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Promotional poster for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 2005 movie based on the novel by Roald Dahl, the British children's author. It is scheduled for release on July 15, 2005. The film is being directed by Tim Burton and stars Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka and Freddie Highmore as Charlie. It is currently in post-production, having been filmed in Yorkshire, England UK.

It is the second movie adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the other being the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka.

John August wrote the screenplay for the new adaptation, having previously worked with Tim Burton as screenwriter on the 2003 film Big Fish. Reportedly, August had not yet seen the 1971 film when he began the project, and the first question he asked Burton was whether he should watch it before he began writing [1]. Burton replied that he should complete the first draft before viewing the film. This suggests that the 2005 version will not be a remake of the 1971 film; it will be a fresh adaptation of the book. Furthermore, August states that he was surprised by the large differences between the 1971 film and the book, which implies that the upcoming version may be more accurate with respect to the novel than was the first film adaptation.

Cast

Johnny Depp — Willy Wonka
Freddie Highmore — Charlie Bucket
Jordan Fry — Mike Teavee
Helena Bonham Carter — Charlie's mother
David Kelly — Grandpa Joe
Julia Winter — Veruca Salt
AnnaSophia Robb — Violet Beauregarde
Philip Wiegratz — Augustus Gloop

External links

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 [[Image:Charlie_and_the_Chocolate_Factory_poster.JPG|thumbnail|right|250px|Promotional poster for ''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'']]
-'''''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''''' is a [[2005]] [[film|movie]] based on the novel by [[Roald Dahl]], the [[United Kingdom|British]] children's author. It is [[film director|directed]] by [[Tim Burton]] and stars [[Johnny Depp]] as Willy Wonka and [[Freddie Highmore]] as Charlie. It is currently being filmed in [[Yorkshire]], [[England]] [[UK]].
+'''''Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''''' is a [[2005]] [[film|movie]] based on the novel by [[Roald Dahl]], the [[United Kingdom|British]] children's author. It is scheduled for release on [[July 15]], 2005. The film is being [[film director|directed]] by [[Tim Burton]] and stars [[Johnny Depp]] as Willy Wonka and [[Freddie Highmore]] as Charlie. It is currently in post-production, having been filmed in [[Yorkshire]], [[England]] [[UK]].
 It is the second movie adaptation of ''[[Charlie and the Chocolate Factory]]'', the other being the [[1971]] film ''[[Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory]]'', starring [[Gene Wilder]] as Willy Wonka.
+[[John August]] wrote the [[screenplay]] for the new adaptation, having previously worked with Tim Burton as [[screenwriter]] on the [[2003]] film [[Big Fish]]. Reportedly, August had not yet seen the 1971 film when he began the project, and the first question he asked Burton was whether he should watch it before he began writing [http://johnaugust.com/archives/2004/did-i-ever-watch-the-original-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory]. Burton replied that he should complete the first draft before viewing the film. This suggests that the 2005 version will not be a remake of the 1971 film; it will be a fresh adaptation of the book. Furthermore, August states that he was surprised by the large differences between the 1971 film and the book, which implies that the upcoming version may be more accurate with respect to the novel than was the first film adaptation.
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 ==External links==
 *{{imdb title|id=0367594|title=Charlie and the Chocolate Factory}}
+*[http://www.timburtoncollective.com/charlie.html Countdown to release and related links] on the [http://www.timburtoncollective.com Tim Burton Collective]
+*[http://johnaugust.com John August's Website]
-[[Category:2005 films]]
+[[Category:2005 films]]
-{{movie-stub}}
 [[fr:Charlie et la chocolaterie (film, 2005)]]