jeffery Dahmer/Michael Jackson thing going on, but it looks fantastic.

And you will not get the song out of your head.

That song has been in my head for the past fifteen minutes. Gah!

It looks like Burton captured the eerie quality of the book. Bravo. Disney's version was good, but only if you haven't read the book. Disney thought it would be better to blow sunshine up everyone's ass instead of showing what a complete sadist Wonka was. Boo.

Of course, Wilder did do a fantastic job when it came to stuff like the deadpan, "No. Wait. Stop."

Jesus Harold... I'm a huge fan of the first, but good lord that looks like some good Wonka...

I fucking loved that too.

I also loved it when Agustus got caught in the pipe and he said "The suspense is terrible! I hope it'll last!"

I didn't see any Oompa Loompas in that preview. I can't wait to see what they look like.

Perhaps Burton wants to keep SOME things a surprise, though. All of the scenes flashed by fairly quickly, which is cool. I'd rather be surprised. I can't stand previews that show almost the entire movie.

I still can't wait to see the Oompa Loompas, though. Creeeepy.

I loved the book, I love Dahl, I loved the first movie, I loved Gene Wilder but Jonny Depp AND Wonka? A match made in heaven.

It looks fantastic.

I totally agree Sorcha, in fact I think the Oompa Loompas is what i'm looking forward to the most.

yes yes yes.

Depp looks wicked scary.

I think it's time to shout:

AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!

Actually they were in the trailer. if you go frame by frame you'll see a guy playing a keyboard and a wide shot of a band. they are oompa loompas. they aren't a really bright orange though


[Edited on Dec 09, 2004 by trison2]

Here you go:



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Hooray! This looks great. What a weird coincidence that I just got the old version on DVD as a belated birthday gift today....

fuckin awesome.

LOAD FASTER DAMN YOU!

let me just say this. and i'm only saying it ...this one last time.

Johnny Depp is so fucking hot.
Even as Willy Wonka, I would do him till he cried for his mama.

I am totally guilty of being a total Mass-hole and saying wicked all the time.

Not to nitpick or anything, but Disney had absolutely nothing to do with the original film. It was produced by David L. Wolper Productions and then released by Paramount, later Warner Bros. 100% Disney-free.

I can't wait to see this and the updated version of King Kong. Two of my most favorite movies ever.

man, that's freaky. i love it though. i can't wait till it comes out.

That is going to be so friggin' sweet! Thank you Christopher for sharing.

There definitely is a slightly weird quality to this one that wasn't in the original film... very Tim Burton/Johnny Depp.

I can't see this one being on TV on Christmas morning, though- I think it's more directed at the people that read it as kids and have now grown up, than people that still are kids... er, you know what I mean.

Is Mike TV now Mike VG?

YAY!
It's Teeny Weeny from the Neverending Story...
the guy who rides the racing snail.
I'm glad they picked that guy as an oompa loompa.